Feb 10 2019
Album of the Day: Danny Green Trio – “One Day It Will”
Artist: Danny Green Trio
Album: One Day It Will
Label: Origin Records (OA2)
Style: Modern piano trio with strings
Favorite Track: “Time Lapse To Fall”
Music from: San Diego, CA.
What I like about it: What’s not to like about a lovely piano trio with strings recording? I like how Danny Green situates the piano trio and strings as if two birds in flight, each spurring the other to greater heights, and so close to one another that the motion is a blur of wings. I like that there’s a depth to the harmonies, but their presence is light as a feather. I like that this holds true even when Green guides things into contemplative territory. I like listening to this recording on those lazy Sundays that call out for music that honors the sunlight spilling across the floor and the tranquility settling in over the room.
Your album personnel: Danny Green piano), Justin Grinnell (bass), Julien Cantelm (drums), Kate Hatmaker (violin), Igor Pandurski (violin), Travis Maril (viola) and Erica Erenyi (cello).
Available at: Amazon
Be sure to check out the artist’s site.
Feb 18 2019
The Round-up: I never really slept anymore
Here is some very good new music.
Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet – Beyond Sunday (Jazz & People)
For many, the name Jorge Rossy will be associated with the drums via his long stint in Brad Mehldau’s trio, and so it’ll always be a refreshing change of pace for those times when he leads out on vibraphone. This modern session with saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Jaume Llombart, bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Al Foster has a rhythmic drive at its core, but it’s their melodic compulsions that steer each tune. In fact, it’s a formula not far removed from Rossy’s FOX trio with Pierre Perchaud and Nicolas Moreaux. There are some subtly captivating passages on this recording. Music from Barcelona.
Artist site | Listen | Buy: Bandcamp – Amazon
E Scott Lindner – Port of Dreams (Infinity Gritty)
This album has been a refuge for me since it first got on my radar. This post-jazz recording from E Scott Lindner has a massively cinematic presence, inciting in me imagery so strong that I remain convinced that I must’ve seen it originally on a movie screen. Incorporating a bevy of wind instruments and strings go a long way to explaining the rich textures and soothing harmonies Port of Dreams has to deliver. Of those contributions, familiar names like Tomoko Omura, Hailey Niswanger, Sara Schoenbeck and Andrew Gould are among the album personnel. There are moments this album is so beautiful that I feel like my heart can’t take it all in and remain in one piece. Music from NYC.
Artist site | Listen | Buy: Bandcamp – Amazon
Piet Verbist Quartet – Suite Réunion (Origin Records)
Piet Verbist is far more off the radar than he should be. The bassist has a real talent for creating modern works that balance expertly between new- and old-school forms of expression. The axis of this meeting point is where deeply melodic forays and from-the-heart blues occupy the same space, unconflicted. His latest is yet another example, and well worth scooping up. Note that Bram Weijters is the pianist in Verbist’s quintet; Weijters is a site favorite, and is on a whole bunch of new releases right now. Music from Antwerp, Belgium.
Artist site | Listen | Buy: Bandcamp – Amazon
Johnaye Kendrick – Flying (Self-Produced)
Johnaye Kendrick first hit my radar via her captivating vocal contribution to John Ellis’s 2014 release, MOBRO. Her sound is one that generates a huge feel out of a seemingly effortless delivery, and it’s a quality that she puts to excellent use on her sophomore release, Flying. While Kendrick certainly knows what to do with a ballad, it’s an upbeat track like “Scorpion” that really allows her innate tunefulness to shine bright. Pianist Dawn Clement, bassist Chris Symer and drummer D’Vonne Lewis keep to a straight-ahead sound that’s a perfect fit for this session’s choice of originals and renditions. Music from Seattle, WA.
Artist site | Listen | Buy: Amazon
Alfie Copoví Trio – Flight (Sedajazz Records)
I’m really taken with this modern trio session from the Alfie Copoví Trio. They craft a pretty melody, nothing fussy, and then let it sail for as long as the breezy rhythm will take it. Sometimes it’s hints of gospel, sometimes hints of the blues, sometimes the music hops, but mostly this music grooves. Music from Valencia, Spain.
Artist site | Listen | Buy: Bandcamp
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By davesumner • Jazz Recommendations - 2018 • 0 • Tags: Alfie Copoví, Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona, Bram Weijters, E Scott Lindner, Infinity Gritty, Jazz and People, Johnaye Kendrick, Jorge Rossy, Mark Turner, New York City, Origin/OA2 label, Piet Verbist, Seattle, Sedajazz Records, Self-Produced, The Round-Up, Valencia (Spain)