Sherman Irby Archive
Best of the year Discs for 2017 — Jazz Selections I
A few of the noteworthy Jazz releases from this past year, selected by our reviewers… Delfeayo Marsalis: An Evening with Delfeayo Marsalis – Troubadour Jass Records TJR 093017 Like father, like son… Review Link Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway – Just Friends Live @ The Village Vanguard – Resonance Records HCD2028 Another sharp arrow in Resonance Records’ quiver… Review Link Sherman Irby & Momentum – Cerulean Canvas- Black Warriors Records BWR 1006 Flat out great…! Review Link Sean Jones – Live from Jazz at the Bistro – Mack Avenue Records MAC 1111 Sean Jones heats up The Jazz Bistro… Review Link Art Pepper & Bill Watrous- West Coast Sounds, vol. 4- (reissue)- Omnivore Records OVCD 225 (1979) Alto and trombone, a mellow blend… Review Link Steve Davis – Think Ahead – Smoke Sessions Records SSR 1704 Steve Davis comes through again on Think Ahead… Review Link Thelonious Monk – Les Liaisons Dangeureuses (1960) Sam Records/SAGA (2 LP) Monk’s only recorded movie soundtrack – from original session tapes, now in remastered sound… Review Link Organissimo – B3tles: A Soulful Tribute to the Fab 4 – Big O 2424 B-3 trio plus […]
Gerald Cannon – Combinations – Woodneck Records
Gerald Cannon – Combinations – Woodneck Records 66:27****: A pleasant mixture of precision and coolness (Gerald Cannon – bass; Gary Bartz – alto sax # 1,7,10; Sherman Irby – alto sax #2,4,5,6; Steve Slagle – alto sax #3; Jeremy Pelt – trumpet # 1,2,4,5; Duane Eubanks – trumpet #10; Rick Germanson – piano #1,3,4,6,7,9; Kenny Barron – piano #2,5,10; Russell Malone – guitar #3,7,8;,Willie Jones III – drums #1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10; Will Calhoun – drums #7) Gerald Cannon was last heard from as a leader of his own group in 2003 when he released the self-styled album Gerald Cannon. It’s not that he has been inactive in the intervening years, he has. He has taught at several universities and conservatories including the Oberlin Conservatory, the Wisconsin Conservatory, and was a faculty member of the Conservatory of Maastricht, The Netherlands. He has also recorded with drummer Willie Jones III, guitarist Russell Malone, and pianist Rick Germanson among others. In this cavalcade of musical styles and artists under the title Combinations, Cannon demonstrates his own versatility and that of his cohorts. Kicking things off with Slide Hampton’s “Every Man Is A King”, Cannon’s big-toned bass is in solo mode as this swinger takes shape. […]
Sherman Irby & Momentum – Cerulean Canvas – Black Warriors Records
Sherman Irby & Momentum – Cerulean Canvas – Black Warriors Records BWR 1006 – 76:20 – ****1/2 <Street Date – 10/20/17> Flat out great…! (Sherman Irby – alto sax; Vincent Gardner – trombone; Eric Reed – piano; Gerald Cannon – bass; Willie Jones III – drums; Elliott Mason – trombone (#3, 4, 5); Wynton Marsalis – trumpet (#8, 10 ) It’s not often when a CD on first listen just reaches out and grabs you. There usually is a track or two where the listening experience weakens a bit. The new CD from Sherman Irby and his band, Momentum, is that rare CD with no flaws or filler. Cerulean Canvas, is Irby’s fifth issue for his label, Black Warriors Records. It honors many of Sherman’s band mates, and it does it with class, soul, and first class presentation. Irby’s present band, Momentum, is made up of trombonist, Vincent Gardner, pianist Eric Reed, bassist Gerald Cannon, and drummer, Willie Jones III. Irby is the lead alto saxophonist for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Its leader, Wynton Marsallis, plays on two tracks. Guest trombonist, Elliott Mason, is also from JLCO, as is Gardner. Eric Reed also spent time with Marsalis. Bassist Cannon seems […]
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