CD reviews
On Louis Sclavis, Craig Taborn, Tom Rainey
This review appears in the November 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Louis Sclavis/Craig Taborn/Tom Rainey Eldorado Trio (Clean Feed) By David R. Adler Is it possible for a jazz label to release too much good music? If so, Clean Feed has a wonderful problem on its hands. One can barely keep up with the flood of Clean
On Odean Pope
The following review appears in the November 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Odean Pope Fresh Breeze (CIMP) Odean’s List (In+Out) Catalyst: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 & 2 (Porter) By David R. Adler Tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is a Philadelphia institution: a practice buddy of Coltrane’s in his youth, a sideman with Max Roach for 22 years,
On Danilo Pérez
This review appears in the September 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Danilo Pérez, Providencia (Mack Avenue) By David R. Adler With Providencia, Danilo Pérez’s first outing on Mack Avenue, the pianist adds at least two new colors to his compositional palette. One is the trenchant alto saxophone of Rudresh Mahanthappa, fulfilling melodic and solo roles on the
On Guillermo Klein
My review of Guillermo Klein’s brilliant new album Domador de Huellas, in this week’s Time Out New York. Klein and his group Base de Nave are at the Village Vanguard August 17-22.
On Herbie Hancock
My review of The Imagine Project, in Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer.
Yotam’s Resonance
This review appears in the July 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Yotam, Resonance (Jazz Legacy) By David R. Adler Israeli-born guitarist Yotam Silberstein has dropped his surname for performance purposes — he’s simply “Yotam” now. But the crisp and determined quality of his playing remains intact on Resonance, his third disc as a leader. All three outings
On Jason Moran
This review appears in the June 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — Jason Moran, Ten (Blue Note) By David R. Adler Pianist Jason Moran offers Ten to mark 10 years with the Bandwagon, featuring bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits, and it’s is an anniversary worth celebrating. But Ten is also Moran’s first release since Artist In Residence
On the Claudia Quintet
This review appears in the June 2010 issue of All About Jazz-New York. — The Claudia Quintet, Royal Toast (Cuneiform) By David R. Adler With one exception, drummer John Hollenbeck hasn’t taken prominent front-cover credit on releases by his Claudia Quintet. This holds true for Royal Toast, the band’s extraordinary fifth album. The decision makes sense, for Hollenbeck’s labyrinthine compositions