18 Jun
A Night In Dublin by Dick Wellstood
Sunday, 18 June 2000
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Few will argue if I suggest that Dick Wellstood was one of the finest traditional pianists on the scene in recent decades. Wellstood is mentioned in the same breath as Ralp…
17 Jun
Sweet Sue: The Music of Fats Waller -Volume 1 by Ralph Sutton & Friends
Saturday, 17 June 2000
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Fats Waller was a large man. And I’m not just talking about his celebrated obesity. He was huge in every way. The guy wrote over 400 songs during his 39 years. This would b…
20 May
1997 Recording Sessions for George H.Buck Jr. by Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz
Saturday, 20 May 2000
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Mart Rodger and Manchester Jazz enjoyed a most successful North American tour last September covering the West Coast of the United States and Canada. The delightful septet …
17 May
Playing For Keeps by Andy Fielding
Wednesday, 17 May 2000
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Every genre in jazz has its young lions. The contemporary jazz style boasts of Cyrus Chestnut and the traditionalists sing the praises of Andy Fielding. Andy's roots are fi…
14 May
Goin Home - A Fond Farewell to Chris Blount by Chris Blount
Sunday, 14 May 2000
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British clarinetist and leader, Chris Blount, passed away in 1999. Jazz Crusade has put together, a group of three sessions in tribute to Chris.Session 1 was recorded in…
15 Apr
Steamin Past by The Trillium Trio
Saturday, 15 April 2000
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The Trillium Trio has played for some years in the resort areas of the Muskoka Lakes, a beautiful part of Ontario. A part of the larger Trillium Jazzband, the trio is a fix…
30 Mar
At Long Last Love by The George Masso Tentet
Thursday, 30 March 2000
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Repertory is tricky at this turn of jazz's first century. On the one hand, Tin Pan Alley provides form, structure, ever-ready blueprints in which to place meaning, through …
13 Mar
Pretty Wild & Strings Attached (1956-1957) by Wild Bill Davison
Monday, 13 March 2000
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As a long-time fan of Wild Bill Davison (1906-1989), I have a nice collection of his recordings from 1927 until his very last in the 1980s. However, I have never heard thes…
08 Mar
Blues In Our Heart by David Ostwald's Gully Low Jazzband
Wednesday, 08 March 2000
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Here's a great session produced and annotated by the legendary George Avakian. If you're old enough to have purchased vinyl LPs, you have read Avakian's liner notes for Col…
26 Feb
Night Owl by Bryan Shaw
Saturday, 26 February 2000
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This new CD from Arbors Jazz issued a "wake-up call" announcing a fine talent that had, to my ears, been unheard. Bryan Shaw is a very classy trumpet player in the mainstre…
12 Feb
Hoagy Carmichael - The Stardust Road Concert by Ken Todd Quartet & Various Artists
Saturday, 12 February 2000
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What a jazz listening delight to enjoy and review HOAGY CARMICHAEL --- THE STARDUST ROAD CONCERT. This CD contains 27 selections including comments! Recorded before a highl…
07 Jan
Clarinet Blue by Bobby Gordon and Dave McKenna
Friday, 07 January 2000
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It's always nice to receive a new CD by players who are still active after decades of playing and especially when the musicians don't dilute their dedication to traditional…
24 Jul
In Concert 1968 by Paul Barbarin's Onward Brass Band
Saturday, 24 July 1999
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Brass bands are a time-honored tradition in New Orleans and this is second only to the Excelsior Band in age. The group was assembled in 1885 and was active until 1930. Man…
16 Jul
Tunes For Tommy by Andy Fielding and Rick Fay
Friday, 16 July 1999
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The concept and economy of the Duo is common in mainstream and contemporary jazz but is indeed rare in a setting of vintage "dixieland" material. Pianist Andy Fielding and …
10 Jul
Watering The Roots by Sammy Rimington & Big Bill Bissonnette
Saturday, 10 July 1999
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This happy session is intended as a tribute to George Lewis, Big Jim Robinson, Lawrence Marrero, Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau and Baby Dodds. The revival group is very well …
07 Jun
Emotion and Intellect by Ron Bosse and Pursuance
Monday, 07 June 1999
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A highly emotion-filled and optimistic collection, "Emotion and Intellect" gives the listener eight selections of very exceptional music! Everything about this CD adventure…
05 Jun
Remembering Thomas by Mario Pavone / Nu Trio
Saturday, 05 June 1999
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This CD is a tribute to the late reedperson/composer Thomas Chapin, who passed away in February 1998. Pavone was his bassist, playing on nearly all of Chapin's albums (the …
