Michael Ullman
This is an intelligent, inventively performed, be-boppish tribute to a composer I now know better than ever.
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The interpretations of the covers in this beautifully realized tribute album will bring back memories of the originals in a way that is enlivening rather than nostalgic.
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Saxophonist Brian Landrus seems to know what he’s got in this magnificent trio: Fred Hersch on piano, Drew Gress on bass, and Billy Hart on drums.
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The Lynne Arriale trio offers the kind of mutual responsiveness that only the best small groups attain.
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The songs by Milton Nascimento and Chico Buarque re-imagined on Rio Minas are not necessarily their best known, but all of the performances on this album eloquently testify to saxophonist Jean-Pierre Zanella’s love of Brazil and its people.
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What strikes this listener most is the writing’s disjointedly distinctive — sometimes unfathomable — sounds and textures, as well as the music’s unpredictable flow.
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Eschewing ostensible flash and musical sleight of hand, Without Deception is a treat for connoisseurs.
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The recital of this remarkably self-aware singer was a series of highly literate and musically satisfying mini-dramas.
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Overall, Light Blue is an impressive album: its ensembles simultaneously tight and graceful, its solos expressive.
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These are two practiced masters at free improvisation. I am confident that many listeners will find them as intriguing and accomplished as I do.
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