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Dr. Cyclops' Dream
''Dr. Cyclops' Dream'' is the second album by the Herbie Nichols Project The Herbie Nichols Project was an American jazz ensemble dedicated to performing the music of composer and pianist Herbie Nichols. History The group was co-founded in 1992 by pianist Frank Kimbrough and double bassist Ben Allison, both members o ..., an American jazz ensemble dedicated to performing the music of composer and pianist Herbie Nichols. It was recorded during February 1999 at Tedesco Studio in Paramus, New Jersey, and was released later that year by the Soul Note label. Led by pianist Frank Kimbrough and double bassist Ben Allison, the group also features saxophonists Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1960), Ted Nash and Michael Blake (musician), Michael Blake, trumpeter Ron Horton, and drummer Tim Horner. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Ken Dryden wrote: "the date includes a wealth of Nichols' imaginative yet infrequently heard songs, plus a number of compositions recorded for the first time... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Herbie Nichols Project
The Herbie Nichols Project was an American jazz ensemble dedicated to performing the music of composer and pianist Herbie Nichols. History The group was co-founded in 1992 by pianist Frank Kimbrough and double bassist Ben Allison, both members of the Jazz Composers Collective. However, the origins of the project dated back to 1985, when Kimbrough began to research and transcribe Nichols' piano trio recordings. In 1991, Allison began assisting him, and the two continued their work until they had produced transcriptions for 38 recorded compositions, later adding 32 additional works transcribed from scores housed at the Library of Congress. Between 1995 and 2001, the group recorded three albums of music written by Nichols, with expanded arrangements that included instruments not featured on Nichols' original recordings. Legacy Critic and author Ben Ratliff described the HNP as "a jazz repertory band that's done great work digging up the least-known, most fragmentary compositions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |