Search results for "Marty Ehrlich"

Muhal Richard Abrams & Marty Ehrlich: Blues to You (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music March 16, 08

The most rooted, unsophisticated, basic blues – that's what Midwesterners Abrams (Illinois) and Ehrlich (Minnesota) d...

Marty Ehrlich: Waltz (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music March 31, 08

The problem with 3/4 modal tunes is not only that there are a lot of them, but that you must improvise in a very orig...

Hans Tammen: Antecedent Part I: Opening (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music August 28, 08

Those familiar with Hans Tammen most likely associate him with "endangered guitar," the term he's given his highly pr...

Andrew Hill: Divine Revelation (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 30, 08

"Divine Revelation" from Andrew Hill's A Beautiful Day, a live big band date recorded at Birdland in 2002, is an exam...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MODERN BIG BANDS

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The Julius Hemphill Sextet: Fat Man (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 10, 09

Saxophonist Marty Ehrlich did jazz a public service by keeping alive Julius Hemphill's all-saxophone sextet after the...

Andrew Hill: Dusk (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music April 20, 08

This project was initially spurred by Hill's re-creation of the instrumentation from his classic 1964 Point of Depart...

Ken Peplowski: Variations (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music May 19, 08

This “clarinet choir” recording is an interesting workout for these players. The composition is by Greg Cohen, the ba...

Muhal Richard Abrams: Down at Pepper's (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music August 08, 08

A classic Muhal opening phrase that lands in a South Side Chicago blues. Muhal was the one that showed me how to ma...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JASON MORAN SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS TRACKS

Asked to select a musician to analyze for the “Musician Dozens” column, pianist Jason Moran did not hesitate to c...

Muhal Richard Abrams: Laja (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 08, 08

Utilizing the rhythm and feel of salsa music, you get a feel of how Muhal hears music. He hears the rhythm and then a...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JASON MORAN SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS TRACKS

Asked to select a musician to analyze for the “Musician Dozens” column, pianist Jason Moran did not hesitate to c...

Ehrlich, Marty posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ehrlich, Marty, Alto, Soprano, and Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet, Flute, and Composer; b. St. Paul, Min...

Julius Hemphill: Shorty (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 26, 08

The end of Julius Hemphill's life was plagued with health problems and, from 1993 on, doctors forbade him to play and...

Previte, Bobby (Robert) posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 09

Drummer and composer Bobby Previte has championed an extended palette of sounds which combines influences from blues,...

Dresser, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Dresser, Mark, bass; b. Los Angeles, CA, 26 September 1952. His mother is Norine Dresser (b. 1931) and his father is ...

Friedlander, Erik (Verner) posted in Encyclopedia October 19, 09

Cellist Erik Friedlander has cultivated a personal style which blends the techniques of classical music with the impr...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 20, 08

Jazz.com has published 157 reviews during the last three weeks – offering our site visitors the widest coverage of ja...

Abrams, Muhal Richard posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Pianist and composer Muhal Richard Abrams combines influences from classical, jazz and experimental music i...

Pavone, Mario (Anthony) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Pavone, Mario (Anthony), bassist, composer; b. Waterbury, CT, 11 November 1940. His father, Mario Pavone Sr. was born...

Nurock, Kirk posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Nurock, Kirk, composer, pianist; b. Camden, NJ, 28 February 1948. Nurock was raised in Trenton, NJ. He has led a d...

Cyrille, Andrew (Charles) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Cyrille, Andrew (Charles), drummer, composer; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1939. He was born to Haitian parents and w...

In Conversation with Fred Hersch posted in Features and Interviews May 19, 09

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