Baritone sax savant Charles Evans is really good at taming this brash, acerbic horn and transforming it into a conduit of emotion and musical purpose. You May Also Like: David Garfield, “Sir Charles” from ‘Stretchin’ Outside the Box’ (2020): One Track Mind Mostly Other People Do The Killing – Loafer’sRead More
Carla Bley returns to her long running drum-less threesome featuring electric bassist Steve Swallow and tenor saxman Andy Sheppard with an album by this ensemble next week. You May Also Like: Riverside [Dave Douglas, Chet Doxas, Steve Swallow, Jim Doxas] – The New National Anthem (2017) Steve Kuhn Trio, “MyRead More
A standout thing I’ve come to realize in sizing up Ralph Alessi’s ECM debut Baida is not just the record itself but the realization that this is the first Alessi-led album I’ve had the occasion to cover. You May Also Like: Ralph Alessi – Quiver (2016) David Ake – HumanitiesRead More
After hearing Jim Beard playing “The Gentleman and Hizcaine” unaccompanied, I think my own attraction to it has grown once again.
Guy Davis can act, direct, write, compose…and he can play the blues. You May Also Like: Guy Davis – ‘Be Ready When I Call You’ (2021) Eric Bibb – Migration Blues (2017)
“Write for larger ensembles,” advised Anthony Braxton to one of his brightest protégés. You May Also Like: Mary Halvorson Octet – Away With You (2016) Mary Halvorson – ‘Cloudward’ (2024) Tomas Fujiwara, Ben Goldberg + Mary Halvorson – The Out Louds (2016)
Fred Hersch has done plenty of duet albums and plenty of live albums, so perhaps it’s inevitable that the brilliant, reflective pianist would make a live, duet album with a guitarist. You May Also Like: Julian Lage – Arclight (2016) Fred Hersch – Sarabande (1987, 2016 reissue)
PRISM August 10th, 2012 from Ulli Gruber on Vimeo. At this milestone of Dave Holland’s career — the forty year anniversary of his debut, seminal free jazz album Conference Of The Birds — his prolific catalog as a leader since has included jazz of nearly every stripe You May AlsoRead More
Kind Of Blue has long been touted as the best jazz album ever made, and I remain on that big bandwagon. But what’s the second best? You May Also Like: Wayne Shorter (1933-2023): An Appreciation Denny Zeitlin – Early Wayne (2016)
The master of the eight-string acoustic guitar follows a laudable collection of originals performed by his Core trio with a set of pop standards. You May Also Like: Burt Bacharach, Greg Phillinganes, Marilyn Scott + others: Five for the Road
