Word: saxman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this fall. In terms of freshmen, there's the ska band the Blue Beats, whose Dance with Me (October) will be released on tiny Moon Records, and vocalist Madeleine Peyroux, whose Dreamland (Oct. 1) is an enchanting mix of jazz, country and blues. As for returning upperclassmen, saxman Joshua Redman's Freedom in the Groove (Sept. 24) is wonderfully listenable, and the reformed New Edition's Home Again (Sept. 10) no doubt aims to recreate the R.-and-B. group's old chart appeal...
grove plays with the confidence and maturity of jazzmen twice his age. With his sharp attack and liquid tone, he brings both fire and lyricism to a repertoire that is always anchored in melody. Alto saxman Antonio Hart adds a riveting counterpoint to this tight, driving quintet...
...years there, the elder Marsalis turned NOCCA into a fertile breeding ground for future jazz stars. Like a Renaissance master turning out a whole school of fine painters, he trained a virtual Who's Who of the younger generation: Harry Connick Jr., Terence Blanchard, Marlon Jordan, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, saxman Donald Harrison and flutist Kent Jordan, to name a few. But the most remarkable crop of Marsalis pupils was his own sons: Branford, Wynton, trombonist Delfeayo, 25, and drummer Jason, 13. (Another son, Ellis III, 26, is a computer consultant in Baltimore; Mboya, 20, is autistic and lives at home...
...HARGROVE: DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH (Novus). Watch out, Wynton! This 20-year- old trumpet phenomenon from Waco, Texas, is nipping at your heels with a horn full of soul and fire. A well-crafted album, featuring penetrating solo work from alto-saxman Antonio Hart and three strong compositions by pianist Geoffrey Keezer...
COURTNEY PINE: THE VISION'S TALE (Island/Antilles). Young (24), gifted, black and British, saxman Courtney Pine is his country's most popular jazz performer. His third album, a mix of standards and originals, shows off a controlled lyricism and two different voices: wailing and reedy on soprano, muzzy and funky on tenor. But Pine's stylish man at the piano, Ellis Marsalis, almost steals the album...