WNUR Jazz Report, 6/3/96
Reports compiled by:
Seth Tisue and Jim Zanghi,
Jazz Music Directors
jazz-md@wnur.org
(847) 491-7102
Evanston, IL
NEW MUSIC COMMENTS
- Judging from the new live CD, Ernst Reijseger has replaced Hank
Roberts as the cellist in Arcado String Trio. Roberts appeared on
their previous releases on JMT.
- Ghost in the Machine are a Danish free improv trio, joined on
their new Leo release by two guests: English sax legend Evan Parker
and "amplified object player" Martin Klapper.
- New artist of the week is Feet Music, a reeds-reeds-drums trio
(respectively: leader Allen Livermore, Noel Sherr, and Mike Szekely)
out of Connecticut. Their style is a mix of post-Ornette freebop and
a diverse array of compositional approaches.
- President's Breakfast play a 100% improvised stew of jazz, funk,
and dub. The group includes pianist Dred Scott, known for his work
with Anthony Braxton. Don Byron guests on clarinet.
- Saxemble is a sort of supergroup of six saxes and drums,
including James Carter and Frank Lowe, performing material ranging
from Albert Ayler to Eddie Harris to originals. Compare and contrast
to the latest World Sax 4tet plus drums album which has been near the
top of our charts for some weeks now.
ADDS THIS WEEK
<New releases>
@ denotes not real new
- Arcado String Trio: Live in Europe (Avant)
- Ray Charles: Berlin, 1962 (Pablo)
- Feet Music: Assertions & Sketches (Chroma)
- Stan Getz@: Blue Skies (Concord)
- Dennis Mitcheltree: Brooklyn (Dengor)
- David Murray Big Band: South of the Border (DIW)
- Ghost in the Machine: Featuring Evan Parker (Leo)
- President's Breakfast: Bar-B-Que Dali (Disc Lexia)
- Ted Rosenthal Trio: Rosenthology (Concord)
- Saxemble: Saxemble (Qwest)
- Ultimate Communion: Security Let Us In (Human Potential)
<Not new, but new to WNUR>
- John Coltrane: Coltrane (OJC)
- Miles Davis: Get Up With It (Sony)
- George Russell Smalltet: Jazz Workshop (RCA)
- Gil Scott-Heron: Spirits (TVT)
- Tambastics: Tambastics (Music & Arts)
- Mal Waldron Quintet: Mal-1 (OJC)
JAZZ SHOW TOP 25
These are the top 25 releases based on collective airplay by our
20-odd jazz DJ's for the week ending June 2, 1996.
* denotes reissue, @ denotes not real new.
- Dave Douglas: Five (Soul Note)
- Brotzmann/Crispell/Drake@: Hyperion (Music & Arts)
- Pino Minafra: Sudori (Victo)
- Oliver Lake Quintet: Dedicated to Dolphy (Black Saint)
- Wadada Leo Smith: Tao-Njia (Tzadik)
- Mario Schiano@: Blue Memories (Splasc(h))
- Michael Zerang: Frankenstein (Garlic)
- Ivano Torre Quintetto: Urt' O Logique (Unit)
- Matthew Shipp: Symbol Systems (No More)
- Geisser/Hennen/Hoyer/Parker: The Ropedancer (Leo Lab)
- John Zorn*: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Tzadik)
- Anthony Braxton: Composition No. 173 (Black Saint)
- Ornette Coleman*: Chappaqua Suite (Columbia (France))
- Mocktet: Periphery (Mocktet)
- World Saxophone Quartet: Four Now (Justin Time)
- Von Freeman: Fire (Southport)
- Anthony Braxton: Solo Piano (Standards) 1995 (No More)
- various: Kansas City (soundtrack) (Verve)
- Pandelis Karayorgis & Eric Pakula@: Lines (Accurate)
- John Coltrane*: Complete Atlantic Recordings (Rhino)
- Art Farmer*: Out of the Past (Chess)
- Cyrus Chestnut: Earth Stories (Atlantic)
- Joshua Breakstone: Remembering Grant Green (Evidence)
- Cecil Taylor*: Conquistador! (Blue Note)
- Fred Anderson: Birdhouse (OkkaDisc)
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