Monday, June 1, 2009
Sean Jones -The Search Within
In its fifth launching for the “Mack Avenue”, the trompetista of 30 years, Sean Jones, of the other step in its continuous development as leader and formidable presence in the modern jazzística scene. Its roots in hard-bop come in the advantage in the numbers in high register, as in the suingante, “Transitions”, in the turbulent “The Storm”, with Latin influence, and in “Sean's Jones You eat Down”, one complicated part with variations of time written for it for its mentor Frank Foster. Jones, also, presents its lyric and soft side in originals as “The Ambitious Violet”, inspired for the poet and philosopher Khalil Gibran; in the soft footprint of the samba in “Life Cycles” and the gotten passionate ballad “Love's Lullaby”.
The saxofonistas Brian Hogans, in the high one, and Walter Smith, in the tenor, leaves one strong impression in its feéricos dialogues in suingantes fast times with Jones, as well as in its sensible interventions in exuberant ballads. The contributions of the pianista Orrin Evans are essential, including its performance in Fender Rhodes in livened up the 6/8 offered by Hogans in “Summer's Spring”, that in it sends to the souvenirs of initial editions of the “Return you to them the Forever” with Airto Moreira and Joe Farrell. The baterista notable Obed Calvaire characterizes the actions with its interminable ways to color a footprint, since a beautiful ballad as “The Ambitious Violet”, as in the inflamed “Transitions”, absorbed in hard-bop; in the agitated spree, as it was itself a “Jam” of “The Storm” or in “funkeada” “Sunday Reflections”.
The ace of the gaita, Gregoire Maret, adds its magical lyricism in “Life Cycles”, while the vocalista and letrista Carolyn Perteete breathe mystery and seduction in “Letter of Resignation.” , that it uses the time of a waltz. An excellent and qualified launching that will propitiate the Jones the same type of attention received for its trompetistas colleagues, Nicholas Payton and Jeremy Pelt.
JazzTimes/Bill Milkowski
Sean Jones "Jitterbug Waltz"
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Trumpet master Sean Jones
Tanner Taylor on piano,
Gordy Johnson on bass,
Phil Hey on drums
at the Dakota Jazz Club "A-Train" member party 11/16/08.
Bobby Broom Trio
Broom's trio,
Dennis Carroll on bass
Kobie Watkins on drums,
plays Thelonious Monk's In Walked Bud.
Bobby Broom will Launch Tribute Thelonius Monk
In next the 16 to June, the stamp “Origin”, hosted in Seattle, will launch the album “Bobby Broom Plays will be Monk”, a tribute for the star guides, pianista and composer Thelonius Monk carried through for the guitarist Bobby Broom (in the photo) with its trio formed for the stock exchange operator Dennis Carroll and the baterista Kobie Watkins. Broom more is known as guitarist of long time of the band of Sonny Rollins, but it has, also, recorded as leader for stamps as Arista, Criss Cross, Delmark, Premonition and, more recently, Origin. In it he was recorded, in 2007, “Song and Dance”, where Broom interpreted songs of the Beatles, Leon Russell, amongst others. In 2008, a guided record more in the jazzística direction, “The Way I Play”. All its records in the Origin had been carried through with its regular trio, that if presents in a restaurant of Illinois has about 12 years. Broom, with its band of Chicago, “Deep Blue Organ Trio”, has recorded a series of albums for the Delmark.
“Bobby Broom Plays will be Monk” is not the first album where a guitar trio, low e battery interprets the deeply pianística and harmonic prickly music of Monk. In the passed year, Peter Bernstein recorded Monk with Doug Weiss and Bill Stewart in recently reactivated Xanadu stamp.
This record of Broom presents a layer with an artistic work that relembra of the LP “Monk's launched Music” in 1957. Chosen musics are: “Work,” “Evidence,” “Reflections,” “Bemsha Swing,” “Ask Me Now,” “Ruby, My Dear,” “Rhythm-a-ning,” “In Walked Bud,” “Lulu's Back in Town,” and “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.”
Source: JazzTimes
Kenny Werner - WITH SONG IN MY HEART
By Ken Dryden
Kenny Werner has long been active as a jazz pianist/bandleader, composer and jazz educator, having recorded around two dozen albums as a leader and many more as a sideman. He has performed with quite a few jazz greats, including Charles Mingus, Bob Brookmeyer, Lee Konitz and Toots Thielemans. He's also a sought after pianist by vocalists, having long worked with Broadway star Betty Buckley and jointly leading the Delirium Blue Project with Roseanna Vitro.
This trio date pairs the pianist with bassist Johannes Weidenmueller and drummer Ari Hoenig, two top musicians of their generation. Werner incorporates the lyricism of Bill Evans while blending in his own inventive arrangements and intensity. He starts Miles Davis' "Nardis" with a playful hip introduction that even adds the air of a hoedown, though the arrangement only uses Evans' ideas as a launching pad, Werner taking a more spacious route, a tough challenge given the many recordings available by Evans. Regardless of who you credit with writing "Blue in Green" (Evans is more likely its composer), Werner's impressionist introduction sets up a haunting arrangement of this modal masterpiece.
The off-center take of John Coltrane's "26-2" is a lively affair as well. Werner's "Beauty Secrets" is a gem that unveils itself slowly with many shimmering facets, eventually evolving into the centuries-old "Greensleeves". The pianist is a gifted interpreter of standards, delivering a whispering "With a Song in My Heart," a subtly swinging "Autumn Leaves" and a buoyant, waltzing "All the Things You Are" where he seems at times independent of the rhythm section.
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=31119
9th June: The Music of Buddy Rich & Maynard Ferguson presented by the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra
Once again Pete Long and the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra return to the club with a re-creation of one of the most historic bands that has ever existed. Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton’s lead trumpeter for many years, and Buddy Rich, the legendary Drummer who graced Ronnie’s Stage many times. For Trumpet fans this is a must, as you will witness some extraordinary playing of a major high nature. For Drummers this is also a must as the sheer drive of the Ronnie Scott’s Club Orchestra is a definition of ultimate swing.
