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Catalog Number: Cadence Jazz Records 1227
Han & FrodeHan Bennink (Drums), Frode Gjerstad (Saxophone)An hour of serious interplay by two of the most naturally creative minds—both of them having fun without being cute. “Inderoy” in six parts with flow and energy—this is anything other than more of the same. A refreshing dialogue.
Catalog Number: Cadence Jazz Records 1215
Live at the Detroit Montreux Jazz Fest 1981Bob Szajner (Piano), Ed Pickens (Bass), Frank Isola (Drums)Live at the Detroit Montreux Jazz Fest 1981
CADENCE JAZZ 1215: Bob Szajner is a bopster and prolific composer. He's been in and out of the Detroit Jazz scene since the 1950's. This release documents one of his last concerts and gives ample evidence of his talents and abilities. Complementing this package are extensive notes by the pianist along with perspectives by Michael Nastos and Bob Rusch. This nicely fills in a gap in Detroit's Jazz history and is the complete package.
Catalog Number: Cadence Jazz Records 1205
JCAORCH: The Same ThingDarrell Katz (Composer), Phil Scarff (Tenor Saxophone), Jim Hobbs (Alto Saxophone), Taki Masuko (Percussion), Fred Ho (Baritone Saxophone), David Harris (Trombone)The Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra remains one of the finest creative jazz orchestras in North America. This time out Fred Ho guests and the band pays tribute to Ray Charles and Willie Dixon as part of a program of six Darrell Katz originals and the words of Paula Tatarunis whose provocative commentary complements the music on three cuts. In times when people seem reluctant to take stands on important issues, this release is a breath of badly needed fresh air. Hip, thought-provoking, and outstanding music from this powerful Jazz orchestra.
Catalog Number: Cadence Jazz Records 1178
GenesisMat Marucci (Drums), Markus Burger (Piano), John Tchicai (Tenor Saxophone), Doug Webb (Tenor Saxophone), Adam Lane (Bass), Steve Gundhi (Alto Saxophone), Tony Passarell (Baritone Saxophone), Steve Roach (Trumpet), John Allen (Percussion), Fred Randolph (Bass)Mat Marucci and Markus Burger began collaborating in 2002. Their concepts are wide and full as this varied, but whole, work proves. Solid playing and complete compositions manage to make the 11 parts of the CD hang together as a satisfying complete suite.
Catalog Number: Cadence Jazz Records 1161
The Welsh ChapelFrode Gjerstad (Alto Saxophone), John Edwards (Bass), Mark Sanders (Drums)This is Frode Gjerstad's 8th Cadence Jazz Records release, every one of them distinct and refreshing. This CD, recorded in a Welsh chapel over a five hour period, finds Frode playing with fresh nuance and renewed passion. To say he is the most dynamic free improviser in Norway is a qualifier this world-class saxman has long outgrown.
Catalog Number: CJR 1138
Jazz Corps: Live At the Lighthouse 1963-67 Vol. IITommy Peltier (Cornet), Freddy Rodriguez (Alto Saxophone), Lynn Blessing (Vibes), Bill Plummer (Bass), Maurice Miller (Drums)Part 2 documenting one of the hippest and most advanced new Jazz guys on the West Coast. Let this (and its companion, Cadence Jazz 1101) be a witness that the revolution was not just on the East Coast.
Catalog Number: CJR 1126
The Blessing Light: for John StevensFrode Gjerstad (Alto Saxophone), Oyvind Storsund (Bass), Paal Nilssen-Love (Drums)At the time this presented both a new group and platform for Frode, who dedicated the music to his deceased former partner, John Stevens. To quote from the liner notes, “Few sax men alive give the saxophone a workout like Frode Gjerstad. Not just a hell-bent for leather workout, but an excursion with purpose and logic to complement its power and lunge.”
Catalog Number: CJR 1119
CompilationBill Barron (Tenor Saxophone), Fred Simmons (Piano), Bill Lowe (Tuba), Wes Brown (Bass), Ed Blackwell (Drums), Jay Hoggard (Vibes)Bill Barron was one of the shakers and shapers of the post Bop revolution, an unassuming and brilliant musician. He moved into academia and remains generally overlooked as one of the period’s greats. This material from the late maestro’s archives was handpicked by his wife, Anna.
Catalog Number: CJR 1117
Knudstock 2000Herb Robertson (Cornet), Frank Grasso (Piccolo Trumpet), Steve Swell (Trombone), Bob Hovey (Trombone), Bob Ackerman (Flute), Knud Jensen (Tenor Saxophone), Jim Hart (Guitar), Hans Tammen (Guitar), Chris Lough (Contrabass), Tom Sayek (Drums), Herb Fisher (Drums)This was one of the many informal jams a group of improvisers engaged in at Knud’s place in New Jersey. A musician’s jam for musicians. This one was recorded and its dynamic unpretentious self is here as presented. Included are some delightful background notes by the artists themselves.
