Berklee Jazz Drums

Dennis Warren's Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Ensemble - Very Live (1994) {FMRJE–Not On Label}
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© 1994 FMRJE / Not On Label | [none]
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Psychedelic Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Drums

The Boston-based FMRJE belies the notion that the only thing happening in that city jazz-wise is the bebop played by whippersnappers at Berklee. Drummer Dennis Warren is apparently the leader of this outfit, but former Cecil Taylor sideman/trumpeter Raphe Malik takes composer credit on all but one of the tunes. Not that the tunes are particularly substantive – they serve merely as springboards for the collective improvisations to follow. The soloists are without exception first-rate.

Dennis Warren's Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Ensemble - 7 in One (1998) {FMRJE–Not On Label}
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© 1998 FMRJE | [none]
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Psychedelic Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Drums

The Boston-based FMRJE belies the notion that the only thing happening in that city jazz-wise is the bebop played by whippersnappers at Berklee. Drummer Dennis Warren is apparently the leader of this outfit. Not that the tunes are particularly substantive – they serve merely as springboards for the collective improvisations to follow. The soloists are without exception first-rate.

Dennis Warren's Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Ensemble - Live at the Zeitgeist Gallery (2003) {FMRJE–Not On Label rel 2014}
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© 2003, 2014 FMRJE | [none]
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Psychedelic Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Drums

The Boston-based FMRJE belies the notion that the only thing happening in that city jazz-wise is the bebop played by whippersnappers at Berklee. Drummer Dennis Warren is apparently the leader of this outfit. Not that the tunes are particularly substantive – they serve merely as springboards for the collective improvisations to follow. The soloists are without exception first-rate.

Gary Burton and the Berklee All-Stars (1985) {JVC JD-3301}
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© 1985 JVC / Victor Japan | JD-3301
Jazz / Post Bop / Vibes

This set (reissued in 1995 on CD) was a change of pace for vibraphonist Gary Burton after so many relatively introspective sets for ECM. Burton is featured with a octet that also includes Bill Pierce on tenor, altoist Larry Monroe and trumpeter Jeff Stout. The music is generally modern hard bop with some real cookers (such as Cedar Walton's "Firm Roots") alternating with solid ballads. Among the highlights are James Williams's jazz waltz "Soulful Bill," John Scofield's playful "Why 'd You Do It" and Burton's unaccompanied workout on the thoughtful "Crystal Silence." This mostly straightahead set is not all that essential but does adds to the strong musical legacy of Gary Burton.

Herbie Hancock - Hear, O Israel: A Prayer Ceremony In Jazz (1968) {Jonny Records JBH025CD rel 2008}
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© 1968, 2008 Jonny Records / Trunk | JBH025CD
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Soul Jazz / Modern Creative

In 1965, encouraged by his rabbi, the 17-year-old Jonathan Klein wrote a selection of jazz themes for a Jewish Sabbath concert. Originally recorded in 1968 by an all-star cast of musicians that included Herbie Hancock, Thad Jones, and Ron Carter, the collection is a unique, free-flowing series of pieces that perfectly complement the accompanying Jewish Sabbath prayers, and provides a rare opportunity to hear these talented musicians performing in a unique setting that's at once creative and intensely devotional.