THE INDEPENDENT JOURNAL OF CREATIVE IMPROVISED MUSIC VOLUME 38 NUMBER 2 APRIL MAY JUNE 2012 Cadence The Independent Journal of Creative Improvised Music April - May - June 2012 ABBREVIATIONS USED Vol. 38 No. 2 (400) IN CADENCE Cadence ISSN01626973 is published quarterly online acc: accordion and annually in print by as: alto sax Cadence Media LLC, bari s : baritone sax P.O. Box 282, Richland, OR 97870 b cl: bass clarinet bs: bass sax PH 315-289-1444 bsn: bassoon cel: cello Email: [email protected] cl: clarinet cga: conga www.cadencejazzmagazine.com cnt: cornet d: drums Subscriptions: 1 year: el: electric First Class USA: $65 elec: electronics Outside USA : $70 Eng hn: English horn PDF Link and Annual Print Edition: $50, Outside USA $55 euph: euphonium Coordinating Editor: David Haney flgh: flugelhorn Copy Editor: Jeffrey D. 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Editorial Policy Guest Column by Bernie Koenig ................... 28 Established in January 1976, Cadence Magazine Connecting the Dots Between Classical and Jazz Music. was a monthly publication through its first 381 issues Photo Jazz Stories (until September 2007). Les McCann ............................................................. 33 Beginning with the October Ron Free .................................................................. 34 2007 issue, Cadence NRG Ensemble ......................................................... 36 increased in number of pages, changed to perfect Michael White .......................................................... 36 binding, and became a quarterly publication. On Jazz Stories January 1, 2012 Cadence Transcriptions from audio and video recordings. Magazine was transferred to Lenny Marcus Trio David Haney and Cadence Obo Addy talks about his father, the Wonche ............ 39 SUN RAY - A Tribute to Media L.L.C. was born. Marvin “Bugalu” Smith: his days at Town Sound Cadence Magazine contin- Recording ................................................................ 41 Ray Bryant ues as an online publication Andrew Cyrille: on growing up in Brooklyn ................ 45 and one print isse per year. Buy Lenny’s CD at: Dave Frishberg: turning point in his life...................... 49 www.lennymarcusmusic.com Cadence Media L.L.C. is proud to continue the poli- Roswell Rudd reccounts a story about Herbie Nichols.53 cies that have distinguished Jay Clayton: the loft scene in New York ................... 55 Cadence as an important David Liebman: on working with Freddie Hubbard...... 57 independent resource. Roscoe Mitchell: his early days in Chicago ............. 60 From its very first issue, Cadence has had a very open and inclusive editorial FEATURE policy. This open policy has Opeka Pende: Africa at 78 rpm ............................... 62 allowed Cadence to pub- One hundred recordings available for the first time. lish features and interviews in which musicians, well known or otherwise, speak INTERVIEWS frankly about their experi- Nat Reeves (bass)..................................................... 73 ences and perspectives on Rob Scheps (saxophone, flute) ................................. 91 the music world; and to Johannes Enders (saxophone) ..............................100 cover and review all genres of improvised music. SHORT TAKES ...........................................................10 Cadence essentially always OBITUARIES ..............................................................96 has been and remains “the JAZZ Crosswords ..............................................242 best independent maga- zine of Jazz, Blues, and Creative Improvised Music COLUMNS that money can’t buy.” Papatamus................................................................107 A collection from Robert Rusch of sometimes disparate material though generally relating to music recordings or performance. 