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New York @ Night: August 2011
In the August 2011 issue of The New York City Jazz Record: — To this point, guitarist Rez Abbasi has focused overwhelmingly on original material, and although his work could be said to sit within the modernist mainstream of jazz, he’s spent little time in public playing standard tunes. That changed when he appeared in a trio setting with bassist Johannes
Six Picks: August 2011
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, August 2011: Gary Burton New Quartet, Common Ground (Mack Avenue) Norman David and The Eleventet, At This Time (CoolCraft) Anne Mette Iversen Quartet, Milo Songs (BJU) Nicole Mitchell, Awakening (Delmark) Edward Simon/Stephen Keogh/Philip Donkin, Danny Boy (ind.) Turtleboy, Smart Matter (Songlines)
The week on disc (94)
In case you missed the last one… David S. Ware/Cooper-Moore/William Parker/Muhammad Ali, Planetary Unknown (Aum Fidelity) Alex Sipiagin, Destinations Unkown (Criss Cross) Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet, Hôtel Du Nord (Intakt) Rick Stone Trio, Fractals (JazzAnd) Daniel Jamieson’s Danjam Orchestra, Sudden Appearance (OA2) Larry Goldings, In My Room (BFM Jazz)
On Pedro Giraudo
This review appears in the July 2011 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra Córdoba (Zoho) By David R. Adler If one sound in bassist Pedro Giraudo’s music stands out the most, it is that of Tony De Vivo’s cajón. Somehow this box percussion instrument cuts through the rambunctious reeds and brass of Giraudo’s 12-piece
On Ralph Alessi
This review appears in the July 2011 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Ralph Alessi & This Against That Wiry Strong (Clean Feed) By David R. Adler There’s a good deal of continuity between Wiry Strong, the latest release from trumpeter Ralph Alessi’s This Against That, and previous efforts such as Look, a 2007 outing with the same
New York @ Night: July 2011
In the July 2011 issue of The New York City Jazz Record: — On Miles Okazaki’s first two recordings, Mirror (2005) and Generations (2009), the leader’s guitar wasn’t the main focus. Rather, it was part of a larger ensemble fabric woven by three saxophones, bass and drums, even vocals on the latter disc. Premiering a third volume of original music, “Figurations,”
Six Picks: July 2011
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, July 2011: Chris Dingman, Waking Dreams (Between Worlds) Stefon Harris/David Sánchez/Christian Scott, Ninety Miles (Concord Picante) Pat Metheny, What’s It All About (Nonesuch) Jochen Rueckert, Somewhere Meeting Nobody (Pirouet) Craig Taborn, Avenging Angel (ECM) David Weiss & Point of Departure, Snuck Out (Sunnyside)
The week on disc (93)
In case you missed the last one… Jeremy Udden’s Plainville, If the Past Seems So Bright (Sunnyside) Jane Bunnett & Hilario Duran, Cuban Rhapsody (Alma) Lefteris Kordis/Alec Spiegelman/Thor Thorvaldsson, Bebop Trio (Creative Nation) Anthony Branker & Ascent, Dance Music (Origin) Volker Goetze Orchestra, NY 10027 (G*) Bryan Carter, Enchantment (Imaginate)