Search results for "Buell Neidlinger"

Cecil Taylor: Song (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music October 22, 07

Cecil Taylor’s 1956 debut for the Transition label was indeed a Jazz Advance, but didn’t yet mark the arrival of...

Cecil Taylor: Lazy Afternoon (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 22, 07

Philadelphia-born tenor saxophonist Shepp was a newcomer to the band at the time of this recording, Taylor’s first fo...

Steve Lacy: Work (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music May 06, 09

A mere three or four years before the recording of Soprano Sax, the teen-aged Steve Lacy had been a Bechet-enthralled...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SOPRANO SAX

           Soprano Sax and Piano      Fab...

Cecil Taylor: E.B. (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music July 03, 09

Cecil back when he swung … well, not exactly, although bassist Buell Niedlinger and drummer Dennis Charles kick into ...

Anthony Braxton: Four in One (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 22, 07

Since the mid-'70s, Braxton has periodically recorded “in the tradition,” playing standard repertoire with piano-trio...

Jean-Luc Ponty & Frank Zappa: King Kong (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 04, 08

Hmmm, a Blue Note release with liner notes by Leonard Feather? How did Zappa get through the security at Rudy Van Ge...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE JAZZY SIDE OF FRANK ZAPPA

"Jazz is the music of unemployment," Frank Zappa once quipped. But don't let these cynical words mis-lead you. Zapp...

Steve Lacy (featuring Elvin Jones): Four in One (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 02, 08

After a Roy Haynes/Max Roach-influenced drum break to open "Four in One," Elvin Jones declares his singular presence ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ELVIN JONES

     Elvin Jones, artwork by Michael Symonds While Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes...

Anthony Braxton: Played Twice (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music December 13, 08

Love him or hate him, Anthony Braxton is definitely one of a kind. When playing his own compositions, Braxton plays b...

Jean-Luc Ponty: Idiot Bastard Son (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music May 11, 09

Originally from the Frank Zappa album We're Only In It For the Money, "Idiot Bastard Son" was one of many songs from ...

Jean-Luc Ponty: How Would You Like to Have a Head Like That? (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music May 11, 09

This song represents the only original composition from Ponty's 1970 album King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music ...

Rudd, Roswell posted in Encyclopedia December 16, 08

Few have what it takes to rise to the top of the jazz avant-garde even once, much less twice - but trombonist Roswell...

In Conversation with Roswell Rudd posted in Features and Interviews October 11, 08

By Tomas Peña "You blow in this end of the trombone and sound comes out the other end and disrupts the cosmos."...

Shepp, Archie posted in Encyclopedia March 03, 08

Saxophonist Archie Shepp’s bracing, ambitious solos cement his reputation as a leading light of the jazz avant-garde....

Lacy, Steve (Steven Norman Lackritz) posted in Encyclopedia November 19, 08

Soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy’s curiosity and ability took him from Dixieland through bebop into the avant-garde and...

Haney, David (Alan) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Haney, David (Alan), pianist, composer, vocals; b. Fresno, CA, 7 May 1955. While he was an infant his family moved to...

Taylor, Cecil posted in Encyclopedia May 23, 08

One of the founding fathers of avant-garde jazz, pianist Cecil Taylor redefined the role of the piano via the free j...

The Herbie Nichols Project: Dr. Cyclops' Dream (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music August 05, 08

If not for such musicians as Roswell Rudd, Misha Mengelberg, Buell Neidlinger, Geri Allen and Steve Lacy, Herbie Nich...

Black Saints Be Praised posted in The Jazz.com Blog December 04, 08

Chris Kelsey, an editor and writer for jazz.com, recently shared his thoughts in this space about the JALC Monk tribu...

Nichols, Herbie (Herbert Horatio) posted in Encyclopedia December 16, 08

Composer and pianist Herbie Nichols’ inquisitive spirit lives on amongst a growing group of young followers, and in t...

Giuffre, Jimmy (James Peter) posted in Encyclopedia September 17, 09

Reedist, composer and musical visionary Jimmy Giuffre's career spanned six decades and many styles. Best known as the...

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