Cool Jazz - CD Reviews (125)
The acoustic guitar is a rather reclusive instrument in jazz. It has been, historically speaking, relegated to time-keeping functions as a part of the rhythm section in the…
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As it states in the liner notes, this album was recorded live to 2 track dat...no overdubs...no fixes. (This is the music of my formative years and it is simply magic).W…
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As the title would seem to suggest, Mo'Fone has created a very upbeat summertime compact disc. Comprised from what would seem to be a Donald Fagan dream, Mo'Fone is lead by…
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The provocative cover art on this CD suggests a torrid vocal trip within, and the message is confirmed with the evocative style of Miss Dawn Aitken. Sultry and sensual is t…
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I’d taken a friend of mine to see the Lee Konitz Trio at NYC Iridium club a year or so ago - she’s not a jazz fan per se but is an open-minded sort. When I asked afterwards…
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Kent Cohea and Alan Steger are a duo made for each other. Cohea's Tenor Saxophone at times has a Getz like feel but his ideas certainly run on differently, giving him an id…
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Slightly Askew has been a long time coming but is well worth the wait. Chris Bowden's music has matured and now travels beyond the earlier musical territorial constraints o…
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Albums "paying tribute" can be tricky propositions - sometimes it’s a calculated (though not "evil") move, to sell more units of the album by covering the tunes/composition…
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Here’s a new voice to watch! From Vancouver, British Columbia an exciting jazz vocalist is making herself known. Anna Lyman is a genuine jazz singer. It would be dif…
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Detroiter Larry Nozero and a stellar group of locally lauded musicians offer one of the most exciting discs of the past year in this outstanding tribute to Eddie Russ. This…
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Lee Konitz has always been one of the most truly versatile (alto) saxophonists in the history of jazz: he solos on the superb new Elvis Costello album North, he’s he…
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The formal title of this wonderful disc is Richard Simon Presents Sam Most and Al Viola. Bassist Simon has shared the stage with an impressive group of musicians in his tim…
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This DVD reproduces Dave Brubeck's appearance on Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual show in 1961. The performance is in black and white capturing conversations with Brubeck in bet…
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Mel Graves is a California bassist and composer who past affiliations have included Mose Allison, Jerry Hahn (whose Jerry Hahn Brotherhood was an early fusion band, circa 1…
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Although The Mastersounds name is not synonymous with jazz giants like a Davis, Coltrane or Monk, they inevitably made their mark on the history of music just as all…
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Lately in my music listening excursions I’ve been deeply exploring the parallels between jazz and country music. I’ve always had my suspicions that the two are close cou…
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When I first received the release Songs from the Stone from pan-flute and quasi-trumpet artist G. Davis Falkenstein, I was expecting to hear music of the nature of k…
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Much has already been written re: Chet Baker’s fast/scary life and mysterious death - as with many such iconic characters, the Legend casts a big shadow over Accomplishment…
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Composer and Pianist Paul Serrato has been working out in the New York Music Scene since the 1960s. His latest CD, "More Than Red" is released on Graffiti Productions, Serr…
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In this 14 selection CD, the songs are stylish, and filled with emotional maturity as Tierney Sutton sings such songs "Alone Together," "All or Nothing At All," "Crazy," "T…
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