The Night: Jazz

The Night: Jazz is jazz from Jordy de Muijnk’s collection. The first half of the night is dedicated to percussionists who recently released an album as the bandleader. We’ll start with Andrew Cyrille and the CD Lebroba. He was born in 1939, and he still is one of the great innovators in percussion. He had played with pianist Cecil Taylor for years, and he still is, despite his old age, one of the most loved and frequently asked drummers in mainstream jazz.

01:00

1. Worried Woman 7:35
2. Turiya: Alice Coltrane / Meditations And Dreams: Love 17:24
3. Lebroba 5:44
4. TGD 5:17
5. Pretty Beauty 6:24

Andrew Cyrille – drums
Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet
Bill Frisell – guitar

Label: ECM Records ‎– ECM 2589

https://www.ecmrecords.com/shop/1534925560/lebroba-andrew-cyrille-wadada-leo-smith-bill-frisell

01:45

The next CD in our triptych of percussionists being the bandleader is the album New Direction by Herlin Riley. He started playing the drums when he was just three years old. He has always stayed loyal to this instrument, despite a short excursion to play the trumpet during his school years.

1. New Direction 6:53
2. A Spring Fantasy 6:01
3. The Crossbar 6:44
4. The Big Banana 6:15
5. Shake Off The Dust 5:55
6. Connection To Congo Square 5:32
7. Herlin’s Hurdle 7:04
8. Hiccup Smooth 7:20
9. Harlem Shuffle 7:23
10. Tutti Ma 4:35

Herlin Riley – drums
Emmet Cohen – piano
Russell Hall – double bass
Bruce Harris – trumpet
Godwin Lewis – alto and soprano saxophone
Perrdrito Maritnez – conga
Mark Whitfield – guitar

Label: Mack Avenue Records ‎– MAC 1101

https://www.mackavenue.com/store/mac1101

02:50

The next and final CD in our triptych about percussionists in jazz is by Jeff Hamilton. He released the CD Catch Me If You Can in the summer of 2020.

1. Make Me Rainbows 4:14
2. Helen’s Song 4:32
3. Catch Me If You Can 5:37
4. The Pond 5:33
5. Lapinha 7:23
6. The Barn 6:50
7. Bucket O’ Fat 6:38
8. Bijou 5:27
9. Big Dipper 5:39
10. Moonray 5:37

Jeff Hamilton – drums
Jon Hamar – bass
Tamir Hendelman – piano

03:50

We say goodbye to the percussionists and go back in time to 1995. In January, American bassist Christian McBride released his debut album Gettin’ To It.

1. In A Hurry 4:35
2. The Shade Of The Cedar Tree 7:40
3. Too Close For Comfort 5:50
4. Sitting On A Cloud 5:47
5. Splanky 4:16
6. Gettin’ To It 5:31
7. Stars Fell On Alabama 5:23
8. Black Moon 5:19
9. King Freddie Of Hubbard 7:40
10. Night Train 3:37

Christian McBride – bass
Roy Hargrove – trumpet en flugelhorn
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Steve Turre – trombone
Cyrus Chestnut – piano
Lewis Nash – drums
Ray Brown en Milt Hinton – double bass

Label: Verve Records

https://www.christianmcbride.com/

04:45

The quartet from Brussels Commander Spoon released its debut album Spooning in February of 2020. They use jazz, hip hop, rock, and electronic music to create their sound.

1. Dragons & Mushrooms 04:45
2. Jazzclub 02:33
3. Miskine 02:06
4. Babiroussa 04:49
5. Spoonfield 01:39
6. Belcanto 03:23
7. Djingelinge 04:34
8. Overwhelming 04:50
9. Santa Rita 07:17
10. Boomerang 04:09
11. Miskine (reprise) 01:18

Pierre Spataro – tenor saxophone
Florent Jeunieaux – guitar
Samy Wallens – drums
Fil Caporali – bass

Label – W.E.R.F Records

https://commanderspoon.bandcamp.com/album/spooning-2

05:25

The next album is also from Belgium. The trio Orange Moon released an untitled album in October of 2020 on el EGOCITO Records from Gent.

1. Viscositeit 02:28
2. Andante N°2 04:26
3. Moulin Le Retour 04:52
4. To The Teachers 04:13
5. Last Call 03:10
6. Compro 04:36
7. Propositions 02:53
8. Crystal Baby 04:51
9. Let’s Dance 01:58
10. Tin Tin 04:18
11. Caronte 03:26

Hendrik Lasure – piano
Manolo Cabras – bass
Mathieu Calleja – drums

Label: el NEGOCITO Records

https://elnegocito.bandcamp.com/album/orange-moon

06:05

For our next CD, we go back to America, Chicago, to be precise. Jazz pianist Ryan Cohan is from this city, and you can listen to his release called Originations.

1. The Hours Before Dawn 8:42
2. Imaginary Lines 7:38
3. Heart 7:49
4. Sabra 6:26
5. A Seeker’s Soul 6:10
6. Essence 12:27

Ryan Cohan – piano
James Cammack – bass
Geof Bradfield – bass clarinet and soprano saxophone
John Wojciechowski – clarinet, flute, alto flute and tenor saxophone
Michael Raynor – drums
Omar Musfi – percussion
Tito Carrillo – trumpet and flugelhorn

Ensemble – Kaia String Quartet

Naomi Culp, Victoria Moreira – violin
Amanda Grimm – viola
Hope DeCelle – cello

Label: Origin Records ‎– 82804

https://originarts.com/recordings/recording.php?TitleID=82804