 Classic Rock Music Blog review by TW The Crimson Jazz Trio’s second album, King Crimson Songbook Volume 2, represents a step forward and a terrible setback at once. Jazz Trio members pianist Jody Nardone, bassist Tim Landers and drummer Ian Wallace recorded the first Crimson Songbook in... Thursday, 11 June 2009 at 3:30:00 AM PDT Music Street Journal Review by Gary Hill OK, so musically this is basically pure jazz, but since it’s reworkings of King Crimson music I’ve put it in the progressive rock section of Music Street Journal. When you add in that one time King Crimson drummer Ian Wallace is the mastermind and st... Friday, 22 May 2009 at 5:22:00 AM PDT The International Review of Music by Fernando Gonzalez Standards in jazz have become what they are, in part because of their harmonic and melodic possibilities, but also because of the shared language they represent between players and audiences. Only when both are familiar with the music — be it a Cole ... Thursday, 21 May 2009 at 4:40:00 AM PDT Gapplegate review by Greg Walker Piano Trio CJ3 Plays King Crimson Any group that sustains a long-term success artistically and commercially stands to be subjected to the tribute album. King Crimson certainly has been a group that qualifies. The ordinary album of this kind consis... Sunday, 17 May 2009 at 6:10:00 AM PDT Indie Label Beat by Nick Catalano The Crimson Jazz Trio, westcoasters who are rarely heard in my part of the world are releasing the King Crimson Songbook vol. 2 on the Inner Knot label. The outing was the last on this earth for drummer Ian Wallace and it scintil... Monday, 11 May 2009 at 5:01:00 AM PDT Tommy Hash's review at YTSEJAM.com Consisting of King Crimson Drummer Ian Wallace, Jody Nardone on grand piano, and Tim Landers on upright and electric bass, it's the second time around of Crimson music stripped down, yet expanded at the same time - stripped to just three instruments ... Wednesday, 06 May 2009 at 9:50:00 AM PDT Examiner.com review by Vince Font Ian Wallace (1946-2007) was a drummer that spent most of his 60 years in the thankless anonymity reserved especially for world-class session musicians. Well respected and in high demand within the music industry, outside of it you'd be hard pressed t... Saturday, 22 July 2006 at 4:36:00 AM PDT DigitalMetal.com review by Chris Ayers Thoroughly lauded by King Crimson maestro Robert Fripp, The Crimson Jazz Trio’s debut album is utterly breathtaking. Excepting the fabulous 21st Century Schizoid Band (comprised of former Crimson members playing only pre-Larks’ Tongues in Aspic tunes... Tuesday, 09 May 2006 at 12:37:00 PM PDT Manchester Online Review by Tim Stenhouse JAZZ for the progressive crowd? Progressive for the jazz crowd? Which bag does this release fit into? The answer, happily, is both; for this is without question one of the most refreshing piano trio albums to have surfaced in a long time and is on a ... Sunday, 30 April 2006 at 8:46:00 AM PDT Berman Music Foundation Review by Tom Ineck It’s about time someone recognized the timeless quality of King Crimson’s music and its relationship to cutting-edge jazz. The seminal progressive rock band of the late 1960s continues to record and perform under the leadership o... |