Straight-Ahead / Classic - CD Reviews (1959)
The featured soloists, Levy and Winters, do not appear together on this recording. The 10 tune CD features each performer on 5 tracks accompanied by the legendary Netherlan…
Read more...
Perhaps one of the most influential sax men in jazz since Wayne Shorter, Mike Brecker continues to amaze and take jazz just one step further. "Time Is Of The Essence" featu…
Read more...
Off beat time signatures introduce "A Few Dozen" to a wonderfully talented ax man by the name of Bruce Arnold. Playing interesting and fractured chords with the trio solidl…
Read more...
The outstanding bassist David Friesen teams up with long- time friend and partner, pianist/psychologist Denny Zeitlin, for a live set of exquisite one-on-one music making. …
Read more...
JAZZ PIANO MASTERS: TEDDY WILSON, CLAUDE HOPKINS, DILL JONES, EUBIE BLAKE is 78:13 minutes and 23 selections by four of the greatest jazz pianist of the 20th Century!! This…
Read more...
Does the world really NEED another mainstream piano trio date? In this case, a resounding yes, yea verily! This Jacob fellow is an alumnus of the band of Maynard Ferguson, …
Read more...
Lovely bit of mellow, straight-ahead jazz 'n' a bit of blues from the band lead by the (mostly tenor) sax player and Lounge Lizard) from Vancouver, livin' in the big city. …
Read more...
Another wonderful CD from the 32 Jazz series produced by Joel Dorn for The Masked Announcer! New material from Charles Mingus on bass, and the musicians accompanying him ar…
Read more...
So What's New? is a collection of new compositions by jazz pianist, Dave Brubeck. The total running time is 57:31 minutes, and every moment is a fine one! With Brubeck is B…
Read more...
The late pianist Herbie Nichols (1919-1963) was one of the great unsung jazz composers. A contemporary of Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk and Lennie Tristano, Nichols left a sm…
Read more...
Just at the time when I was feeling really low, having lost a close pal of almost 50 years, this CD appeared in the mailbox. It brought forth a smile just when I needed it.…
Read more...
The '90s were quite good for Ron Carter, with his string of Blue Note recordings certainly some of the more rewarding of the mainstream affairs the decade had to offer. Cap…
Read more...
Jazz violinist, Peter Compo, appears with his own quartet and two European pickup groups on this new CD. The regular group includes Mike Diez-guitar, Ditmar Fahr-bass and O…
Read more...
Recorded live at the Old Church in Portland, OR, this generous double disc is a great document of one of jazz's eternal adventurers with his working trio of Jean-Jacques Av…
Read more...
Here's a truly novel and swinging CD. The thought of jazz mandolin is somewhat unknown to many fans including this writer. However, Don Stiernberg proves his point on the d…
Read more...
After hearing this disc, one must wonder why all but one of the tracks were not released before now. Those who know the Master Jimmy Smith must certainly be grateful for th…
Read more...
There are too many tracks here to detail individually. Perhaps an overview is best. By November 15, 1957, Smith had recorded professionally for approximately one year befor…
Read more...
Those who view Bud Shank as some bland, bloodless "West Coast" player, this CD reissue will come as a revelation. Shank forsakes the flute this go-round and concentrates on…
Read more...
The Urge to Burge, a 1999 Caber Music release features the talents of composer and multi woodwind instrumentalist John Burgess. Backing Burgess is Kevin MacKenzie on electr…
Read more...
It takes real talent to pick up a baritone saxophone and make it sing, not to mention swing! An unwieldy bear in lesser hands, only a few have made the instrument their sol…
Read more...