The New York City Jazz Record
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)
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 (92)
In case you missed the last one… Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter One: Les Gens de Couleur Libres (Constellation) Louie Belogenis Trio, Tiresias (Porter) Tom Harrell, The Time of the Sun (HighNote) Diego Barber, The Choice (Sunnyside) JD Allen Trio, Victory! (Sunnyside) Itai Kriss, The Shark (ind.)
New York @ Night: June 2011
In the June 2011 issue of The New York City Jazz Record: — From the first seconds of their show at Issue Project Room (May 5th), Starlicker sent pounding asymmetric rhythms and deft unison passages flooding into the boomy loft-like space in Gowanus. The trio’s members — cornetist Rob Mazurek, vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, drummer John Herndon (of Tortoise) — hail from
Six Picks: June 2011
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, June 2011: Stacy Dillard, Good and Bad Memories (Criss Cross) Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/Motian, Live at Birdland (ECM) Orchestre National de Jazz/Daniel Yvinec, Shut Up and Dance (BEE Jazz) Matana Roberts, Live in London (Central Control) Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures with Organic Orchestra Strings, Both/And (Meta) Bobby Selvaggio, Grass