Geezer Music Club (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Eddie Allen is a busy man these days. Last month I reviewed the veteran jazz trumpeter’s new album as the leader of a large band called the Aggregation. That effort was a solid collection of big-band music, and the band was — well — big, with something like 17 members. Now Eddie is fronting a smaller [...]
St. Louis Jazz Notes (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... on the CD, plus Ulysses Owens. Jr. on drums and St. Louis' own Peter Martin on piano, replacing Carl Allen and Eric Reed, respectively. Though he didn't play on the CD, Martin has been on many of the subsequent Inside Straight gigs, and will be at the piano for their St. Louis run. Down below, there's a clip of McBride demonstrating his technique with a solo on the Ornette Coleman...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... of whom played on the CD, plus Ulysses Owens. Jr. on drums and St. Louis' own on piano, replacing Carl Allen and Eric Reed, respectively. Though he didn't play on the CD, Martin has been on many of the subsequent Inside Straight gigs, and will be at the piano for their St. Louis run. Down below, there's a clip of McBride demonstrating his technique with a solo on the Ornette Coleman...
