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Issue #130 - Joe Lovano

Thursday, 07 May 2009 10:24

Joe Lovano - Organic Growth - Blessed with an enormous, joyful sound and the purest of tones, above all, on the tenor saxophone, Joe Lovano has not surprisingly moved to the top of the pile on the international jazz circuit in the course of his career so far. The son of a saxophonist, he has, from the 1990s onwards, laid down a formidable series of albums, primarily for the Blue Note label and the latest, Folk Art, is out now. To coincide with its release and in anticipation of his appearance at Ronnie Scott’s this month Joe tells Brian Priestley about the genesis of his new band and album, his parallel work with McCoy Tyner, Hank Jones and John Scofield, and above all about his enduring love for jazz and the improvising ethic. Read more...

Led Bib - The Outsiders - Led Bib were one of the few bands to spawn the recently revived notion of punk jazz with their incendiary concoction of maverick avant garde jazz and rock sounds cooked up by spiky drummer Mark Holub. Newly signed to American indie Cuneiform, the band unleashes its latest album Sensible Shoes this month. Selwyn Harris talks to Holub about the roots of the Led Bib sound and how the band just doesn’t fit in. Read more...

Get The Blessing - Bristol Fashion - Get The Blessing made a big impact last year with its debut album and returns this month with another helping of genre-melting jazz rock, this time titled Bugs In Amber. Clive Deamer and Jim Barr might be better known for their work with Robert Plant and Portishead but, as the jazz world discovered with its debut, the pair, joined by jazzers Jake McMurchie and Pete Judge, are deadly serious about producing an identifiable group sound, grounded in their love of Ornette Coleman, the improvising ethic and an openness to other music picked up from the ecumenical attitude of their native Bristol’s music scene. Andy Robson was our man on the spot when the album was recorded. Read more...

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May CD Sample Reviews

Joe Lovano and Us - Five Folk Art ***

Phronesis - Green Delay ****

Count Basie and His Orchestra Play Music By Neal Hefti – On My Way & Shoutin’ Again! ****

The Player

Robert Mitchell - David Gallant talks to the pianist and keyboard player about how he got started, the instruments he has played over the years and his all time favourite choice - click here to read the interview.

May 2009 Jazz Instrument News

David Gallant reports on the latest instrument developments and launches here.

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