Articles by Glen Hall

Rich Corpolongo Trio
Get Happy
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2010
The album title gives appropriate orientation: these guys sound like they're having fun and listeners will too. Tenor saxist Rich Corpolong...
Hilario Duran Trio
Motion
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2010
Yes, pianist Hilario Duran is Canada's foremost Cuban jazz musician, with awards and accolades in abundance. And from the very first tune,...
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Music for Empty Spaces
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2010
The empty spaces this electro-acoustic work is designed for would have to be pretty darned desolate to accommodate the flurry of activity o...
Michael Ellison
Invocation
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2010
Composer Michael Ellison isn't fooling around. His "String Quartet #2" has the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic and emotional depth of late Beet...
Daniel Matto Quintet
I'm Old Fashioned
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2010
The CD's title is apt. Vocalist Daniel Matto sings from a time and place that no longer exists, but should. You get his vibe in full cry on...
Free Boat Rentals
Free Boat Rentals
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2010
The first thing that strikes the listener is the togetherness of this foursome. Relaxed, confident, the quartet let their music unfurl at a...
Aki Takase
A Week Went By
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2010
A free-improv disc by pianist Aki Takase is bound to make for absorbing listening. A musician of extraordinary depth and breadth whose reco...
Tomasz Stanko Quintet
Dark Eyes
PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2010
Dark Eyes is poised, elegant and vibrating with emotion. Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko has been around for decades and his experience show...