Drummer March 2016 Pdf

These recordings for the Verve label, most under the direction of Roy’s great champion Norman Granz, began in 1951 soon after Roy’s return to the USA from europe. The final session in the set is from June, 1960.Throughout sixteen different sessions, Roy’s tone hums with energy, whether he’s vaulting into an upper register with no apparent ceiling, or caressing a mournful ballad… Mosaic website

The 2016 NoBusiness reissue of William Hooker’s first two albums was a happy turn of events, not only for fans hankering to get their ears on these vital artifacts, but also for a drummer whose career and accomplishments may be undersung even in his historically marginalized corner of the jazz world. But while part of fixing Hooker’s place in the free jazz canon might mean looking back toward the past, in 2018 he’s anything but done creating and collaborating. Never mind that it’s called Remembering — Hooker’s latest album, out now on the visionary cassette-based label Astral Spirits, proves that his most exciting music may be yet to come.