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Darrell Grant's MJ New: Our Mr. Jackson
by Jack Bowers
Anyone missing the artistry and elegance of the Modern Jazz Quartet will warm quickly to pianist Darrell Grant's MJ New, which pays homage to the great vibraphonist Milt Jackson and, through him, the legendary MJQ, on Our Mr. Jackson. The instrumentation is the same as the MJQ, with Mike Horsfall sitting in for Jackson on vibraphone and Grant for pianist John Lewis. Bassist Marcus Shelby (think Percy Heath) and drummer Carlton Jackson (Kenny Clarke, Connie Kay) round out the quartet. ...
read moreDarrell Grant: The New Black
by Paul Rauch
Pianist Darrell Grant's debut album Black Art (Criss Cross) was released in 1994, and became acclaimed as one of the definitive statements of New York jazz in the 1990s. It featured bassist Christian McBride, drummer Brian Blade, and the late, great Wallace Roney on trumpet—all of whom would go on to make major statements of their own in the music. In 2019, some twenty five years later, Grant had the opportunity to revisit the album repertoire at Birdland, convening bassist ...
read moreDarrell Grant: Smokin' Java
by Dave Nathan
There's a lot going on with pianist Darrell Grant's fourth album as a leader. First it's a live performance in Rochester, NY. It was the Eastman School of Music in that city that awarded Grant a music scholarship at the age of 17, making him a prodigy of sorts. Second, the album is a tribute to his adopted town, Portland, OR. He joins many other jazz artists who have made Northwest U.S. their home. Third, it's Grant's debut as a ...
read moreDarrell Grant: Smokin' Java
by Jim Santella
What do you do in a coffeehouse besides sip cappuccino and nibble on some tasty kind of baked dessert product? Darrell Grant knows. He's written a short story to go along with his fourth album. The story, somewhat autobiographical, tells of a musician who's moved away from the hustle and bustle of the big city to a place where folks slow down once in a while and enjoy each other's company over coffee. Similarly, Grant's modern mainstream album slows things ...
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