Ethan Iverson (piano); Thomas Morgan (double bass); Andrew Cyrille (drums)
A Bud Powell set this evening beginning with Monk's Well, You Needn't. Pianist Ethan Iverson was clearly delighted to have Andrew Cyrille on board, a man who knew Monk and Powell (Iverson said Cyrille had stories to tell of meeting the bop icons, but here at Small's wasn't the time or place!). From Bouncin' with Bud to Like Someone in Love and the set-closing 52nd Street Theme, the trio worked empathetically, Iverson suggesting in Morgan and Cyrille that there isn't a better rhythm section on the NYC scene.
Set list: Well, You Needn't; Bouncin' with Bud; Bud's Blues; Wail; I'll Keep Loving You; Like Someone in Love; Reets and I; 52nd Street Theme
Mike Karn Quintet - Mar. 9
Joe Magnarelli (trumpet, flugelhorn); Nick Green (alto sax); Ehud Asherie (piano); Mike Karn (double bass); Charles Goold (drums)
Mike Karn played tenor sax for twenty years working with some high profile musicians including Ray Charles, Harry Connick Jr. and legendary bandleader Toshiko Akiyoshi. Making the switch to double bass, the New Yorker went on to work with many other big names, Jimmy Heath, Freddy Cole and John Pizzarelli, to name but three.
Hank Mobley's Third Time Around signalled a swinging bop session and that's precisely what transpired. The horns - Joe Magnarelli, trumpet, Nick Green, alto sax - swapped solos as they stepped on and off the cramped stage area. Pianist Ehud Asherie and bandleader Mike Karn contributed ace solos of their own, drummer Charles Goold expertly navigating a course for this most accomplished quintet. An excellent set.
Set list: Third Time Around; Gypsy; Lover; Ruby, My Dear; Blues 'n' Boogie; Remember
Jérôme Sabbagh Quartet - Mar. 10
Jérôme Sabbagh (tenor sax); Ben Monder (guitar); Joe Martin (double bass); Nasheet Waits (drums)
New York based French saxophonist and composer Jérôme Sabbagh has recorded several albums during the last twenty five years. Two of his regular collaborators - guitarist Ben Monder and bassist Joe Martin - were with him on this live stream set from Small's, as was the not too shabby Nasheet Waits on drums!
A selection of five of the bandleader's compositions from 2014's The Turn (the title tune and the ballad Long Gone), through to Stand Up and, said Sabbagh, a newer tune (Élson's Energy?), would prove to be anything but a showcase for Sabbagh.
The uptempo Vintage featured Waits, the remainder of the set favoured Ben Monder rather than the bandleader whose preference appeared to be in setting the tone and direction of each piece.
Russell
Set list: The Turn; Long Gone; Vintage; Stand Up; ?
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