Future Jazz (1999)

About this title: Future Jazz is an interesting teaming of the Blue Note and Knitting Factory labels for a compilation of creative modern jazz (leaning toward the "outside"). The CD serves as a supplement to a book of the same name by music journalist Howard Mandel. The selections all come from 1990s releases, with the exception of Eric Dolphy's classic "Hat and Beard" (1964) and James Newton's rendition of "Black and Tan Fantasy" (1986). Better-known names like Dolphy, Cassandra Wilson, Don Pullen, and Pat Metheny are mixed with names that certainly should be as recognized, like pianist Marilyn Crispell, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Spiritual [Coltrane]
2. Hat and Beard [Dolphy]
3. Directo Ad Assunto [Matta]
4. Then [Chapin]
5. Black and Tan Fantasy [Ellington/Miley]
6. Anthem to Eternity [Gayle]
7. Jump [Crispell]
8. The Rule of Three [Metheny/Bailey/Bend]
9. Kool [Scofield]
10. Xenomorph [Reid]
11. Find Him [Wilson]
12. Worship [Lovano]
13. If I Were a Bell [Loesser]
14. Westbury [Hill]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.