Jazz Articles about Terence Blanchard

Terence Blanchard: Wandering Moon

by David Adler
February 1, 2000

It’s been five years or so since trumpeter Terence Blanchard released a record of straight-ahead, small-group jazz, and it was well worth the wait. Blanchard has spent a good deal of his time scoring Spike Lee’s “joints" and other films. As a result, his orchestrational chops exceed those of the average jazzman, and it shows throughout this fine album. The three-horn writing is impeccable. The flow of the music is also quite cinematic. And as far as the blowing is ...

Terence Blanchard: Jazz In Film

by Ed Kopp
May 1, 1999

If you're attracted to jazz that evokes late nights, dark corners and glittering cityscapes, Jazz In Film is a must-have. This is about as classy a collection of after-hours jazz as you're likely to hear. The music is emotional, strongly melodic and beautifully atmospheric.Terence Blanchard has written four film scores as Spike Lee's jazz composer of choice, but he mostly mines other people's work on this excellent CD, a collection of nine movie themes.Like a hair-raising ...

Benny Golson: The Jazz Messengers: The Legacy Of Art Blakey

by Jim Santella
September 1, 1998

Five former members of The Jazz Messengers plus drummer Lewis Nash make up this Art Blakey Legacy Band that has toured the U.S. recently and paid homage to the legendary teacher and leader. Tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist Geoff Keezer, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Nash perform compositions written by Messengers for that unit: Wayne Shorter wrote “One by One," Fuller wrote “A La Mode," Blanchard wrote “Oh, By the Way," Cedar Walton wrote ...

Terence Blanchard: The Heart Speaks

by AAJ Staff
May 1, 1997

Scott Adams and his wonderful weekly show “The Sounds of Brazil" was responsible for bringing this Brazilian gem to my attention. Like Hiroko Kokubu, this set pervades all that is smooth about Latin fusion.

Joining trumpeter Blanchard on this set are a heavyweight team of guests that includes Ivan Lins, Paulinho da Costa and Oscar Castro-Neves. Terence doesn't play his horn like a Herb Alpert or a Donald Byrd, but moreso reminiscent of of Carribean salsa meets Freddie Hubbard.

The ...