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Joe Fiedler: Plays the Music of Albert Mangelsdorff

Read "Plays the Music of Albert Mangelsdorff" reviewed by A. Henkin

by A. Henkin
February 26, 2006

If ever there was evidence of a prejudice against European jazz players, it is the fact that trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff (1928-2005) never before had a tribute album done in his honor. Even more damning is research showing that his compositions--over a hundred--have never been played without him. Trombonist Joe Fiedler has ended this sorry streak with a wonderful homage to a musician who is underappreciated in this country. The only bittersweet thing about the disc is its ...

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Joe Fiedler: Plays The Music of Albert Mangelsdorff

Read "Plays The Music of Albert Mangelsdorff" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
January 17, 2006

Trombonist Joe Fiedler has a diverse resume that boasts membership in everything from Phillip Johnston and Gary Lucas' Fast N' Bulbous: The Captain Beefheart Project and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra to countless Latin jazz ensembles, including Ed Palermo's big band. This album however, focuses solely on one of Fiedler's own personal interests, the music of the late Albert Mangelsdorff. Fiedler and company engage in a fairly daunting yet remarkably untried task. With an entire album of Mangelsdorff-penned ...

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Chris Jonas: The Sun Spits Cherries

Read "The Sun Spits Cherries" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
February 1, 2000

If you are a serious, hard working musician with a keen ear for composition and possess some technical gifts you should reap the benefits of maturation, rapid growth and the ability to expand your musical and intellectual horizons! That and performing with modern jazz luminaries such as Cecil Taylor, William Parker and Anthony Braxton will most assuredly advance your knowledge and overall scope of the music that you study, perform and hold close to your heart! A case in point ...