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OF HOT HOUSE P31 January 2017 www.hothousejazz.com Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Page 10 Birdland Page 21 Brandi Disterheft Vincent Herring Branford Marsalis & Kurt Elling Lisa Hilton JALC Page 17 Carnegie Hall Page 10 Where To Go & Who To See Since 1982 177601_HH_January_0 12/22/16 12:08 PM Page 2 2 177601_HH_January_0 12/22/16 12:08 PM Page 3 3 177601_HH_January_0 12/22/16 12:08 PM Page 4 4 177601_HH_January_0 12/22/16 12:08 PM Page 5 5 177601_HH_January_0 12/22/16 12:08 PM Page 6 6 177601_HH_January_0 12/22/16 12:08 PM Page 7 7 177601_HH_January_0 12/22/16 12:08 PM Page 8 8 177601_HH_January_0 12/22/16 12:08 PM Page 9 9 177601_HH_January_0 12/22/16 12:08 PM Page 10 WINNING SPINS By George Kanzler HE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED lyric "they drink a lot of coffee in Brazil," TStates and Canada bring us the two and the gentle pianistic fireworks that women who comprise this Winning Spins. enliven "A Spark in the Night." As with all Pianist, composer and Californian Lisa good jazz pianists, Lisa never lets the beat Hilton and Canadian bassist and singer flag, reliably creating her own rhythmic Brandi Disterheft, have forged careers as impetus for each track. leaders and soloists on instruments found Blue Canvas, Brandi Disterheft in the rhythm section. While Lisa has led (Justin Time), is the latest from a per- quartets and quintets on recent recordings, former who has become part of a burgeon- her latest is a solo piano effort. Brandi, ing number of female bassists who also now a Harlem resident, enlists two veter- sing, like Esperanza Spaulding, Nicki ans of the Big Apple scene for her new trio Parrott and Mimi Jones. As a bassist, album. Brandi distinguishes herself with one of Day and Night, Lisa Hilton (Ruby the most booming, resonantly full tones on Slippers), is a signal departure from Lisa's the jazz scene today. It is so strong she is last album, Nocturnal (Ruby Slippers). confident enough to lead a trio here with That one, despite the title, was a lively, one of the most assertive, two-fisted veter- post-bop affair from a quintet of A-list jazz an pianists in New York, Harold Mabern. stars, including drummer Antonio Sanchez Rounding out the trio is the pianist's fre- and bassist Gregg August filling out the quent sideman, drummer Joe Farnsworth. rhythm section, trumpeter Terell Stafford Brandi includes her lyrics to three and tenor saxophonist J.D. Allen in the songs in the CD folder, but only chooses to front line. The main similarity with this sing on two. She reveals a clear, bright new solo piano CD is the prevalence of voice capable of sultry innuendo on the Lisa's tunes; each album features one exotic "Crippling Thrill" and coyly pert on standard with the balance the pianist's the jump-swing title track. originals. While her singing is more than fine, it is Schooled in traditional and modern only a momentary diversion on this album, classical music as well as jazz, Lisa is a essentially a terrific trio date with con- player in full command of the nuances of stantly engaging tunes and solos from all her instrument. In her approach is a wel- three participants. As leader, Brandi takes come expanse of dynamics and tonal vari- more than the usual complement of bass ety, enabling her to conjure aural pictures solos, without dulling the results. Her (she has studied and created visual art) in funky, reverberant solo follows and compli- a richly impressionistic style. Two fine ments Harold's spirited rendering of and instances of that impressionism are soloing on "Dis Here." "Prelude to the "Sunrise" and "Sunset on the Beach," the Crippling Thrill" is two and a half minutes former building a logical, rising line over a of compelling a cappella pizzicato bass. resonant rhythmic pulse; the latter creat- Brandi plays the lead, also pizzicato, on ing complex two-handed rhythms hinting three tracks: "Willow Weep for Me," Tadd at swing and stride before fading out like a Dameron's "Our Delight" and, on cello, on sunset. her own "When the Mood is Right." Harold "Seduction" (also the title of Lisa's conjures his inner Erroll Garner on a unex- debut album) veers toward expressionism pected ballad version of Clifford Brown's with hiccup-like hesitations, rumbling low "Daahoud," Brandi soloing with impressive chords and little Monkish dissonances double-stops. The pianist and drummer winking at the title mood. But that atti- are front and center on Harold's "Beehive," tude is definitely embraced in Lisa's a round-robin theme bouncing between beguiling take on the one standard here, bass and drums. And don't miss "George's "Begin the Beguine." Dilemma," a lesser-known Clifford Brown Throughout the CD, Lisa evokes memo- tune revived rewardingly here. rably resonant original songs, from her Cole Porter tribute title tune to fetching Lisa Hilton appears at Carnegie melodies like "So This Is Love," which just Hall's Weill Hall on Jan. 10. Brandi cry out for lyrics. For added variety there's Disterheft has a CD release gig for her sly sense of humor, evinced in the Blue Canvas at Dizzy's Club Coca- samba "Caffeinated Culture," recalling the Cola on Jan. 3. 10 Herring cover photo by Jimmy Katz, Hilton by Ricky Chavez, Marsalis and Elling by Palma Kolansky. 177601_HH_January_0 12/22/16 12:08 PM 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. All rights Karen Pica [email protected] reserved. No material may be reproduced without written CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: permission of the President. 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