Jazz Articles about Neal Caine

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Michael Moody: The Ecstasy of Love

by Artur Moral
March 21, 2026

Whether or not there is any personal affinity with their stylistic and thematic approach, it is impossible not to tip one's hat to those musicians who insist on navigating against the current mainstream--be it by brandishing the flag of a fierce vanguard or by defending the essentials of tradition, updated with a layer of necessary contemporaneity. Michael Moody belongs to these latter, and he does so by cloaking his entire output under the mantle of an uninhibited, almost provocatively explicit ...

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Neal Caine: Backstabber's Ball

by Jim Santella
September 28, 2005

It's an odd title for a superb album. The compositions are Neal Caine's, and he leads with a powerful rhythmic stroke from behind his big double bass. Two tenors, Ned Goold and Stephen Riley, give him plenty of lyrical matter, playing it soft and whispery as Caine's quartet emphasizes straight-ahead jazz with a comfortable grasp of its traditional flavors. Jason Marsalis surrounds the session with appropriate percussive textures.

“W.M.D." provides a dramatic impression, both mysterious and exotic. Caine ...

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Neal Caine: Backstabber's Ball

by Eric J. Iannelli
July 19, 2005

Its title sounds more likely to appear in the heavy metal section of the record store, but sonically Neal Caine's Backstabber's Ball has far more in common with the classic West Coast cool jazz releases of the early '60s than the identikit angst rock of today. As such, it isn't a departure for Smalls Records; rather, it's largely in keeping with the bulk of the label's output. The young New York-based label is fast becoming a favorite among the more ...