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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - "Theme for Stacy" (1966)

April 18, 2011

Steely Dan Sunday: "Midnite Cruiser" (1972)

April 18, 2011

Posted by S. Victor Aaron Aside from the pre-Can't Buy A Thrill promo single “Dallas," here's the only Steely Dan song drummer Jim Hodder sang lead on. It wasn't the first and only time he took the lead mic on a recording, though: his prior band Bead Game make one record a couple of years earlier ...

Third International, Featuring King Crimson's Ian McDonald - Beautiful Accident (2011)

April 18, 2011

This is a different kind of blues record, one with a joltingly modern menace. The Third International's Beautiful Accident brilliantly updates a time-weathered genre by focusing on texture as much as lyrical content. In fact, sometimes the words are simply enveloped by the rising rabble of crunchy R&B riffs, prog-rock influenced song structures and pounding rhythms. ...

Colin Vallon Trio "Rruga"

April 18, 2011

French jazz pianist Colin Vallon's ECM debut is the third disc under his own name, following Les Ombres in 2004 and a disc on the Hatology label, Ailleurs in 2007. Needless to say, an appearance on ECM gives this trio a certain credibility—or cache (more on that later)—and an international presence the previous discs have not ...

Mostly Other People Do the Killing Will They Be Killing It at the Bug Jar This Thursday

April 17, 2011

Is jazz not “fun" enough for you? Do you expect to see it in a venue known for cutting edge music but with a more rock sensibility? Surprise!... unusual jazz will be presented in an unusual place when NY band Mostly Other People Do The Killing hit the stage at Rochester's The Bug Jar this Thursday, ...

Guest Shot: Those Grammy Changes

April 17, 2011

Outrage continues to grow in the Latin jazz community over the decision of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) to drop the Best Latin Jazz category from the annual Grammy awards. The NARAS Board of Governors this week decided to eliminate nearly a third of the award categories, but the loudest protest has ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Jimmy Cobb

April 17, 2011

This week, we train our video spotlight on the veteran drummer Jimmy Cobb, who will be in St. Louis next week to perform on Friday and Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. He'll be playing with saxophonist Javon Jackson, pianist Cedar Walton and bassist Buster Williams in a group ...

Letters to NARAS: Eddie Palmieri Writes About the Latin Jazz Grammy

April 17, 2011

On Wednesday April 6th, The National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced a “restructuring" of The Grammy Awards, a move that included the elimination of the Latin Jazz Grammy. This unfortunate decision undermines the integrity of Latin Jazz and disregards its importance as a major piece of the cultural landscape in the United States. I ...

Album Review: "Three Stories" by Eldar

April 17, 2011

One thing I try to express on Groove Notes is that I don't feel it necessary to post album reviews unless I feel there is an album really worth talking about. Additionally, I hesitate to use the word “best," because it suggests a certainty rather than leaving music to the personal taste of the listener. In the case ...

Today is Record Store Day. Turn Off Your Computer and Go Buy Something.

April 17, 2011

"Independent record stores are much more than the name suggests. They are an international community and platform where music has an outlet and an opportunity to grow over the long term, in a way that sincerely connects with community and culture. They are also a magnificent mob of highly opinionated musical bandits..." - Ben Harper Find ...