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'REVIEW: Christian Weidner, 'Every Hour of the Light and Dark,' Pirouet Records

Christian Weidner's alto saxophone flies over the piano/bass/drums rhythm section of his groundbreaking quartet on 'Every Hour of the Light and Dark' (Pirouet Records). It's a heady concoction whose circuitous road is so delicious that while the destination remains unknown, it's the getting there that's all the fun.
By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'REVIEW: Mats Eilertsen, 'Rubicon,' ECM Records

    There's a subtle sophistication at work on Mats Eilertsen's ECM 'Rubicon' debut. His bass has already graced 12 previous ECM sessions of other artists as produced by Manfred Eicher, but now, just like Julius Caesar in 49 B.C., whose army crossed the Rubicon River knowing it was too late to turn back, Mats has laid the gauntlet down. His septet is rather wondrous. And there's no looking back.
    By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'REVIEW: Miss Sophie Lee, 'Traverse This Universe,' KingMoon Recordings

    She came to New Orleans from Chicago 15 years ago and now owns two restaurants and holds court at a third every Thursday at The Spotted Cat on Frenchman Street. Miss Sophie Lee's 'Traverse This Universe' (KingMoon Recordings), her fourth, is a worthy follow-up to her 2013 'Love Street Lullaby.' She sings in a lightly lilting and totally swinging sophistication, making each song into a one-act play.
    By Mike Greenblatt
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