Michael Ullman
This is a blemished set that I, a Johnny Griffin enthusiast, am glad to have.
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Guitarist Julian Lage wants his music to have a certain paradoxical lightness: to be “reckless and durable” at the same time.
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“Big George” is polished, tonally elegant, and beautifully recorded
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The dynamics of this splendid trio album, “a response to the division and turmoil in our world,” are gracefully balanced.
Read MoreJazz Album Review: The Complete Massey Hall Recordings — The Legendary Concert Never Sounded So Good
I heartily recommend this Craft Recording, even if (perhaps especially if) you have owned the LP version from (almost) a half century ago.
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These pieces are an intellectual challenge to the listener as well as a sensual pleasure. They should send saxophonists back to the practice room.
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This doesn’t sound like any other quartet I know.
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These jazz albums are splendid representations of the first full decade of LPs and of stereo recording as well.
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Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman’s work is customarily full of subtle surprises, akimbo with shifts and side-trips. This new recording, with a sextet, is no exception.
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This is a trio of superb songsters, whose individual lyricisms support each other
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