This review appears in the September 2012 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Luis Perdomo Universal Mind (RKM) By David R. Adler On Universal Mind, his fourth outing as a leader, pianist Luis Perdomo embraces a hard-swinging piano trio aesthetic, mixing it up with bassist Drew Gress and Jack DeJohnette. It’s a logical move: his 2006 disc
My monthly list of recommended CDs, as published in The New York City Jazz Record, March 2012: Juhani Aaltonen & Heikki Sarmanto, Conversations (TUM) David Berkman, Self-Portrait (Red Piano) Tim Berne, Snakeoil (ECM) Hans Glawischnig, Jahira (Sunnyside) Luis Perdomo, Universal Mind (RKM) Tom Warrington Trio, Nelson (Jazz Compass)