Hints and tips:
...The album opens with the brief, sparse and melodic “Lament for Lo”, a moving tribute to late drummer Lawrence “Lo” Leathers, conjured by unaccompanied mallets....
...Joining these three long-term collaborators, in-demand bassist Linda May Han Oh and rising star pianist Lawrence Fields add light and shade with confidence....
...Although Sunday’s modern jazz programme ranged from cool school readings of Thelonious Monk to saxophonist Azar Lawrence and his rhythm-heavy LA septet, five bands in Theon Cross served up an evening showstopper...
...The original album’s bassist and drummer Chris Lawrence and John Marshall completed the bill....
...The wistful melody was first carried by alto sax, then trumpet harmonies added a mournful edge and pianist Lawrence Fields delivered a subtly shaded highlight....
...And with pianist Lawrence Fields adding harmonic subtlety and depth, it is easy to picture Shorter as the guiding light....
...The repertoire delivered Hancock staples, but with Martin given a lead role, and Lawrence stripping down the beat, the classic tracks were recast — a radical departure even from their summer date at the...
...Pianist Lawrence Fields balances tradition and invention with an equally strong voice....
...Trevor Lawrence Jr Relationships (Ropeadope) The tough-edged beats and expertly crafted arrangements that underlie Trevor Lawrence Jr’s uplifting debut CD reflect years working as a session drummer/producer...
...Tenor Lawrence Brownlee, outstanding as Parker, captures the emotional extremes of a musical genius pushing at artistic and social boundaries....
...Lawrence Fields stands out on keyboards, but it is the leader’s soaring, full-bodied trumpet that pushes each track to the max....
...And with bassist Chris Lawrence and drummer Martin France delivering a powerful, understated pulse, this is a moving testament to a major voice in UK jazz....
...Azar Lawrence The Seeker (Sunnyside)...
...The soundscape shimmers and shifts, processed and dubbed up; the muted trumpet on “Fanfare D’Alexandrie” could have soundtracked Lawrence Durrell. “Bounawara” growls and grows....
...The support is sympathetic and equally attuned – pianist Lawrence Fields’s improvisations are as engrossing as the leader’s – and the compositions range from lyrical balladry and soul-searching gospel to...
...Finally, Lawrence Savioz’s wonderful renovation of a stone farmhouse in Chamoson illustrates quite how well historic Alpine buildings can be converted into contemporary dwellings, with a little invention...
...Only the encore sustained a single mood .The warm-hearted ballad, introduced by Lawrence Fields’ sparse, romantic piano, was all too brief....
...Courtney Pine’s warm-hearted and muscular resume of Caribbean music’s global reach focuses on historic struggles and musicians lost to history – the opening ballad references Stephen Lawrence; slave-revolutionaries...
...But the basic pulse is rocking funk, held down by tricky well-spaced riffs from bass guitarist Lawrence Cottle and Bruford’s relaxed, undemonstrative drumming....
...From the plantation: Mike Hobart on the 10 jazz CDs he most enjoyed this year (in no particular order) 1....
...With the excellent Dutch bassist Joris Teepe moving telepathically round the beat in synchrony with Ali’s dead-centre timing, saxophonist Lawrence Clark was given ample room to showcase his declamatory tone...
International Edition