Dan McClenaghan at All About Jazz has included my record Little Played Little Bird on his Best Releases of 2012 list. He had this to say: “Drummer Todd Bishop is an underground treasure. He doesn’t boast the highest of profiles, but he has put out two consecutive great CDs for the Origin Records label: 2009’s 69 Annee Erotique and now, this nod to alto saxophonist/free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman.” Thanks Dan!Read More →
Another Best of 2012 list for my CD Little Played Little Bird, this time on the Bird Is The Worm blog, written by eMusic contributor Dave Sumner. We’re in the number 12 slot: So, take obscure compositions from the songbook of a challenging artist and perform renditions… the math for that equation should result in something resembling a didactic lecture of music theory and not the refreshingly listenable Little Played Little Bird. Todd Bishop tackles the music of Ornette Coleman, and without watering down the source material, has created a recording that was both tuneful and a fun listen. It’s an impressive accomplishment, and aRead More →
Allaboutjazz.com’s Dan McClenaghan put our 69 Année Érotique on his top ten CDs of 2009 list, along with albums by Jan Garbarek, Gary Peacock, Steve Kuhn, and Jessica Williams. Here’s his introduction followed by our entry: 2009 was a fantastic year for music. Every disc on this list is a marvelous set of sounds. This is what keeps me excited about the art form. Todd Bishop’s Pop Art 4 69 Annee Erotique Origin Records A meticulously-crafted jazz/pop mix nod to the music of the late French musical Renaissance man, Serge Gainsbourg. Dan’s complete list after the break: Jessica Williams Art of the Piano Origin RecordsRead More →
69AE makes another best of 2009 list on AllAboutJazz.com- thanks C. Michael Bailey! Here’s the complete list: Martial Solal Live at the Village Vanguard: I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Cam Jazz Enrico Pieranunzi Enrico Pieranunzi Plays Domenico Scarlatti Cam Jazz Todd Bishop’s Pop Art 4 69 Annee Erotique Origin Records Theo Bleckmann Charles Ives: Twelve Songs Winter & Winter Andras Schiff Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Partitas ECM Records Steve Kuhn Trio with Joe Lovano Mostly Coltrane ECM Records Carla Bley Carla’s Christmas Carols Watt / ECM Records Theo Bleckmann Schumann’s Favored Bar Songs Winter & Winter Polkastra Apolkalypse Now Ancalagon Joe Cocker LiveRead More →
Here Library of Congress jazz specialist, writer, and WPFW DJ Larry Appelbaum plays his favorite recordings of 2009, including 69 Année Érotique: Sound of Surprise WPFW-FM Washington D.C. Sundays 4-6 pm A Look Back at Favorite Releases From 2009 (in no particular order) 1) Gerald Clayton-Con Alma (Two Shade) 2) Dominick Farinacci-Don’t Explain (Lovers, Tales & Dances) 3) Martial Solal-Green Dolphin Street (Live at Village Vanguard) 4) John Scofield-Just a Little While To Stay Here (Piety Street) 5) Allen Toussaint-St James Infirmary (The Bright Mississippi) 6) Joshua Redman-Round Reuben (Compass) 7) Fred Hersch-Por Toda Minha Vida (Fred Hersch Plays Jobim) 8) Luciana Souza-Sorriu Para MimRead More →