Jazz Articles about Ted Rosenthal

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Ted Rosenthal Trio: My Funny Valentine

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
April 19, 2008

In a skittish music industry where labels increasingly blur their identities and grab at gimmicks just to stay alive, it's reassuring to know that Venus Records continues to produce high-quality, straight-ahead jazz. Based in Japan but recording mostly in New York, Venus has a longstanding, signature focus on documenting the world's best piano trios, and My Funny Valentine is no exception.

This project was conceived by leader Ted Rosenthal as an instrumental tribute to singer Helen ...

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Ted Rosenthal: The King and I

by Joel Roberts
April 16, 2007

There was a trend back in the '50s and '60s for jazz artists including Andre Previn, Oscar Peterson, Stan Kenton and Dave Brubeck to record albums based on Broadway musicals. But apart from an obscure 1958 album by Wilbur Harden, The King and I, one of the era's most acclaimed musicals, was overlooked. Pianist Ted Rosenthal corrects that oversight on his new CD on the Japanese Venus label, a beautifully realized treatment of nine tunes from the ...

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Ted Rosenthal Trio: The King and I

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
October 31, 2006

While the Rogers and Hammerstein musical The King and I has long been a rich melodic source for improvisers, it's unusual for its songs to be gathered together on one CD. Here, the Ted Rosenthal Trio gives new life to that ageless material.

Although based in Japan, Venus Records is known for assembling crack US jazz trios, and this is one of the best. For this outing Rosenthal, a reliably elegant and expressive pianist, is joined by the ...

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Ted Rosenthal: The 3B's

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
January 20, 2005

One of the many advantages of indie CDs is that they don't have a sell-by date: you can miss their debut and still write about them. This one stayed in its shrink wrap for over two years, overlooked in the ever-growing pile in my office, but when I finally freed it, just recently, I knew I had to send up a flare.

Ted Rosenthal is a wonderfully elegant pianist: strong, flowing, lyrical and clean, he's one of the ...

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Ted Rosenthal / Bob Brookmeyer: One Night in Vermont

by Jack Bowers
May 16, 2004

Yes, beautiful music is still being played, and played beautifully as well. Doubters need only check out this bright and refreshing hour-long recital by pianist Ted Rosenthal and valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, recorded in August '01 at the Memorial Hall Center for the Arts in Wilmington, VT. Much like the chicken and the egg, this is a case of which component one admires more, the music or the musicians. Any program that includes two songs by Jerome ...

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Ted Rosenthal/Bob Brookmeyer: One Night in Vermont

by Celeste Sunderland
May 14, 2004

Two people. That's all you need to create a stunning album complete with all of jazz's beloved nuances, all the explosive vitality of a live performance and all those stirring moments that remind you why you need it in your life. One Night In Vermont, pianist Ted Rosenthal and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer's new live album, contains all of these, but it also captures a historic evening--the first time the pair played together as a duo. August 28th, 2001 at Wilmington, ...

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Ted Rosenthal/Bob Brookmeyer: One Night in Vermont

by J. Robert Bragonier
April 2, 2004

Have you ever been in public with nothing particular on your mind and suddenly realized that, without intending to, you were evesdropping on a conversation of remarkable warmth and intimacy? You probably felt nearly as uncomfortable to continue listening as you were powerless to stop. Hearing Ted Rosenthal and Bob Brookmeyer playing together puts me nearly in that place. But I say “nearly in that place," because these two incomparable musicians have in fact invited us to ...