18 May
Love Walked In by Jiggs Whigham/Netherlands Metropole Orchestra
Tuesday, 18 May 1999
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Loved Walked In which is the name of this CD as well as the opening cut by Jiggs Whigham is full of melodies that swing and reverberate creating an effervescent atmosphere.…
11 May
The Legendary Buster Smith by Buster Smith
Tuesday, 11 May 1999
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Buster Smith was an alto sax player with the legendary Blue Devils (with Basie, Lester Young, etc.) - which is like saying Elvis was a singer in the 50s or Sonny Rollins wa…
28 Apr
Gigs: Reminiscing in Music by Peter Ecklund
Wednesday, 28 April 1999
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Peter Ecklund is a master of the cornet. His cornet playing is perfection personified, and every musical note he makes is an image to capture the imagination. The select…
02 Apr
Art & Soul by Renee Rosnes
Friday, 02 April 1999
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Pianist Renee Rosnes has always had it. The kind of impeccable talent that has transcended such sexist banter as "she plays well for a female." As far back as ten years ago…
01 Apr
Smiles by Kenny Davern
Thursday, 01 April 1999
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This new release by clarinetist Kenny Davern is just what one would expect from one of the premier traditional jazzmen on the scene today. I first encountered Kenny when he…
20 Mar
I Feel Like Some Jazz Today by Eve Cornelious and the Chip Crawford Trio
Saturday, 20 March 1999
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Vocalist Eve Cornelious has performed at many top jazz festivals with the likes of Roy Hargrove, Mulgrew Miller, Jon Hendricks and has recorded with Ramsey Lewis. She bring…
13 Mar
Colyer in Stockholm by Ken Colyer and the Classic Jazz Band
Saturday, 13 March 1999
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This session should be of great importance to Ken Colyer (1928-1988) devotees as it was his last recorded performance. Until recently, Ken's album with Acker Bilk in 1985 w…
25 Feb
Where Home Is by Ray Anderson
Thursday, 25 February 1999
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Trombonist/bandleader Ray Anderson is one of the most forwardlooking AND deliberately "anachronistic" jazz players on the contemporary scene. He's played on/in the outer li…
08 Feb
Reed My Lips by Sammy Rimington and The Return of the Mouldy 5
Monday, 08 February 1999
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The British born clarinetist, Sammy Rimington, entered the traditional jazz scene in the late 1950s with the U.K. bands of Barry Martyn and Ken Colyer. My first encounter w…
07 Feb
Just Sittin Around by Arthur Grainge's New Orleans Days Jazz Band
Sunday, 07 February 1999
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The New Orleans Days Jazz Band is rapidly becoming a fixture at various restaurants and watering holes around Ottawa, Canada. Formed in 1996, the group indulges their colle…
05 Feb
As Time Goes By by Reed Renaissance
Friday, 05 February 1999
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Reed Renaissance is a group brought together just for this session by Jazz Crusade owner, Big Bill Bissonnette. Both reedmen are veterans of the West Coast jazz revival day…
04 Jan
The Pearls by Jelly Roll Morton
Monday, 04 January 1993
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Jazz legend/icon Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton was a New Orleans gambler, pool player, vaudeville comedian, pimp and general braggart-about-town - but mainly he was perhaps…
01 Jan
Playroom by Kei Akagi
Wednesday, 01 January 1992
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Kei Akagi performs his own compositions on the piano in this outing, and he is joined by Bob Harrison on bass, Tom Brechtlein on drums, Rick Margitza on saxophone, John Pat…
04 Jan
The Complete George Gershwin by Jeffrey Siegel
Thursday, 04 January 1990
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For the jazz listener in particular, this is a two-CD set that should be in the home library, for it captures the major longer work of Gershwin. In addition to "Rhapsody in…
30 Jan
The Heart and Soul of Joe Williams & George Shearing by Joe Williams and George Shearing
Monday, 30 January 1989
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I hate to use clichés like "Timeless and Classic" because the words seem to be overused and taken out of context in conversations, interpretation, examinations, and situati…
29 Nov
The Mound City Blue Blowers 1935 - 1936 by The Mound City Blue Blowers
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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Defiant Jazz Sounds of Depression-Era Saint LouisSaint Louis was and is located on the Mississippi River; a strategic midpoint between New Orleans and Chic…
29 Nov
Understanding Jazz by Vinson Hill
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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A Layman's Approach to an Original American Art FormUnderstanding Jazz is a classic work by Vinson Hill, a well-know jazz pianist and educator. This…