Michael Ullman
This new album from Norma Winstone and Kit Downes is a marvel.
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The music on David Murray’s” “Francesca” is both antic and intense; it’s played by a responsive and inventive quartet who sound like they are having considerable fun entertaining themselves.
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What seems remarkable here is the way that trumpeter Tomasz Stanko enters into unplanned conversational interchanges, including flickers of wit, with the other members of the quartet.
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Witty, varied, played warmly and arranged dexterously, avoiding the glum, the explorations on “A Second Life” should please just about every jazz fan.
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The spirited restraint of the pianist’s playing — its omnipresent precision and clarity — sounds contemporary and fresh.
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I admire Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s wit and daring, her singularly effective guitar playing, and the subtlety of her singing.
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“Sun Ra: At the Showcase Live in Chicago, 1976 – 1977” offers a rare opportunity for us 21st century listeners to experience live sets by a distinctive musical spirit.
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Pianist Noah Haidu’s impeccably performed and recorded “Standards II” is a winner.
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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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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard