THE NEW TONY WILLIAMS LIFETIME - MILLION DOLLAR LEGS
Tony Williams
is a million miles from his work with the Miles Davis Quintet on this record –
grooving in a heavy rock/fusion mode with his New Lifetime group that includes
Allan Holdsworth on guitar, Tony Newton on bass and vocals, and Alan Pasqua on
keyboards! The tracks have a post Jeff Beck kind of approach – lots of heavy
riffing in a way that does create a bit of funk at the right moments, almost in
the Alphonze Mouzon/Tommy Bolin mode – and Williams' drums are right at home in
the setting, and somehow filled with as much imagination and creativity as
before! Titles include "Sweet Revenge", "Inspirations Of
Love", "Lady Jade", "What You Do To Me", and "Joy
Filled Summer". ~ Dusty
Groove
SPIKE WILNER
– KOAN
Brilliant
work from pianist Spike Wilner – who'd only put out a handful of studio records
as a leader to date, but gigs steadily – making the occasional studio sessions
something we always look forward to! Koan might be his best to date, done with
his trio featuring Tyler Mitchell on bass and Anthony Piciotti on drums. It
starts strongly with the sly opener "Iceberg Slim" and excellent
title track "Koan", but it's a win from beginning to end, on both the
spryer, energetic numbers and few mellower, moodier ones. Other originals
include "Monkey Mind", "Trick Baby", "Three Ring
Circus" and ""Blues For The Common Man" – plus expressive
takes on "Warm Valley", "Gypsy Without A Song",
"Lonely Woman", "Hot House" and "Young At Heart".
~, Dusty Groove
RYAN
CARRAHER - VOCTURNAL
Ryan
Carraher is a Boston based jazz fusion guitarist and composer, who has just released
his debut record consisting of all original modern jazz pieces entitled
"Vocturnal". The album is inspired by Allan Holdsworth, Ben Monder,
Kurt Rosenwinkel and the composers of the 20th century. The album thus far has
been getting an amazing response and acclaim, and it was also listed as one
of the best selling jazz records on bandcamp. “Vocturnal” is a modern jazz
record that seeks to push the boundaries of jazz by pulling from vast,
non-traditional musical resources as well as championing the traditional
backbone of jazz improvisation. At its core, the compositions on “Vocturnal”
are heavily inspired by the classical composers of the 20th century (Messiaen,
Schoenberg, Berg, Stravinsky etc.) and the expressive freedom of jazz. New York
legend, and guitar genius, David Tronzo, had this to say about the record:
“Fantastic compositions and brilliant playing! Bravo!”
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