The Night: Jazz

The Night: Jazz = jazz from the collection of Jordy de Muijnk. The first half of the night, we focus on percussionists who have recently released an album as the leader of a group. We will start with Andrew Cyrille and his CD Lebroba. He was born in 1939 and is still one of the great innovators of percussion. For many years he played with pianist Cecil Taylor and, despite his respectable age, he remains one of the most popular and in-demand 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 trilogy of percussionists as leaders of a performing group is the album New Direction by Herlin Riley. He started playing drums at age three. He always remained faithful to this instrument with a brief venture into 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 last CD in this trilogy about percussionists in jazz comes from Jeff Hamilton. With his trio 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 leave the percussion and go back in time to 1995. In January of that year, 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 and flugelhorn
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
Steve Turre – trombone
Cyrus Chestnut – piano
Lewis Nash – drums
Ray Brown and Milt Hinton – double bass

Label: Verve Records

https://www.christianmcbride.com/

04:45

The Brussels-based quartet Commander Spoon released their debut album Spooning in February. Commander Spoon brings jazz, hip hop, rock and electronica together to create one 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

We stay in Belgium for a little longer, because our next CD also originates from here. The trio Orange Moon released an untitled album on Ghent-based el NEGOCITO Records in October.

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 cross the ocean again. To Chicago to be precise. Jazz pianist Ryan Cohan hails from there and we’ re about to listen to his release 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 flugelhoorn

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