Michael Cochrane - Footprints

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:53
Size: 165,4 MB
Art: Front

( 5:31)  1. Black Nile
( 5:27)  2. One by One
( 5:44)  3. Fee-Fi-fo-Fum
( 5:48)  4. Virgo
( 6:01)  5. Esp
( 6:52)  6. Footprints
( 5:49)  7. Ana Maria
( 5:49)  8. Pinocchio
( 6:09)  9. Fall
( 8:35) 10. Infant Eyes
(10:04) 11. Speak No Evil

Pianist Michael Cochrane displays here his deep appreciation and understanding of saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter’s music of the 60s. The 72 minutes of Shorter melodies are performed with great sensitivity, imaginations and dexterity by one of the best jazz piano trios today. “Cochrane is a mature and imaginative pianist with a delicate touch and deep harmonic resources…” (Dave Gelly, Gramophone Jazz Good CD Guide)

Personnel:  Michael Cochrane - piano; Ron McClure - bass; Yoron Israel - drums

Footprints

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Eddie Gomez - Power Play

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1988
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:31
Size: 100,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:39)  1. Power Play
(3:53)  2. Loco Motive
(5:15)  3. Spanish Flower
(5:04)  4. Mel
(5:46)  5. Amethyst
(5:02)  6. Mr. Go
(3:50)  7. Very Early
(3:58)  8. W. 110th St.
(4:59)  9. Forever

Eddie Gomez (born October 4, 1944) is a jazz bassist. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico; he emigrated with his family at a young age to the United States and grew up in New York. He started on double bass in the New York City school system at the age of eleven and at age thirteen went to the New York City High School of Music and Art. He went on to study with Fred Zimmerman. He played in the Marshall Brown-led Newport Festival Youth Band from 1959 to 1961, and was later educated at Juilliard.His impressive resumé includes performances with jazz giants such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Benny Goodman, Buck Clayton, Marian McPartland, Paul Bley, Wayne Shorter, Jeremy Steig, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Chick Corea and Carli Muñoz. Time Magazine lauded: “Eddie Gómez has the world on his strings”. Eddie Gómez would spend a total of eleven years with Bill Evans Trio which included performances throughout the United States, Europe, and the Orient, as well as dozens of recordings. Two of the Trio's recordings won Grammy awards. In addition, he was a member of the Manhattan Jazz Quintet.His career mainly consists of working as an accompanist, a position suited for his quick reflexes and flexibility.In addition to working as a studio musician for many famous jazz musicians, he has recorded as a leader for Columbia Records, Projazz and Stretch. Most of his recent recordings as a leader, are co-led by jazz pianist Mark Kramer. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/eddiegomez

Personnel:  Bass – Eddie Gomez; Drums – Steve Gadd,, Al Foster; Keyboards – LeeAnn Ledgerwood; Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker; Flute; Michael Cochrane - Soprano Saxophone – Dick Oatts; Flute – Jeremy Steig

Power Play

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Paul Nash (featuring Tom Harrell, Michael Cochrane, Michele Hend - Second Impression

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:36
Size: 112,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:25)  1. Song for Lanie
(4:34)  2. New York Nocturne
(8:30)  3. After Words
(5:02)  4. Intermission
(5:32)  5. (It's A Few Steps) From Broadway to Amsterdam
(2:20)  6. Uplift
(6:11)  7. Pentepic
(3:15)  8. Passing Glance
(7:44)  9. Starlit Skylight