8 | CADENCE | APRIL - MAY - JUNE 2012 InsideColumn This Title Issue SHORT TAKES Slim’s Spins.............................................................124 Australia A column of independent observations from a jazz musicologist. One of the jazz world’s Slim and Him...........................................................128 most enduring institutions, Slim and Him’s eponymous weekly radio show on the Dutch Swing College WRCU, Radio Colgate University, ordinarily provides Band has just completed Slim with a platform to abuse Him fairly shamelessly. yet another very successful tour of Australia, beginning She is resolved to be better behaved in this column, with six consecutive nights since everything is recorded for posterity. at Tasmania’s Clarence Jazz Festival in Hobart, then DVD REVIEWS playing eight concerts all BARRY GUY LONDON JAZZ COMPOSERS over the country, with its almost unchanging per- ORCHESTRA sonnel comprising Cornelis HARMOS: LIVE AT SCHAFFHAUSEN, INTAKT DVD Hoogeboon trumpet, Bob A film by Jürg and Marianne Rufer.......................... 142 Caper clarinet, Frederik Kaatee tenor/soprano, Marits Woudenberg trom- CD REVIEWS bone, Ton van Bergeijk ban- ART PEPPER - WINTER MOON .................................................... 144 jo/guitar, Adrie Braat bass THE ABSOLUTE TRIO - A TROPICAL THIRST .............................. 146 and Onno de Bruijn drums..... FRANK MACCHIA’S SWAMP THANG ............................................. 146 highlights in the Melbourne MIKE WOFFORD/HOLLY HOFMANN QUINTET - Jazz Cooperative’s January/February lineup TURN SIGNAL ............................................................................. 147 at Bennetts Lane include METTA QUINTET - BIG DRUM/SMALL WORLD ........................... 148 pianist Luke Howard’s trio EDDIE DANIELS/ROGER KELLAWAY - 1/15 with Danny Faruggia LIVE AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ..................................... 149 drums and Jonathan Zion JACQUES LOUSSIER TRIO - SCHUMANN/KINDESZENEN ......... 150 bass, (the leader hav- ing recently returned to SOPHIE DUNER/CALLINO QUARTET - Victoria from Reykjavik), THE CITY OF MY SOUL ................................................................151 another globetrotter drum- DWIGHT TRIBLE - COSMIC .......................................................... 152 mer Aaron McCoullough ROSCOE MITCHELL - BEFORE THERE WAS SOUND ................. 153 with his quartet 1/24 with pianist Howard, Hugh NEIL YATES - FIVE COUNTRIES .................................................. 156 Stuckey on guitar and TOMMY VIG ORCHESTRA FEATURING DAVID bassist Sam Zerna; bass- MURRAY - WELCOME TO HUNGARY! ....................................... 156 ist Nick Haywood launch- ELIZABETH! - BRAINCHILDREN .................................................... 158 ing a CD with pianist Colin GARY SMULYAN - SMUL’S PARADISE ......................................... 159 Hopkins, guitarist Stephen Magnusson and drummer WOODY’S DELIGHT ....................................................................... 160 Allan Browne 2/5, and on 3OFMILLIONS - ABSTRUCTION .................................................... 160 2/12 piano icon Tony Gould ANDRZEJ SERAFIN - L.S.D. .......................................................... 161 with several favourite col- DAUNIK LAZRO, BENJAMIN DUBOC, DIDIER leagues including Imogen Manins cello, Tamara LASSERRE - POURTANT LES CIMES DES ARBRES ................. 162 Murphy bass, Tony Floyd KUSIOLEK/SJAROV/WOJCINSKI/KUGEL - drums, Rob Burke tenor and NUNTIUM ..................................................................................... 163 singer Gian Slater; while WACLAW ZIMPEL, PAWEL POSTEREMCZAK, KSAWERY WOJCINSKI, PAWEL SZPURA - HERA ..................... 164 10 | CADENCE | APRIL - MAY - JUNE 2012 APRIL - MAY - JUNE 2012 | CADENCE | 11 InsideColumn This Title Issue SHORT TAKES MARC MUELLBauer’s - KALEIDOSCOPE JOURNEYMAN ............................................................................. 165 Australia TOBIAS HOffman’s FALLSCHIRME ZWEI ................................... 165 MARCO COLONNA/FRANCESCO LOCASCIO/LILLO at the Uptown Jazz Cafe in Brunswick, saxophon- QUARATINO - Domino’s TALES ............................................... 166 ist Zac Hurren will lead SLIVOVITZ - BANI AHEAD ............................................................. 167 a trio including Sydney SPRING - SLIDES .......................................................................... 167 pair of Phil Stack bass and ANDREA WOLPER - PARALLEL LIVES ........................................