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Terrasson, 32, has always been an original pianist, but the pleasures of his first two albums tended to be clever, surface ones. This CD, recorded live, is a breakthrough, thanks in no small part to the fact that his trio (with bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Leon Parker) has been playing together for more than six years--a rarity in the harsh economic climate of today's jazz world. On a set of standards sprinkled with Terrasson originals, the trio plays softly and sparely, at times swinging as much by implication as by force. Melodies have a way of slithering...
...solved the problem of sound (or created more problems, depending on how you look at the situation), it also raised many questions, the most predominant one being, quite simply, "Why?" Amos built her style and reputation around her unique and passionate keyboarding skills. Why are a lead guitarist, a bassist, and a drummer so necessary now? Was it to better showcase the songs off her latest album, from the choirgirl hotel, which does not contain as many all-acoustic songs as her previous albums have? Or is it precisely because Amos now wants to play in arenas like the Fleet...
...then in 1986 finally settled here for good. One of the things he liked about the U.S. was that he could "listen to everything from Pete Seeger to the Jackson Five." In 1991 he hooked up with jazz drummer Carter Beauford, saxophonist Leroi Moore, violinist Boyd Tinsley and bassist Stefan Lessard. The new band spent two long years gigging at beer-stained frat houses, molding their sound...
...both prickly and soothing--like anxious lullabies (to suggest another unappetizing title). Though Keezer gives himself three solo numbers--a highlight being his gentle deconstruction of Lush Life--the heart of the album is a series of tunes featuring Keezer in an all-star trio setting with bassist Christian McBride and saxophonist Joshua Redman. The lack of a drummer to knit things together in the usual way, along with Keezer's provocative, concerto-like arrangements (his accompaniment can be even more interesting than his solos), suggests a kind of jazz version of Baroque counterpoint. Three cuts feature a breathy Diana...
This summer core Dead members Hart, guitarist Bob Weir and bassist Phil Lesh--along with Hornsby, guitarist Steve Kimock (from the Bay Area-band Zero), guitarist Mark Karan (who has played with the Rembrandts), drummer John Molo (from Hornsby's band) and jazz saxophonist Dave Ellis--are touring as "the Other Ones," a band that, while not the Dead, is named after a Dead song and performs material from the Dead catalog. Weir, for his part, was eager to play the old Dead songs again but reluctant to tour under the Grateful Dead name. Says Weir: "Without Pigpen [keyboardist...