Don Grolnik's Nighttown is a CD that I instantly liked being centered, as it is, on the early 60's Herbie Hancock sound. If you love Hancock's Dolphin Danceon Maiden Voyage…
29 Nov
Long Goodbye by David Murray Quartet
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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This is one CD that I've been eagerly anticipating, and it does not disappoint. It features Murray along with D.D. Jackson, Santi Debriano, and L.T. Lewis. There are four P…
Guess where I first head this group? Would you believe me if I told you that I heard the Squirrel Nut Zippers on a modern rock station? Imagine hearing elements of swing, d…
29 Nov
Dance for the New World by Rob Mullins
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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Dance for the New World is Rob Mullins most recent CD release on Zebra Records. It has been three years since the release of Music for Lovers and One Night in Houston and t…
This is not just another Keith Jarrett solo concert. In its form, it resembles the previous solo concerts by on of the leaders in Jazz improvisational concerts. After Koln …
29 Nov
Ode To The Living Tree by Andrew Cyrille Quintet
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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This is a recording which features David Murray and Oliver Lake. The session took place in Senegal, West Africa, and the pride and rediscovery the musicians experienced com…
29 Nov
Blue Patches by Michael Patches Stewart
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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Blue Patches is the solo CD by Michael Patches Stewart. It's a collection of jazz standards but Patches has made them sound right for the 90's.This CD is so smooth that fri…
Keith Jarrett is one of the most exciting artists in modern jazz today, effortlessly combining his classical influences into his jazz playing, covering everything from Shos…
Sorry this is not a real review, just a recommendation of several new CD's. I'm a jazz nut and purchase jazz CD's almost every week. I probably spend way to much money on t…
29 Nov
Panthalassa by Miles Davis / Bill Laswell
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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Miles Davis is remixed in the original spirit with an emphasis on some of the spacier and funkier aspects, and some ambient stuff linking together different sections. Mixes…
29 Nov
To Ella With Love by Ann Hampton Callaway
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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I just heard and bought (at retail - close friends know what this means) To Ella With Love by Ann Hampton Calloway (3 great names for a jazz singer!) and it completely blew…
29 Nov
Song of Baobab by Vernon Frazer with Thomas Chapin
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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I hate hyping myself, so I'll quote Gene Seymour's 4/7 review in New York NEWSDAY. Seymour describes it as ...an engrossing, often unsettling mix that's too seamless to be …
The members of Clusone have a solemn pact, or so it seems. No tune shall have a predetermined start or end. This does not preclude them from playing standards like Irving B…
This disc is the best example of the finest in smooth jazz guitar. Joyce's playing, vocals, arranging are impeccable. The sound quality is superb. If you're a jazz guitar l…
29 Nov
Don't Let The Smooth Jazz Fool Ya by Doc Powell
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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I think that Doc Powell is one of the most talented musician's today. His music is always fresh and on the cutting edge. He takes smooth jazz to the level it should be on..…
29 Nov
Turning Night Into Day by Nelson Rangell
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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I love all of Nelson Rangell's CDs. Nelson is the most magical musician that I have ever listened to. Nelson needs more recognition than he gets.…
Jazz is a difficult art. One has to develop the formal and technic skill to master his instrument and must make the vow to follow his own inner voice, to grow an independen…
29 Nov
...presents West Side Story by Dave Grusin
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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For those of you who know Dave Grusin's skills in writing Film Scores and Pop Jazz Music, this one is no real surprise. For all the others: listen up to this man.With every…
This is fresh stuff and very tasty. I would never have thought of a jazz accordion but this guy makes it work. If you want a new sounds. this is it. This is not Myron Flour…
I love the entire cd. The two instrumentals mentioned are my favorites.Gato Barbieri plays the sax with so much passion and the listener certainly feels that emotion. The m…
29 Nov
Surfing On Cloud 9 by Perpetual Motion
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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Surfing On Cloud Nine is an appropriate title for Perpetual Motion's new album. Behind each song lies a story which gives the imagination something to play with. From the o…
29 Nov
L.A. JAZZ SYNDICATE 1 by L.A. JAZZ SYNDICATE
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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Besides being an avid jazz fan, I also enjoy boxing, and continously search for the best. Many of the same comparisons i make in boxing, they are also made in JAZZ. For me,…
This is really an excellent recording. Stan is so smooth. Byrd is cool. The sound of this reissue from 1962 is great. Although before my time, my guess is that this is the …
29 Nov
Next Exit by Grover Washington Jr.
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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Like all of Grover Washington, Jr.'s music, I found this CD captivating. My favorites are "Take Five" and "Your Love". I am not sure of the year that it was released, I can…
29 Nov
The Heart of Things by John McLaughlin
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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This cd is loaded with wonderful music. There are only six tracks. But they average around 8 minutes. Some of these songs defy the term jazz. But most music these days defy…
29 Nov
Autumn Somewhere by The Subjazz Proxy
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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Mostly mellow, drugs-in-the-form-of-music to soothe and calm the savage and easily annoyed beast that rages in my soul non-stop these days. Refer to selves as "sonically...…
29 Nov
Phil Woods / Lew Tabackin by Phil Woods and Lew Tabackin
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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Take one of the greatest - if not THE greatest (well, along with Frank Morgan) - Parker-descended altoists, pair him with one of the most inventive, under-rated straight-ah…
29 Nov
21st Century by Ron Blake and Dion Parson
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Saxist Ron Blake and Drummer Dion Parson have released an interesting CD called 21st Century. This recording has it all, great compositions, great playing, and above all, a…
29 Nov
Jazz For The Open Road by Various Artists
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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A concept album? Nah. Well, sort of--there's a "dame" hitching a ride on the vaguely film-noir-ish cover pic, but there's not quite enough songs about travel by car on this…
29 Nov
Points of View by Dave Holland Quintet
Tuesday, 29 November -0001
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Dave Holland, who made a name for himself initially playing with Miles, Corea, Braxton and his own early-70s avant-jazz classic Conference of the Birds, has mellowed a bit.…
For those of you who long for the sound of the McCoy Tyner albums on Milestone of the early-to-mid-70s, go no further: for that longing, The Antidote. But NYC-based pianist…
It appears L.A.-based pianist/composer James Carney is out to "become" the Horace Silver for the '90s--that's to say, a proud purveyor of easygoing yet imaginative mainstre…
Where is the Charles Mingus of today?--cries a voice from the wilderness. "You know, a composer/bandleader that inspires the players, pushes the envelope, can be cerebral y…