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Article: Album Review

Alma Tree: Sonic Alchemy Suprema

Read "Sonic Alchemy Suprema" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


New York native Ra Kalam Bob Moses grew up in the same building as Max Roach, Art Blakey and Elvin Jones. Early on he saw performances by many of the best jazz drummers in history, including Roy Haynes, Rashied Ali, Milford Graves, Billy Higgins, and Ed Blackwell. As a teenager in the mid-1960s, he played with ...

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Article: Liner Notes

Brian Lynch: Con Clave Vol.2

Read "Brian Lynch: Con Clave Vol.2" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


The jazz musician's road to success and sustainability is a rocky one, marked with more than its share of ups and downs. Becoming the norm as of late, those with the strongest staying power have increased their flexibility by becoming more diverse in their efforts. The affect is thus twofold-providing an income to pay the rent, ...

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Article: Album Review

The Flying Horse Big Band: A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band

Read "A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band" reviewed by Jack Bowers


The Message on the Florida-based Flying Horse Big Band's sixth album comes straight from the “messengers" themselves-- drummer Art Blakey's legendary Jazz Messengers, whose music is admirably presented here, and to whom the album is dedicated. Its ten songs were composed by members of the Jazz Messengers--Wayne Shorter, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Cedar ...

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The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-CuBop Recordings

Label: Liberation Hall
Released: 2023
Track listing: Dizzy Atmosphere; A Night in Tunisia; Groovin' High; Confirmation; Lament for Congo; Mambo Fortunado; Salt Peanuts; Leo the Lion; Cuban Holiday; Lemon Drop; The Goof and I; Leo the Lion II; Night and Day; My Funny Valentine; Cherokee; On the Alamo; Manteca; A Short One

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At Birdland 1950 Revisited

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2023
Track listing: Wahoo; ‘Round Midnight; This Time The Dream’s on Me; Dizzy Atmosphere; A Night in Tunisia; Move; The Street Beat; Out of Nowhere; Ornithology; I’ll Remember April; 52nd Street Theme; Cool Blues; 52nd Street Theme.

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With John Coltrane 1957 Revisited

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2023
Track listing: Monk’s Mood; Abide With Me; Well, You Needn’t; Ruby, My Dear; Off Minor; Epistrophy; Crepuscule With Nellie; Ruby, My Dear; Trinkle Trinkle; Nutty; Functional (alternate 1).

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Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane 1957. Revisited.

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2023
Track listing: Monk's Mood; Abide with Me; Well, You Needn't; Ruby, My Dear; Off Minor; Epistrophy; Crepuscule with Nellie; Ruby, My Dear; Trinkle Tinkle; Nutty; Functional.

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Article: Album Review

Steve Davis: Steve Davis Meets Hank Jones, Vol. 1

Read "Steve Davis Meets Hank Jones, Vol. 1" reviewed by Dave Linn


Trombonist Steve Davis was born in Worcester, MA, in 1967, and in 1989 graduated from Hartt School's Jackie McLean Institute. It was McLean's guidance and recommendation which allowed Davis to land his first major performance with Art Blakey in NYC. His lyrical, hard-swinging style gained him broad recognition and, in 1998, he won the TDWR (Rising ...

News: TV / Film

Jazz 625: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers

Jazz 625: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers

On March 7, 1965, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers appeared on the BBC-TVs Jazz 625, hosted by Humphrey Lyttelton. The video of the performance was recently colorized, which gives the musicians enormous dimension and visual personality. The music was always great. The color just makes the presentation a little greater. The Jazz Messengers on this ...

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Article: Live Review

Eddie Henderson At Magy's Farm

Read "Eddie Henderson At Magy's Farm" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Eddie Henderson Magy's Farm Dromara, N. Ireland December 2, 2023 Ireland is not short of venerable music venues, any one of which should have been proud to host trumpeter Eddie Henderson. Think Dublin's National Concert Hall or Vicar Street, Galway's Róisín Dubh, The Everyman in Cork, The MAC or The ...


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