Ari Roland: Sketches from a Bassist's Album
CML call number: CD/JAZZ/Roland
Contents: The Lion of Yerevan; Most's Paradise; Replaceable Me; Swamp Thing Goes to the Indy 500; Mensch Blues; Ah, Transcarpathicus; Thou Swell (Rodgers/Hart); Byars-a-maki; Mo's On (Elmo Hope); I'll Walk Alone (Styne/Cahn); all composed by Roland except as noted.
Ben Ratliff wrote in the New York Times: "The young bassist Ari Roland plays bebop, not hard bop; he is fascinated by the fragile dynamics of that music from the 1940's and early 50's, with its imaginative, jagged melodic lines and unusual, sometimes cryptic harmony. (He also plays bowed bass at fast tempos with amazing skill, following the examples of Steve Brown, Oscar Pettiford and Paul Chambers.) 'Sketches from a Bassist's Album' (Smalls), a strong record, puts him with a like-minded, bop-obsessed group, including the tenor saxophonist Chris Byars, the pianist Sacha Perry and the drummer Phil Stewart" ("Playlist," 4/2/06).
Producer Luke Kaven writes in the liner notes: "The distinction for most number of appearances at Smalls [jazz club in New York's West Village] goes without question to bassist Ari Roland. …"
Contents: The Lion of Yerevan; Most's Paradise; Replaceable Me; Swamp Thing Goes to the Indy 500; Mensch Blues; Ah, Transcarpathicus; Thou Swell (Rodgers/Hart); Byars-a-maki; Mo's On (Elmo Hope); I'll Walk Alone (Styne/Cahn); all composed by Roland except as noted.
Ben Ratliff wrote in the New York Times: "The young bassist Ari Roland plays bebop, not hard bop; he is fascinated by the fragile dynamics of that music from the 1940's and early 50's, with its imaginative, jagged melodic lines and unusual, sometimes cryptic harmony. (He also plays bowed bass at fast tempos with amazing skill, following the examples of Steve Brown, Oscar Pettiford and Paul Chambers.) 'Sketches from a Bassist's Album' (Smalls), a strong record, puts him with a like-minded, bop-obsessed group, including the tenor saxophonist Chris Byars, the pianist Sacha Perry and the drummer Phil Stewart" ("Playlist," 4/2/06).
Producer Luke Kaven writes in the liner notes: "The distinction for most number of appearances at Smalls [jazz club in New York's West Village] goes without question to bassist Ari Roland. …"
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