Take 5

Take Five is a seasonal jazz column by Glide contributor Doug Collette, who will be taking snap-shot reviews of recent jazz albums… Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith/A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke (ECM): Music of a stark simplicity arises from the dual ruminations of Vijay Iyer on piano and Wadada Leo Smith on trumpet. The two usually […]

If it begs credulity to state the music Brad Mehldau creates in a solo piano setting is more intense than that musicianship within the intricate interplay of his trio. One listen to this self-compiled, decade-spanning collection will fundamentally alter that perception. On his own as with his group, Mehldau plays with almost equal parts purpose […]

Take Five is a seasonal jazz column by Glide contributor Doug Collette, who will be taking snap-shot reviews of recent jazz albums… Wes Montgomery/In the Beginning (Resonance):  ‘Early Recordings From 1949-1958,’ deserves the sumptuous packaging and meticulous annotation within the enclosed fifty-six page booklet because the musicianship transcends the sound quality (understandably so given it was recorded between five […]

Take Five is a jazz column by Glide contributor Doug Collette, who will be taking snap-shot reviews of recent jazz albums Stanton Moore/Conversations (The Royal Potato Family): In contrast to his groove driven leadership of Galactic as well as his own trios and funk oriented collaborations, this album is an acoustic piano trio studio set deriving from over […]

Will Bernard/Just Like Downtown (Posi-Tone): Will Bernard may never impress with his guitar flash, but in a world overstocked with self-appointed heroes of the instrument, his approach is as much of a blessing as his deceptively sophisticated skill. And it’s in keeping with his skill as much as confidence that he enters to make a […]

Pat Metheny/Tap (Nonesuch): On his selections from John Zorn’s Book of Angels, Pat Metheny oscillates wildly from the near silence of carefully picked acoustic instruments to the cacophony of electric ones whose impact is only heightened through the muscular percussion of Antonio Sanchez. Sounding at once like everything and nothing you’d expect from a Pat […]

Glide jazz writer Doug Collette takes a quick look at recent recordings from Stan Killian, Benny Green, Giovanni Moltoni, Robert Hurst and Samuel Barber Quartet.

Time Out Take Five is season jazz column by Glide contributor Doug Collette, as this season he takes a closer look at Erik Deutsch, Luis Perdomo and more..

Given the names involved, it stands to reason this is a hard-hitting session

Five new jazz albums you need to hear