[Dixielandjazz] The Convincing Anachronism

[mmckay]

Interesting review and quite accurate. Chestnut does not reflect much of the
modern (ala Jarrett/Tyner etc) but certainly doesn't lack for anything by
not showing them. As an official "Designated listener" Chestnut is one whom
I work very hard to designate for listening.

One comment is that in my experience he is much better in person than on any
of the three CDs I have. He relates to his audience at a very high level and
tends to work for and with them at all times.  I had the opportunity a
couple of years ago to hear him in a 450 seat auditorium where -- through a
mix up in the publicity -- there were less than 40 of us in attendance. He
gave an awesome, full performance that would have knocked the sox off a
department store manikin.

It is not OKOM, but it is close enough and good enough to be totally
enjoyable.

Mart

Martin D. McKay, Designated listener.

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Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 10:02 AM
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] The Convincing Anachronism

Convincing Anachronisms. That's what we need. :-) VBG.

Below snipped from a Times review.

Cheers,
Steve


Cyrus Chestnut Shows He's a Jazz Anachronism

NY TIMES - By NATE CHINEN - July 8, 2006

The pianist Cyrus Chestnut is one of jazz's most convincing anachronisms.
His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evokes another
era, sometime before the ascent of Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner, to say
nothing of Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett. But unlike the typical
nostalgist, who pines for the past partly because of a queasy discomfort
with the present, Mr. Chestnut appears comfortable with his placement in
time. 

What makes his music fly is a complete security in his style, and that sense
of untroubled self-assurance was one of the best things about Mr. Chestnut's
first set at the Jazz Standard on Thursday night. Working with his regular
rhythm partners, Michael Hawkins on bass, and Neal Smith on drums, Mr.
Chestnut played music tinged by gospel coloration and rooted in earthy
swing. 


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