BeBop / Hard Bop - CD Reviews (481)
April 1964 - most of America was reeling from the British Invasion, and the a good-sized hunk of the jazz world couldn’t make up its mind which was worse, the Beatles an…
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Even though he was one of the important jazz piano players in the West Coast jazz scene of the 1950’s, performing with Chet Baker, Shelly Manne, Charles Mingus, Art Pepper …
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Although I am reviewing this title under the CD category, it is actually a DVD in the documentary format. Please note that there is a companion CD entitled; Phil Woods, …
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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie had an amazing career in jazz, one all but unparalleled in its combination of longevity, quality and influential nature. Shout! Factory sets it…
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"Echoes in the Night" is the debut release of this fine sextet assembled by Earl MacDonald, director of jazz studies at the University of Connecticut and former pianist, mu…
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Rite away we hear O’Farrill’s pianistic prowess jump out at us from the depths of his Project. His remarkably mature, even, & uplifting pianistic style enhances his subtle …
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This ensemble is a very tight bop oriented group with 5 cats that can blow. As a matter of fact the 'con-fusion' bands on the scene today, that are a flurry of activity and…
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Jazz pianist, educator, & composer Earl MacDonald has assembled six extremely talented players, gifted in the art of expressing jazz with his current CD effort. 'Echoes In …
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Hard to believe.......Another fine CD project to say nice words about in the same day! One might suggest that Jerome Jennings & his tight aggregation to be ambassadors of s…
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All right! OK!........If we're the summation of all that we've seen & heard.........Then, trumpeteer Dan Jacobs has chosen a winner to aspire to, in the dedication of his n…
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Well.....Here we have it......sax jazzer Shelly Carroll........The Shiek of groove! His emphatic reed work establishes his musical persona as a confident & poignant stylist…
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The relationship among the musicians on Lenore Raphael’s A Beautiful Friendship can be summed up by the title of the album. Pianist Raphael, bassist Hilliard Greene,…
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Big Apple jazz pianist, Lenore Raphael is one of those hidden national artistic treasures the USA should be thankful for. She interprets The American Songbook.............'…
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Jazz trumpet-eer Orbert Davis is an obvious musical prodigywho has matured into the deeply emotional & precise jazz stylist that we hear on this disc. Davis offers his tale…
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When you name your CD High Standards, you better be able to live up to the name. Jazz pianist Michael Kocour does and he does so masterfully. This CD contains eight …
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Every once in a while it’s a real treat to sit down and listen to someone play jazz influenced by good ol’ straight-ahead hard-bop. These days it seems as if the new gen…
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Every once in a while it’s a real treat to sit down and listen to someone play jazz influenced by good ol’ straight-ahead hard-bop. These days it seems as if the new gen…
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Jeff Berlin is widely known as one of the world's most complete and well-rounded bass players, easily transitioning through many genres including traditional, contempora…
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Jeff Berlin and his cohorts collaborate to generate an unassuming, nearly unplugged, collection of original selections. On his website, it says Jeff is considered by som…
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Wes Montgomery’s unique picking style, utilizing his thumb rather than a pick, served him well through two distinct stages: the largely straight ahead jazz period on Riv…
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