Results for "AAJ Staff"

Raphe Malik Quartet at the Willow-PT 2

January 17, 2011

John Carter - Bobby Bradford - Mosaic Select 36 (Mosaic, 2010)

January 17, 2011

Clarinetist and saxophonist John Carter and trumpeter Bobby Bradford co-led an excellent band in the 1970's that was steeped in the free-bop of Ornette Coleman, but clearly taken in a unique and personal direction. This three disc compilation brings together the albums that Carter and Bradford recorded for Revelation Records, Seeking and Secrets, along with unreleased ...

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Main Title)" by Alex North

January 17, 2011

One of the loveliest pieces of music ever heard in film is surely the Alex North theme to the 1966 film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Much of the work North (1910-91) did fell between the later phase of the Golden Age era of film music and the earliest part of the Silver Age era, and ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Catching up with Charlie Hunter

January 16, 2011

This week, let's take a look at some video clips featuring guitarist Charlie Hunter's trio, who will be in St. Louis next week to perform Wednesday through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. If you're already with familiar with Hunter, you know that his distinctive technique on the seven-string ...

Hiromi is the Hendrix of the Piano.

January 16, 2011

I don't get jazz sexism. I used to read Down Beat magazine and my favorite section was the blindfold test where notable artists would listen to tunes selected for them to critique. When you got someone like Miles Davis listening to something he thought was crap he wasn't shy about saying so. What I don't remember ...

Listen up Preview: Big Head Blues Club, Featuring B.B. King, "Crossroads Blues" (2010)

January 16, 2011

By Nick DeRiso Robert Johnson's “Crossroads Blues" remains one of the most terrifying, wonder-filled songs, even if you don't know the oft-told tale of how the doomed Mississippi bluesman became so proficient so quickly at playing his guitar. It's one of the reasons that, despite the brevity of his time on this earth—born about 1910 and ...

Jane Ira Bloom - Wingwalker (2011)

January 16, 2011

By Pico In preparing to assess Jane Ira Bloom's brand new CD Wingwalker, I pulled out the prior one, the excellent Mental Weather from 2008. The striking comparison between the two became obvious before I even pulled the CD from the sleeve; I quickly noticed that both of the CD covers featured Bloom performing in motion, ...

Correspondence (Illustrated): RIP Margaret Whiting

January 14, 2011

Rifftides reader Mark Stryker sent this reaction to the previous entry. Mr. Stryker is the music critic of The Detroit Free Press. He has good ears.Just a coda re: “Moonlight in Vermont," whose unusual lyrics were written by John Blackburn. The A section words are actually in the form of a haiku, with 5-7-5 syllable pattern. ...

Latin Jazz Conversations: Paquito D'Rivera (Part 4)

January 14, 2011

When a musician moves into the mature stage of their artistic development, they carry a responsibility to themselves, their listeners, and the great musical community. After committing so many years of their lives to the art form, they need to make a significant statement that reflects their own personalities. At the same time, they need to ...

The Jazz Session #231: Jane Ira Bloom

January 14, 2011