Jazz Articles about Luther Allison

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Album Review

Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Generation Y: A New Beat

Read "A New Beat" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
February 16, 2024

A New Beat, crafted by the multi-Grammy award-winning drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. and his Generation Y outfit, materializes as a vivid emblem of jazz's evolving dynamics. This album, an amalgamation of nine tracks, epitomizes the fusion of classic jazz standards with inventive perspectives. Among its highlights, “Bird Lives" notably shines for its technical brilliance and tribute to jazz icons, striking a harmonious balance between honoring the past and embracing the new. This track, alongside the production's repertoire, demonstrates the ensemble's ...

Album Review

Kerry Moffit: What Goes Around Comes Around

Read "What Goes Around Comes Around" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
September 28, 2021

Kerry Moffit's reputation in trumpet circles preceded him long before this recording. Like so many “you ought to hear this guy" types, one discounts friendships, hangs, boosters, and all the rest. Moffit, however, is “as advertised." There are quite a few people with underground reputations. Moffit's should be above ground. Listening to him, you might think, “ok, Tom Harrell," but then nobody is Tom Harrell except Tom Harrell. So, you are stuck for superlatives. As a player and composer, Moffit ...

Album Review

Kerry Moffit: What Goes Around Comes Around

Read "What Goes Around Comes Around" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
July 28, 2021

The karmic reference of the subtitle of this recording gives the impression that there's a surprise lurking somewhere in trumpeter/composer/arranger Kerry Moffit's jazz bag of tricks. The album, Moffit's first release after his spending decades starring in a U.S. Air Force band, is a superb presentation of jazz classics and originals. With this fine offering the perfect circle is formed--old and new, flowing in both directions. Moffit and crew launch things tastefully vintage with a cool take ...

Album Review

Joseph Herbst: This is Our Environment

Read "This is Our Environment" reviewed by Josh Deakin

by Josh Deakin
March 11, 2021

Joseph Herbst has released something truly original with This Is Our Environment. The record itself is a complex intertwining of jazz and spoken word that blends together for a beautiful product. The instrumentals keep the spoken word element alive and flowing throughout the record and offers a channel for Herbst to speak out on some important topics. The spoken word comes out as a slam poetry accompaniment to the coffeehouse instrumentals. The verses are powerful, often politically charged ...