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Duke Ellington: Chicago 1946 & Cornell University 1948

by George Kanzler
May 15, 2010

Duke EllingtonChicago 1946MusicMasters-Nimbus2009 Duke EllingtonCornell University 1948MusicMasters-Nimbus2009 The depth and breadth of the Ellington Orchestra's repertoire/book over the half-century Duke led the band is mind-bogglingly vast. And commercially-released studio recordings are only the tip of the iceberg. There are compositions, versions of tunes and unique collaborations contained on these two albums found either nowhere ...

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Globe Unity: Portugal

by Tom Greenland
May 15, 2010

RED TrioRED TrioClean Feed2009 Gianni Lenoci, Carlos Zingaro, Marcello MagliocchiSerendipityAmirani2009 Rodrigo AmadoThe Abstract TruthEuropean Echoes2009 Although more associated in popular imagination with the longing, saudade-laden sound of fado, Portugal has long supported jazz, boasting Europe's oldest jazz club, Lisbon's Hot Clube de Portugal, important festivals and ...

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Michael Jefry Stevens: What About...?; Memphis; A Scent in Motion; Remembering the Future

by Clifford Allen
May 15, 2010

Conference CallWhat About...?Not Two2010 Fonda/Stevens GroupMemphisPlayscape2009 Harvey Sorgen-Steve Rust-Michael Jefry StevensA Scent in MotionKonnex2009 Jon HemmersamRemembering the FutureJSH Music2010 The current musical climate being what it is, the moniker of “Conference Call" for a far-flung jazz quartet ...

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Weasel Walter: Mysteries Beneath The Planet & Invasion

by Martin Longley
May 15, 2010

Marc Edwards/Weasel Walter GroupMysteries Beneath The PlanetugEXPLODE2009 Weasel Walter SeptetInvasionugEXPLODE2010 Both of these Weasel Walter albums feature similarly-equipped bands and a comparable level of attack, magnified, distended, distilled, compacted, crushed, mushroom-clouded or otherwise unnaturally manipulated to create a maximized rush of euphoria. Walter co-leads an ongoing group with fellow drummer Marc ...

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Two by One For All

by Ken Dryden
May 15, 2010

One For All Incorrigible Jazz Legacy 2010 One For All Return of the Lineup Sharp Nine 2009 One For All is a collective of hard bop/straight-ahead players who have busy careers as leaders and sidemen, yet enjoy the time they are able to spend together, whether working on a new CD or performing around ...

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Hank Jones: With Oliver Jones & the Great Jazz Trio

by Joel Roberts
May 15, 2010

Oliver Jones and Hank JonesPleased to Meet YouJustin Time2010 The Great Jazz TrioMoreoverTest of Time2010 Hank Jones continues his remarkable late-in-life surge of activity with this new release documenting his first-ever recorded encounter with Canadian piano mainstay Oliver Jones. Hank Jones was 90 when Pleased to Meet You was recorded two years ago in ...

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Life After Rashied: Live at the Woodstock Playhouse 1965; Why Not?; Eddie Jefferson at Ali's Alley; Configurations--The Music of John Coltrane; Mystic Journey

by Gordon Marshall
May 15, 2010

Burton GreeneLive at the Woodstock Playhouse 1965Porter2010 Marion BrownWhy Not?ESP2009 Rashied Ali QuintetFeaturing Eddie Jefferson at Ali's AlleyBlue Music Group2010 Rashied Ali with Prima MateriaConfigurations--The Music of John ColtraneBlue Music Group2009 Azar LawrenceMystic JourneysFurthermore2010 ...

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Ivo Perelman & Dominic Duval: Nowhere To Hide and Mind Games

by John Sharpe
May 15, 2010

Ivo Perelman & Dominic Duval Nowhere To Hide Not Two 2009 Ivo Perelman Trio Mind Games Leo Records 2009

While Brazilian saxophonist Ivo Perelman and bassist Dominic Duval might not pass as twins, they are clearly soulmates. Perelman first made waves over 20 years ago among a flush of free jazz ...

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Cello Trio: Abbatoir, Joao Lucas & ARC

by Kurt Gottschalk
May 15, 2010

Audrey Chen / Robert Van Heuman abattoir Evil Rabbit Records 2009 João Lucas Abstract Mechanics Creative Sources 2009 arc The Pursuit of Happiness Emanem 2009 The middle child of the string family, the cello isn't heard from often enough in the improv world. Those who do ...

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Three by Lieb: Relevance, Turnaround: The Music of Ornette Coleman, Lieb Plays Weill

by Ken Waxman
May 15, 2010

Dave Liebman/Evan Parker/Tony BiancoRelevance Red Toucan2009 Dave Liebman Group Turnaround: The Music of Ornette Coleman Jazzwerkstatt2010 Dave Liebman Trio Lieb Plays Weill Daybreak-Challenge2009 After more than three decades, saxophonist Dave Liebman is the epitome of the modern improviser whose recorded work is constantly first-class, but rarely as ...