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Pharoah Sanders - Village of the Pharaohs/Wisdom Through Music (Originally Released on Impulse, 1971-72, Re-Issued Verve, 2011)

August 9, 2011

Although saxophonist Pharoah Sanders made his reputation as a firebrand of “The New Thing" there was always a deeply spiritual and meditative side to his playing and that aspect of his music comes to the forefront on this recently re-issued “2-fer." “Village of the Pharaohs" is a three part suite, which is particularly interesting because Sanders ...

George Benson to Perform Sunday, October 2 at the Touhill

August 8, 2011

This just in: Guitarist and singer George Benson (pictured) is returning to St. Louis to play at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, October 2 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. The show is being presented by Jazz St. Louis as part of their “Legends of Jazz" series at the TouPAC. Benson last played St. Louis in 2007 as ...

More from David Sanborn

August 8, 2011

Last week, I was able to interview saxophonist and former St. Louisan David Sanborn (pictured) for a story about his concert tonight with George Duke and Marcus Miller at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. You can read the resulting article online at the Riverfront Times' site here, but there was quite a bit of material I ...

STLJN Audio Archive: Clark After Dark: The Ballad Artistry of Clark Terry

August 8, 2011

For this StLJN Audio Archive post, we feature Clark After Dark: The Ballad Artistry of Clark Terry, a 1970s session featuring the legendary trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry. It's available online as a free download thanks to the blog Magic Purple Sunshine, which collects and presents out-of-print recordings originally issued on the old MPS ...

The Jazz Session #299: Tyshawn Sorey

August 8, 2011

Rene Thomas and Stan Getz

August 8, 2011

A year ago I posted about Rene Thomas' Meeting, off of a 1963 release entitled Meeting Mister Thomas. Recently JazzWax reader David Langner found this fabulous clip of Meeting in Paris, featuring Thomas on guitar, Eddie Louiss on organ and Kenny Clarke on drums. Dig Clarke's figures...   Then I found this one with Stan Getz, ...

Something Else! Sneak Peek: Lindsey Buckingham, "Seeds We Sow" (2011)

August 8, 2011

"Seeds We Sow," the title track to Lindsey Buckingham's sixth solo album, due on Sept. 6, is a darkly introspective triumph—as mysterious and challenging as anything in his often mysterious and challenging career. Sounding a little grayer, a little quieter, this isn't the gruffly sexual Buckingham of “Big Love," or the angry backtalker of “Go Your ...

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie - Bird and Diz (Verve, 1950)

August 8, 2011

Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie were inexorably linked in the bebop firmament of jazz, cutting a number of remarkable records together during a relatively short time span, releasing a musical revolution (or evolution) in the process. This album was recorded on June 6, 1950 with pianist Thelonious Monk, bassist Curly Russell and drummer ...

Like Music, Like Hollywood? DVD Sales Down 18.3% This Year...

August 8, 2011

Same shit, different industry? Actually, CDs are taking a break from double-digit plunges, at least for the moment. But this sounds like oh-so-many music industry reports of old, and certainly resembles the bigger picture. According to details just released by the studio-backed Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), DVDs and Blu-ray discs dropped an elephantine 18.3 percent during ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Previewing Return to Forever IV

August 7, 2011

This week, let's check out some videos of Return to Forever, who are coming to St. Louis later this month to perform at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, August 25. (Zappa Plays Zappa will be the opening act.) This version of the band, dubbed RTF IV, features keyboardist Chick ...