The music of composer and guitarist Paul Nash reflects a restless commitment to musical experimentation integrating by turns the sound worlds of jazz, classical, and rock through his own personal synthesis. Nash’s musical path began in the late 60’s when his Bronx teenage rock band opened for the Blues Project and followed a then unknown Jimi Hendrix at the Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village. This was followed by years of music study earning respectively B.M. and M.A. degrees in music composition from the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1972 and Mills College in Oakland (CA) in 1976. San Francisco provided a fruitful outlet for his passion for larger jazz aggregations. In 1977, the ten-piece Paul Nash Ensemble, which featured saxophonist Noel Jewkes, drummer Eddie Marshall and trumpeter Mark Isham, began performances around the Bay Area and in Los Angeles. Later, Nash became instrumental in the creation of the Bay Area Jazz Composers Orchestra (BAJCO), a new type of jazz orchestra that included a string quartet founded in 1987. Upon his return to New York City, Mr. Nash expanded on that same instrumental model by establishing the Manhattan New Music Project in 1990. Nash’s interest in classical forms has evolved alongside his work in jazz. Among the music groups that have performed Nash’s chamber and orchestral pieces have been the St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, the Aspen Music Festival, the Chamber Symphony of San Francisco, the San Francisco Symphony, the Reading Symphony Orchestra (PA) and Ridgefield (CT) Symphonies is scheduled in 2002. Musical Elements, and Composers Concordance and Eclectix.

As a leader, Nash has produced five impressive recordings including three for Soul Note Records (Italy), which have featured jazz artists such as Tom Harrell, Jack Walrath, Tom Varner, David Samuels, Mark Isham, and Art Lande. Paul Nash: A Jazz Composers Ensemble (1979), Second Impression (1985), Night Language (1987), Mood Swing (1993) and Soul of Grace (2000). His jazz writing suggests somewhat contradictory influences, most notably the cool orchestration of Gil Evans and the fiery proclamations of Charles Mingus. Projects slated for publication in print include Fingerstyle Jazz Workbook (Mel Bay Music) and Jazz Duos for alto sax and piano (Advance Music). An accomplished guitarist, Mr. Nash's musical thinking is also distinguished by his adoption of system of a symmetrical tuning in fourths as well as his use of custom designed acoustic and electric seven string guitars. In 1997 Nash began a new musical direction with the creation of site-specific musical work, culminating in a series of nine special performances in New York City parks. His Still Sounds Run Deep deploys musicians around public spaces and provides for interactivity with ambient sounds and the rhythms of passersby. Another long standing goal was realized in the his hour long theater creation, Intimate Structures, fashioning a dialogue adapted from Lovers’ Discourse by the late French philosopher Roland Barthes, and supporting it with an hour of continuous music blending baroque, modern jazz and ambient sounds. Grants and fellowships have served as a vital support for Nash’s work, coming from sources such as the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the Jerome Foundation, the Banff Center for the Arts, Yaddo, Meet the Composer, the National Endowment for the Arts, the University of California at Berkeley, the MacDowell Colony, and the Djerassi Foundation. Finally, Nash has been an arts advocate as well, serving as a nationally elected Board Member of the American Composers Alliance. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/paulnash

Personnel: Michael Cochrane – piano; Tom Harrell – trumpet; Alan Braufman – alto sax, soprano sax; Gerard Carelli – trombone; Paul Nash – seven string guitar, flute; Anthony Cox – bass; Jimmy Madison – drums; Gregory Yasinitsky – soprano sax on Intermission, tenor sax on Starlit Skylight; Ann Yasinitsky – flute; Michele Hendricks – voice

Second Impression

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Michael Cochrane - Song Of Change

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:26
Size: 151,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:02)  1. S.c.c.
(6:52)  2. Once I Loved
(6:48)  3. Prelude To A Kiss
(6:51)  4. On Green Dolphin Stret
(5:09)  5. No Gain No Pain
(8:02)  6. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
(6:11)  7. Cloud 9
(7:10)  8. Autumn Leaves
(6:58)  9. Song Of Change
(5:18) 10. Bemsha Swing

An excellent straight-ahead hard bop pianist, Michael Cochrane performs four of his originals and six standards, including swinging versions of "On Green Dolphin Street," "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top," and "Autumn Leaves" on this trio set. 

