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Marc Johnson, Daniel Freedman, Marcus Miller, Alain Caron
by Len Davis
Marc Johnson, Daniel Freedman, Gilad Hekselman, Santiago Bosch. Marcus Miller, Alain Caron and Federico Malaman. Czech drummer Dali Mraz, German keyboard player MSM Schmidt and Yo Miles. Playlist The Volunteered Slaves “Fuyons J'adore" from Space Ship One (Day after) 00:00 Marc Johnson “Thrill Seekers" from Second Sight (ECM) 06:07 Daniel Freedman “La Sirene" from Ghost Modern (GSI Records) 12:13 Santiago Bosch “Galactic Warrior" from Galactic Warrior (Self Produced) 18:31 Marcus Miller “7-T's" from Laid Black (Blue Note) 24:46 ...
read moreEliane Elias: Quietude
by Edward Blanco
Brazilian-born pianist/vocalist and multi-Grammy-winning artist Eliane Elias returns to her musical roots on Quietude, her 31st album as leader and a follow up to her Grammy Award-winning album Mirror, Mirror (Candid Records, 2021), a duet with the late Chick Corea and Chucho Valdes. Recorded in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and in New York, on this album Elias shares eleven of her own personal favorite bossa nova songs showcasing her sultry Portuguese vocals and relegating her talents on the piano to a ...
read moreAurora Clara, Spandrel, Marc Johnson's Bass Desires and Pat Metheny
by Len Davis
Drummer and percussionist Tino di Geraldo, Aurora Clara and Spandrel. Marc Johnson, Pat Metheny, and bass players Tom Kennedy and Teymur Phell. Playlist Aurora Clara “Seis Cafe" from Clear Dawn (Youkali) 00:00 Spandrel “Words Travel Fast and so does Fire" from Spandrel (Self Produced) 08:31 Marc Johnson's Bass Desires"Thrill Seekers" from Second Sight (ECM) 17:01 Pat Metheny"Rise Up" from The Unity Sessions (Nonesuch)25:25 Tom Kennedy"Just For The Record" from Just For The Record (Self Produced) 33:64 MSM Schmidt"Hymn ...
read moreBill Evans: Inner Spirit
by Jim Worsley
Tension-filled Buenos Aires seemed to bring the best out of Bill Evans. This 1979 live performance at the Teatro General San Martin is as energized as the Argentinian city was polarized. Six years earlier, Evans had played the city in trio with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell, amidst dangerous political terror. The trio was immune to the chaos and was treated with respect, if not jubilation, at the prospect of hearing them perform. That performance, captured on Morning ...
read moreMarc Johnson: Overpass
by Mario Calvitti
I dischi di solo contrabbasso non sono così frequenti come quelli di altri strumenti che maggiormente si prestano a essere suonati senza accompagnamento, ma nel catalogo ECM ne sono presenti diversi fin dai primi anni di vita dell'etichetta, dovuti soprattutto a Barre Phillips e Dave Holland (presenti anche con un duo), oltre che a Eberhard Weber, una delle colonne portanti della label tedesca, e a Miroslav Vitous. Recentemente, proprio a Phillips si deve una specie di revival della pratica del ...
read moreMarc Johnson: Overpass
by Karl Ackermann
The virtuoso bassist Marc Johnson has kept a relatively low profile as a leader. A graduate of the prestigious North Texas State University jazz program, Johnson made his mark as a member of Bill Evans' trio from 1978 until the pianist's final album the following year. His ECM debut came as a member of John Abercrombie's trio on Current Events (1986) with Peter Erskine. The same trio, plus Bill Frisell, under Johnson's name, released Bass Desires the same year on ...
read moreBill Evans: Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans: A Career Retrospective (1956 - 1980)
by Chris May
Only occasionally do classy looking limited-edition box sets prove to be a triumph of style and substance. Too often they are undermined by cheapskate packaging, over elaborate design, poorly written and researched booklets, inadequate session details or, most egregiously, bizarre (in a bad way) track selections. So it is a more than pleasant surprise when something comes along which succeeds, and succeeds magnificently, on all those fronts. Such an item is Concord Records' Craft imprint's Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans: ...
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