Catalog Number: CJR 1112
FaithFred Hess (Tenor Saxophone), Glenn Nitta (Soprano Saxophone), Kent McLagan (Bass), Ron Miles (Trumpet), Mark Harris (Alto Saxophone), Tim Sullivan (Drums)You don’t have to go to the major jazz centers to find engaging music. Fred Hess and his Creative Music Ensemble established themselves in 1982 as devotees to music which both challenges and embraces. This remains one of their finest efforts.
Catalog Number: CJR 1108
UltimaFrode Gjerstad (Alto Saxophone), William Parker (Acoustic Bass), Hamid Drake (Drums)It’s one marathon improv but within that journey some great parts of the whole, wonderful solos, and (all in all) a compelling listen throughout.
Catalog Number: CJR 1102
A Sandole TrilogyDennis Sandole (Guitar), Al DelGovernatore (Piano), Wendell Marshall (Bass), Frank Young (Drums), Michael Grossman (Piano), John Stubblefield (Tenor Saxophone), Tony Garnier (Bass), Mike Clark (Drums)Dennis Sandole was a legendary Philadelphia-based guitarist, teacher, and guru to a host of eventual East Coast Jazz giants. These recordings were recovered from the dustbin of Mr. Sandole’s archives and cover his work between 1958 to 1991, and sadly, account for a good percentage of his available recorded legacy. As an added bonus, one track features the Michael Grossman-John Stubblefield-Tony Garnier-Mike Clark 4tet playing a Sandole composition.
Catalog Number: CJR 1101
Jazz Corp: Live At The Lighthouse 1963-67Tommy Peltier (Cornet), Freddy Rodriguez (Alto Saxophone), Lynn Blessing (Vibes), Bill Plummer (Bass), Maurice Miller (Drums)Most people know Tommy Peltier for his collaboration with Roland Kirk. But here are his best and most distinct performances—testament that the West Coast was not always second fiddle to East Coast post-Bop music and, further, that Mr. Peltier was at the forefront of the new music 1960’s West Coast scene.
Catalog Number: CJR 1099
Invisible TouchFrode Gjerstad (Alto Saxophone), Peter Brotzmann (Tenor Saxophone)You might expect a great density to this session but it has surprising space and variety. Musically you might also expect a lot from these giants and in that you'd be correct. Seven cuts ranging from under two minutes to over seventeen and that live up to the billing.
Catalog Number: CJR 1093
Only BelieveDon Glanden (Piano), Ernie Watts (Tenor Saxophone), Ken Filiano (Bass), Fred Biondi (Drums), Kevin MacConnell (Bass), Tom Palmer (Drums), Tom Giacabetti (Guitar), Paul Klinefelter (Bass), Tom Lawton (Piano)Don Glanden is a worthy piano player who also writes music worth hearing. Mix in a handful of standards and you have a total Bop listening experience.
Catalog Number: CJR 1091
BorealisFrode Gjerstad (Tenor Saxophone), Didrik Ingvaldsen (Trumpet), Oyvind Torvund (Guitar), Oyvind Storesund (Acoustic Bass), John Lilja (Acoustic Bass), Endre Landsnes (Drums), Paal Nilssen-Love (Drums)Here’s Frode with his large group. As the liners say, “Each Frode Gjerstad date has its own concept of focus and addresses itself freshly to those terms.” So say the liners. So says the music.
Catalog Number: CJR 1089
Ikosa MuraFrode Gjerstad (Tenor Saxophone), Bobby Bradford (Trumpet), Borah Bergman (Piano), Pheeroan AkLaff (Drums)This is one of a number of encounters Frode Gjerstad has had with Bobby Bradford. It’s a combination that suggests muscle and thought. And, with Borah Bergman and Pheeroan Aklaff along, the power to pull off strong music.
Catalog Number: CJR 1069
Seeing New York From The EarRashid Bakr (Drums), Frode Gjerstad (Alto Saxophone), William Parker (Acoustic Bass)The companion to CJR 1068. This time Frode’s in New York, live at the original Knitting Factory, and documents the first time he played with Messrs. Bakr and Parker.
Catalog Number: CJR 1068
DetailJohn Stevens (Percussion), Frode Gjerstad (Alto Saxophone), Kent Carter (Bass)Frode is arguably Scandinavia’s finest free jazz saxman. This was the last of the much heralded group, detail (John Stevens died four months later) and the first of a number of Frode’s recordings. As the liners attest, this is playing “with a world class elegance.”