Assisted by bassist Marcus McLaurine and drummer Alan Nelson, Cochrane adds his own musical personality to the hard bop tradition, creating music that should please straight-ahead jazz fans. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/song-of-change-mw0000621572

Song Of Change

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Louis Smith - Louisville

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:16
Size: 139,8 MB
Art: Front

(7:08)  1. Buzzy
(6:52)  2. Isfahan
(6:38)  3. Algo Bueno
(8:19)  4. I'll Close My Eyes
(7:46)  5. Ande
(6:35)  6. For All We Know
(8:06)  7. Days Of Wine And Roses
(8:49)  8. Scrapple From The Apple

Louis Smith’s Louisville (Steeplechase) is a no-frills, straightahead exercise in postbop. Smith and altoist Jon Gordon provide an excellent front line, with tight playing on heads, backed effectively by pianist Michael Cochrane, bassist Calvin Hill and drummer Jeff Hirshfield. The tune selections show imagination, from the neglected (Charlie Parker’s “Buzzy”) to the familiar (“Scrapple From the Apple”) to the in-between (Dizzy Gillespie’s “Algo Bueno,” better known as “Woody ‘n’ You”). Smith has a penchant for ballads with interesting changes (“For All We Know” and “I’ll Close My Eyes”), including a reverent reading of Billy Strayhorn’s lovely “Isfahan.” The lone original is Smith’s “Ande,” an uptempo reworking of the changes to “Indiana” that allows him to show that at 73 he’s lost none of his fluidity, none of his improvisational skill and none of his ability to swing at any tempo. ~ Harve Siders https://jazztimes.com/reviews/briefs/louis-smith-quintet-louisville/ 

Personnal: Louis Smith (trumpet); Jon Gordon (alto saxophone); Michael Cochrane (piano); Calvin Hill (bass); Jeff Hirshfield (drums).

Louisville

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Michael Cochrane - Discovery

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:00
Size: 146,3 MB
Art: Front

( 6:07)  1. Yesterdays
( 5:07)  2. Visitation
( 6:41)  3. How Deep Is The Ocean
(11:07)  4. Quiet Now
( 7:55)  5. Discovery
( 6:59)  6. M. C.'s Bossa
( 4:54)  7. Oblivion
( 7:20)  8. Fantasy
( 6:45)  9. Erie Blues

Wonderfully warm work from the great Michael Cochrane a pianist we always love, and who also seems to be playing a bit of Fender Rhodes on this album too! The instrument's not credited on the back, but turns up in an excellent version of Denny Zeitlin's "Quiet Now" which is handled by Cochrane with just the right sort of space and tone to really open up the composition in a way that's very different from the bolder, more soulful tones the pianist uses throughout the rest of the album. As always with a record from Michael, the original tunes are some of the best and include "Discovery", "MC's Bossa", "Erie Blues", and "Fantasy"all the kind of numbers that always have us digging for his records whenever we get the chance. Other tunes include "Oblivion", "Yesterdays", and "Visitation" and the trio includes Daryl Johns on bass and Steve Johns on drums. © 1996-2017, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/778332

Personnel:  Michael Cochrane – Piano;  Daryl Johns – Bass;  Steve Johns – Drums.

Discovery

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Michael Cochrane - Minor Matrix

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:17
Size: 145,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:08)  1. I'll Keep Loving You
(5:16)  2. One Finger Snap
(6:05)  3. Waltz
(6:43)  4. On The Sunny Side of The Street
(4:57)  5. Mamacita
(5:57)  6. This Is New
(8:40)  7. Summer Night
(6:55)  8. Minor Matrix
(5:03)  9. Ask Me Now
(6:30) 10. So Sorry Please

Michael Cochrane starts his new CD with Bud Powell’s classic “I’ll Keep Loving you” manifesting again his musical roots and influences. As John Murph of JazzTimes once wrote about Cochrane’s SteepleChase debut album Cutting Edge, this album also “ sings unapologetically that bebop indeed still lives. ”

Personnel: Michael Cochrane (piano); Alan Nelson (drums); Calvin Hill (bass)

Minor Matrix

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Michael Cochrane Trio - Gesture Of Faith

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:58
Size: 156,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:05)  1. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(4:35)  2. Baby Steps
(6:37)  3. Gesture Of Faith
(5:24)  4. Free Fall
(7:24)  5. Gentle Rain
(5:31)  6. All Of You
(6:38)  7. Lush Life
(7:09)  8. Blues On The Dark Side
(6:41)  9. Room 118
(6:51) 10. Invitation
(4:59) 11. Hallucination

