The Blues, a largely African-American musical form born in the American south, has undergone a number of necessary transformations in the century or so since its first appe…
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Trombonist Eric Felten has kept some pretty heavy company in the past. His debut disc T-Bop featured an as-yet-unsigned Joshua Redman on tenor saxophone. Gratitud…
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28 Mar
Swing by Suzy Bogguss
Jazz and country music are half-siblings. Both are uniquely American forms. Both derive from folk music associated with people on the cultural fringes (jazz from African-Am…
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One of the pleasures of reviewing jazz CDs is coming upon something new and unexpected. Such is the case with Frain/Dunlap’s impressive debut recording, Pull the Shades
Last year’s Meant to Be found pianist Ramsey Lewis in the affable company of veteran songstress Nancy Wilson. Their collaboration produced a pleasant and satisfying …
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