Jazz Articles about Mulgrew Miller

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Mulgrew Miller: The Sequel

by David A. Orthmann
November 1, 2002

Mulgrew Miller's first session under his own name in seven years is a welcome reminder of the breadth of his talent. Miller's skills as a composer, bandleader, producer, and pianist converge to make The Sequel a unique and accessible recording. Although different in mood and texture, each of his eight compositions contains a melodic core that makes them easy (and a pleasure) to recall. He gives the sidemen ample room to express themselves, yet Miller retains a firm hand on ...

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Mulgrew Miller and Wingspan: The Sequel

by C. Michael Bailey
October 2, 2002

Perhaps the most underrated pianist playing?

Mulgrew Miller has always been a hidden treasure. He has recorded as a sideman much more than as a leader and in both cases done so at the top of his form. Considered part of the “lost generation" of jazz musicians who came of age between Miles Davis? second great quintet and heyday of Fusion, Miller has never the less excelled and established himself a place in jazz that is both unique and vital. ...

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Mulgrew Miller and Wingspan: The Sequel

by C. Andrew Hovan
September 8, 2002

As prolific he is as a sideman, pianist Mulgrew Miller’s own catalog as a leader is rather scant, making the release of The Sequel all that more welcome. As a bit of clarification, it should be noted that the reprise the album’s title suggests refers to Wingspan, the name of Miller’s ensemble and his 1987 Landmark release of the same name. However, vibraphonist Steve Nelson seems to be the only returning member of the ensemble from the group’s original incarnation. ...

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Benny Golson: One Day, Forever

by AAJ Staff
May 1, 2001

Benny Golson’s latest Arkadia release, One Day, Forever, arose from a taping of some of Golson’s previous band members from the Jazztet: Art Farmer and Curtis Fuller. At the end of a European tour, they were so rushed they that they didn’t record long enough to fill an entire CD. Arkadia owner Bob Karcy kept the tape in the can, and he and Golson kept that recording in mind, in the intervening five years, during which Farmer passed. After Golson ...

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Rene Marie: How Can I Keep From Singing

by C. Michael Bailey
May 1, 2000

Back To The MAX. The new jazz label, MAXJAZZ, was formally founded with the release of the first four recordings in their “Vocal Series." These recordings included LaVerne Butler's Blues In The City, Carla Cook's It's All About Love (MXJ 106), Christine Hitt's You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (MXJ 107), and Asa Harris' All In Good Time (MXJ 108). All of these recordings garnered critical praise, with It's All About Love being nominated for a Grammy Award. ...

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Mulgrew Miller: Chapters 1 and 2

by Robert Spencer
June 1, 1998

Chapters 1 and 2 is a single-disc reissue of two of Miller's mid-Eighties releases – his first two as a leader: Keys to the City (1985) and Work! 1986. Miller is a versatile and well-traveled pianist whose work here shows his impressive pedigree to good effect: he's worked with Blakey, Betty Carter, Mercer Ellington, and a host of others. Buhaina would certainly appreciate the energy Miller brings to the proceedings, and Marvin “Smitty" Smith, the drummer on Keys to the ...