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The Omer Avital Group - "Asking No Permission" (Part 1 of 4 Part Series)
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AAJ Staff
Lately I've been listening to a recording by Omer Avital that has piqued my interests. Although I own three recordings with Avital as leader, one in particular has been getting the most play while the other two sit neglected. I was trying to decide which one to review first. Reviewing his newest release would help keep the site feeling fresh and up-to-date and would perhaps benefit more readers who are still on the fence over purchasing it. Reviewing his older ...
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Chicago - Christmas: What's It Gonna Be, Santa? (2003)
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Something Else!
This being that special time of year and all, here's a good occasion to tell you about my favorite latter-day Chicago album... Trying to decipher the official numbering of Chicago albums after 19 is only slightly easier than calculating pi to its last decimal, but in 1998, the band issued its first Christmas album, dubbed 25 aka Chicago's First Christmas. Five years after that, Chicago issued their second Christmas album, titled Christmas: What's It Gonna Be, Santa?. Adding to the ...
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Sammy Nestico's Side of the Street
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
An envelope arrived the other day. Inside was a CD and a note. The CD was entitled On the Sammy Side of the Street,which has just been released. The note from Sammy Nestico said, “Marc: I don't know if this is the best one but it is my favorite one. Check out the two Johnny Mandel tunes. The soloists are wonderful." Sammy's wrong. I find that each of his releases is his best work. That's the beauty of Sammy. He's ...
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Anat Fort Trio - "And If"
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AAJ Staff
OVERVIEW: When it comes to music, I'm all about the mood. Thankfully, the career I have allows me to listen to music almost all day long—and not softly from computer speakers or a radio; I use a set of Shure SRH840 professional studio monitoring headphones which provide great detail, instrument separation, and a level of isolation that allow me to turn up the volume. Although I write my reviews at home after a critical listening session, I do spend a ...
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Monthly Classic - Lester Young and the Oscar Peterson Trio
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AAJ Staff
OVERVIEW: Welcome to the initial edition of “Monthly Classic!" It's a pretty straight-forward concept; since the majority of reviews on JazzJunkie focus on contemporary artists, this monthly installment will look at some well deserving albums from the yesteryear. The reviews will be closer to the standard review format (i.e. pithy with no detailed track analysis). Easy enough? Let's go What better recording to start with then the album responsible for my turntable losing its virginity? Yes, if you're as crazy ...
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Helge Lien Trio - "Hello Troll"
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AAJ Staff
OVERVIEW: As a jazz enthusiast, I take pride in recommending albums to my friends that I believe they'll enjoy. The more finicky they are (yes Dan, that's directed at you), the more I delight in suggesting something that they can't stop raving about. Recently on one of the music forums I peruse, a member I've never met, WNBC, recommended Hello Troll from the Helge Lien Trio. Looking back over that thread I see numerous recommendations and album covers from groups ...
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Eddie Daniels, with Roger Kellaway - Live at the Library of Congress (2012)
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Something Else!
Clarinetist Eddie Daniels, appearing last February at the Library of Congress' Coolidge Auditorium, displays an almost telepathic symbiosis alongside pianist Roger Kellaway. Making good on 2009's pleasant and compulsively listenable Duet of One, the two charge into the evening with an explorative, polyrhythmic remake of Gershwin's “Strike Up The Band," stretching it out into an eight-minute rumination. Later, Daniels (a founding member of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra) and Kellaway (Al Cohn and Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer, Ben ...
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Redbone: Come and Get Your Love
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Native American jazz artists are few in number but their contributions were significant. The list includes Oscar Pettiford (Choctaw and Cherokee), Della Reese (Cherokee) and Keely Smith (part Cherokee). And before you start emailing me, trombonist Jack Teagarden's parents were both of German descent. On the rock and pop sides, the list is a little longer—and a lot more surprising: Artists with Native American heritage include Elvis Presley, Tori Amos, Jimi Hendrix, Wayne Newton, Tina Turner, Carrie Underwood, Steven Tyler, ...
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