Other - CD Reviews (539)
Frank Kimbrough is based in New York where he honed his craft as a solo pianist. He has been involved with the Jazz Composers Collective, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, …
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Here, French bassist and supreme experimentalist Bruno Chevillon delves into avant, (acoustic & electric) bass and electronica for this cutting-edge record label. With a…
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Banjoist Jake Schepps, violin master Ryan Drickey, guitarist Greg Schochet (who also plays mandolin), and string bassist Eric Thorin have combined their estimable talent…
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Marty Ehrlich and Myra Melford have been collaborating since 2000, and Spark! is evidence of the supernatural musical bond the two have built with each other. You …
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The Gift is a perfect title for this tribute in homage to the vast musical riches bestowed by cowboy poet/western troubadour Ian Tyson. A Canadian folk hero, Mr…
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A scaled-down connotation of a more familiar philharmonic setting, bassist/composer and ringleader Jim Connolly steers a well-rounded, divergent and highly-entertaining …
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When you're a blues guy with a sobriquet including the words "magic" and "slim," you'd better have the goods. The Essential is a best-of collection drawing upon…
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Without having the source material at hand, I cannot discern as to what French music producer Marc Collin may have done (if anything) to these seventeen pieces culled fr…
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Pianist Harold O’Neal, a veteran of recordings with Greg Osby and Bobby Watson, has an impressive first outing in this mesmerizing collaboration with guitarist Rick Gibb…
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This album signifies the latest compilation from the French Le Pop Musik record label highlighting the country’s bands, and vocalists. And it’s a fun and irrefu…
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This is a welcome blast from the past for us over-50 types, as the footage captures a triple-bill featuring some of the founding fathers of psychedelic and Latin-jazz/ro…
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Preeminent British multi-reedman John Surman revisits the chamber-jazz framework honed-down on the 1999 ECM Records release "Coruscating." Surman states: "We’ve p…
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Pianist Bill Mays and trumpet maestro Marvin Stamm open this exquisite collection with a delightful duo on "Baubles, Bangles and Beads." As impressive as the opening dia…
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Let’s get this one thing straight: Thunk is not jazz by any interpretation. Electronica? By a stretch. Techno rap?. Well, if nothing else, those among us who ar…
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There has always been a good deal of classical/jazz crossover going on over the years, but it is notable that the musicians who seem to excel at both genres are primarily j…
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A friend of mine, a punk rock drummer once shouted from the stage at an awards show before the band started to play, ‘This is not the music your grandmother listened to.…
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There are standout artists who’ve prevailed over the years not just because of the novelty of their instruments as used in the contemporary or smooth jazz genre, but als…
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Having reviewed two recitals by Imani Winds over the past year, it is a pleasure to receive their latest recording, the music from the first of these performances, t…
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Why all these categories? A Love Supreme features a string quartet ("classical") playing Coltrane ("jazz") so this release becomes "crossover" - a word suggestive of…
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Smooth, soothing, and swaying soft rock/R&B rhythms and melodies mark this latest project by the very recognizable Simply Red. Mick Hucknall’s inimitable vocals are as s…
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