On Gesture of Faith, veteran Cochrane demonstrates a direct, fat-free linear style with a hint of Bill Evans in his chord voicings. Eddie Gomez’s walking and crosscutting bass lines provide another source of interest and delight, as does Alan Nelson’s drumming. “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” swings cleanly as the trio exhibits the art of interplay as well as more traditional lead and support roles. Cochrane’s chordal exposition of “Invitation” is rich and exotic. In addition to Cochrane’s skill, this album reminds us again that Gomez is one of jazz’s top bassists. ~ Owen Cordle https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/michael-cochrane-gesture-of-faith/
 

Personnel:  Alan Nelson(Drums),  Eddie Gomez(Bass),  Michael Cochrane(Piano)

Gesture Of Faith

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Michael Cochrane - Right Now

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:28
Size: 150,2 MB
Art: Front

(7:09)  1. Sit & Wait
(9:42)  2. The Seeker
(5:43)  3. Convergence
(7:24)  4. New Samba
(6:52)  5. Blues On The Dark Side
(8:07)  6. Ballad For Old Times Sake
(6:47)  7. Early Bird
(8:09)  8. Revelation
(5:31)  9. Right Now

Michael Cochrane is one of many American jazz musicians who has had far greater exposure working for European-based labels than he has in his homeland. This trio date with bassist Calvin Hill and drummer Jeff Hirschfield is an enjoyable session, focusing exclusively on nine originals by the leader. "Sit and Wait" is a fine opener, in the mold of Bud Powell and Duke Jordan. "The Seeker" begins in a pensive mood before transforming into a lively mid-tempo waltz with an infectious vamp. The breezy "New Samba" showcases Hill's fluid bass, in addition to the leader. The brisk "Ballad for Old Times Sake" blends elements of hard bop and Latin rhythm into an infectious groove, while "Early Bird" sounds as if it could have been written during the '50s heyday of bop. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/right-now-mw0000581185

Personnel:  Bass – Calvin Hill;  Drums – Jeff Hirshfield;  Piano, Composed By – Michael Cochrane

Right Now

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Michael Cochrane Quartet - Cutting Edge

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:58
Size: 155,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:59)  1. Lines Of Reason
(9:14)  2. Moon And Sand
(5:41)  3. You're My Everything
(6:40)  4. Autumn In New York
(6:26)  5. Celia
(5:20)  6. Mirror Mirror
(6:36)  7. Cutting Edge
(6:47)  8. I Thought About You
(8:43)  9. Shami
(6:28) 10. Long Walk

His resume is an imposing one, marked by gigs with Sonny Fortune, Jack Walrath, Eddie Gomez, Clark Terry, Michael Brecker, Chip White, the Spirit of Life Ensemble, Nancy Monroe, and many more. Add to that beneficial training from the likes of Jaki Byard, Eleanor Hancock and the legendary Madame Chaloff. This gives you just a simple point of reference for approaching the work of pianist Michael Cochrane, whose debut SteepleChase set, The Cutting Edge is just now getting an American release. While not without its moments of collective risk-taking, this set falls into the category of conservative mainstream fare that SteepleChase is known for and in Cochrane they have a solid pianist who has learned his lessons well. He certainly knows how to pace a set, the ten selections including some top-drawer standards and four of his own well-developed lines. Cochrane, bassist Ron McClure, and drummer Yoron Israel go it as a trio for Bud Powell’s “Celia” and “I Thought About You,” while the rest of the date features the lead voice of alto saxophonist David Gross. 

A new name to this reviewer, Gross speaks volumes with a tart yet seductive tone that puts him in the same league with fellow alto man Jon Gordon. In the final analysis, everything sits just right with The Cutting Edge, even if doesn’t quite live up to the implications of its title. ~ C.Andrew Hovan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/cutting-edge-michael-cochrane-steeplechase-records-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php
 

Personnel:  Michael Cochrane- piano,  David Gross- alto saxophone,  Ron McClure- bass,  Yoron Israel- drums

Cutting Edge

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