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171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 11:40 AM Page 1 The only jazz magazine in NY in print, online and on apps! July 2016 www.hothousejazz.com Mezzrow & Smalls Page 21 Jazz Standard Page 10 Spike Wilner Julian Lage Our Thing Barry Harris Jazz at Kitano Page 10 Village Vanguard Page 17 Where To Go & Who To See Since 1982 171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 9:43 AM Page 2 2 171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 9:43 AM Page 3 3 171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 9:43 AM Page 4 4 171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 9:43 AM Page 5 5 171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 9:43 AM Page 6 6 171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 9:43 AM Page 7 7 171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 9:43 AM Page 8 8 171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 9:43 AM Page 9 9 171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 9:43 AM Page 10 WINNING SPINS By George Kanzler IKE PIANO, GUITAR IS LARGELY with an air of hypnotic mystery by the trio. Limmune from easy jazz categorization. Arclight, Julian Lage (Mack Avenue), Guitarists work more in a jazz guitar tra- the third album from the guitarist, is the dition than in any specific genre—like first to employ the smaller trio ensemble swing or bebop or fusion—and most of format. He's joined by bassist Scott Colley them are much more influenced by other and drummer Kenny Wollesen. A former players than by stylistic giants of jazz. child prodigy who was playing in Gary These two Winning Spins are thorough- Burton's band as a teenager, Lage is now ly steeped in guitar traditions and both close to 30. But judging from this outing, feature leaders in the stripped-down trio he is still absorbing and processing musi- format of guitar-bass-drums. However, cal and guitar influences from country and this pair, while sharing many traits of rock to pop, swing, bop and early American other electric jazz guitarists, has disparate blues and jazz. approaches to that tradition and the The four standards here all date from instrument. Roni Ben-Hur is more of a jazz the first half of the 20th Century, and they classicist, a player with a distinct tone and are joined by seven impressively catchy touch, while Julian Lage encompasses a originals in a wide variety of styles. He much wider stylistic range, and varies his also employs a panoply of tones and tim- tone, and electronic approach, to suit the bres, aided by the ability of the electric gui- style of his individual tracks. tar to add reverb echo and distortion. And Manhattan Style, Our Thing the whole program is presented in a suc- (Jazzheads), is from the trio of Roni Ben- cinct 38 minutes. Hur with bassist Santi Debriano and Julian opens with the gently rocking drummer Duduka da Fonseca. Roni wields "Fortune Teller," applying a touch of his electric guitar with a warm, rich tone, reverb to his jazzy solo and lead lines. On one pegged squarely in the tradition of jazz the following "Persian Rug," an early Gus guitarists considered "mainstream mod- Kahn chestnut, he conjures up shades of ern" harking back to Charlie Christian and Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt, including the likes of Wes Montgomery, later adding a bit of twang to that mix on Tal Farlow, Herb Ellis and Jim Hall. He W.C. Handy's "Harlem Blues." Two ballads plays with a swinging fluidity, one perfect- push toward swing as they progress, ly attuned to this varied program of most- rounding out the covers: Spike Hughes’s ly originals in an array of tempos and time “Nocturne” and the sentimental gem (it signatures. was Liberace’s TV theme) “I’ll Be Seeing Rhythm is at the heart of this CD, rang- You”. ing from the Middle-Eastern influenced Julian's composing offers its own "Home" of native Israeli Roni to the lithe delights, including a wicked sense of bossa of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Polo humor that manifests itself in the jaunty Pony;" from the jumpy, kinetic sprung strut, evoking the namesake, on "Presley" rhythms of Santi's "Skelly" to the driving and the stuttering, though virtuosic, tempo bebop momentum of the title tune by and rhythmic disjointedness of "Stop Go Duduka. The drummer's "Pois É!" is just as Start." "Supera" and "Ryland" bring to infectious, an evocation of carnival in Rio mind the pop smarts and the effortlessness de Janeiro in samba march mode with a of Les Paul. finale evoking a Brazilian parade. Rock technique prevails on a couple, Duduka also contributes a clever bossa- too: "Prospero" suggests an arena hard pop waltz, "Flying Over Rio," with his drum- ballad with its tom tom heavy beats and ming double-timing the bass lines as Roni steely (Dan?) reverb, while "Activate" sails on top with his quicksilver lines. The brings on big downbeats and clangy inter- guitarist's own "Amy" affords him his most jections as well as strummed chords recall- lyrical solo space, and his "Ma' Hof" is a ing The Who. In fact, the trio format here showcase for the band's swinging together- affords Julian a palette from early swing to ness in racing, waltz-inflected time. power trio jazz-rock. Besides Jobim's less-known contribu- tion, the standards include Ornette Roni Ben-Hur and Our Thing Coleman's surprisingly bluesy swinger, appear at Jazz at Kitano July 15-16. "The Blessing," composed in a convention- Julian Lage is at Jazz Standard, July al AABA form; and an exotic "African 28-29. Flower" from Duke Ellington, delivered 10 Our Thing cover photo by Fran Kaufman, Harris by ©AnsvanHeckPhotography, Wilner by David De Leonardi. 171187_HH_July_0 6/24/16 9:43 AM Page 11 Sign-up for our E-ALERT at www.hothousejazz.com and be the 1st to know when the latest Hot House is available on line PUBLISHER/MANAGING EDITOR: For advertising requests and Gwen Kelley (formerly Calvier) listing info contact Gwen Kelley [email protected] Toll Free Phone: COPY EDITOR: Yvonne Ervin 888-899-8007/[email protected] [email protected] Hot House Jazz Magazine is published monthly and all PRODUCTION & ART DIRECTOR: copyrights are the property of Gwen Kelley. 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