BeBop / Hard Bop - CD Reviews (481)
James Moody passed away today. It would take extraordinary words to adequately describe the genius of this remarkable artist. This album, his last, is a treasure and keepsake for all afficionados of jazz. Moody's phrasing and ideas say a lot about him. In his soliloquys, it's as if he is…
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The Brad Linde Ensemble honors some of the jazz giants who emerged in the middle of the last century, most of them recognized instantly now by single names. This release features styles associated with Miles and Monk. Three of the tunes were on Davis's Birth of the Cool album. Four…
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The Brad Linde Ensemble honors some of the jazz giants who emerged in the middle of the last century, most of them recognized instantly now by single names. This release…
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Carol Morgan is a fabulous trumpet player with great tone and technique. She is also a composer, author and college professor. A Julliard graduate, Carol discography inc…
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Anyone fortunate enough to have experienced the Heath Brothers Quartet live or via recording has been rewarded by their ability to always be tasteful swingers. Now take…
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Carol Morgan is a fabulous trumpet player with great tone and technique. She is also a composer, author and college professor. A Julliard graduate, Carol discography includ…
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Sometimes it’s just nice to sit down and listen to a trumpeter who is unapologetically, a hard-bopper. So tightly aligned with the bebop and swing tradition, one could e…
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Drummer Peppe Merolla recruits an all-star New York cast for Stick With Me, his debut as a leader. The Italian-born Merolla, who began his career as a singer and c…
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From the very first notes of the new James Zollar CD, Zollar Systems, you know you are going to experience musical greatness. Zollar moved to New York City in 198…
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Empirical, adjective, derived from or relating to experiment and observation rather than theory. In the case of the ensemble called Empirical, a band out of the UK, the def…
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Film noir - the dimly-lit, cynical and stylish urban crime dramas that flourished as a cinematic sub-genre during the mid-20th Century - appears to be the inspi…
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In Between Moods is the debut CD release by pianist Tony Foster, a trio recording in the style of the classic Oscar Peterson trio’s. The band includes bassist Russel…
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Delmark Records a classic label out of Chicago, known for its great jazz and blues artist’s since 1953 has reissued some hard to get cd’s. I had the pleasure of discovering…
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Push, the Matt Newton debut recording as a leader, not only highlights his accomplished piano playing, but also his skill as a composer. The record is made up of eig…
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The new CD by bassist/composer/band leader James King, Allen’s Odyssey, defies the normal assumptions made about CDs of this type being released. Sometimes CDs by bass play…
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May whomever blesses, bless those hepcats at Prestige/Concord! Monk is one of those new-fangled 24-bit remastered platters du jass from the glorious…
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Sometimes it’s just nice to sit down and listen to some hot hard-bop played by musicians who don’t normally get the opportunity to play the music they love. It’s not tha…
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Drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, who spark-plugged bands of both Marsalis brothers, Harry Connick Jr., and the late Michael Brecker, is back with his sixth disc as leader. Watts …
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Blue Note Records is commemorating the label’s 70th Anniversary in 2009 with the release of Mosaic: A Celebration Of Blue Note Records, an eight-song collection of c…
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Stickadiboom is the second CD and Zoho debut from jazz bassist/composer Steve Haines and his quintet, who are best known for their classic New York-style hard-bop…
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