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Cal Tjader: Catch The Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967
by Stefano Merighi
Ancora registrazioni inedite dal Penthouse di Seattle, ancora un impeccabile documento editoriale a cura di Zev Feldman, che recupera smaglianti esibizioni del vibrafonista Cal Tjader, datate 1963-1967. Tjader è figura anomala del panorama jazzistico, scomparso anzitempo nei primi anni '80, testimone di una rara versatilità stilistica, considerato un caposaldo da maestri come Terry Gibbs e Gary Burton (le loro note sono parte del consueto elegante libretto interno). Oltre ad avere buona padronanza del linguaggio swing e ...
Continue ReadingJohn Lee Hooker: The Best of Friends
by Doug Collette
In contrast to his often (always?) irascible peer Chester Burnett, aka Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker has long been amenable to collaborations, reciprocal and otherwise. Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, Charlie Musselwhite and Carlos Santana, among others, appeared on The Healer (Chameleon,1989) and all those artists also populate the credits for The Best of Friends. (Santana, the Mexican-born guitar hero, appears with two different iterations of his band). Fittingly titled, this anthology is a suitable companion piece to Whiskey ...
Continue ReadingCal Tjader: Catch The Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967
by Troy Dostert
It would be unusual to hear vibraphonist Cal Tjader mentioned alongside the all-time greats on his instrument. He is not remembered for being a fearless improviser like Bobby Hutcherson, or as deeply soulful as Milt Jackson, or as hard-swinging a presence as Lionel Hampton. Moreover, one will search in vain in his biography for the hard-fought personal struggles that have typically been the bread and butter of jazz legend: no tortured tales of substance abuse, or bouts with poverty or ...
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