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Vocalists 2004

by C. Michael Bailey
November 22, 2004

Carol Mennie I'm Not a Sometime Thing CDM 1004 2004Long closely associated with guitarist composer Dom Minasi, jazz vocalist Carol Mennie steps out as leader and hits one out of the park. Ms. Mennie revealed her deep alto on the recent Dom Minasi release, Time Will Tell, fashioning ...

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Short Takes Part 3, Plus Three from MCG!

by C. Michael Bailey
October 15, 2004

Herbie Mann / Phil Woods Beyond Brooklyn MCG Records Herbie Mann passed away July 1, 2003. Beyond Brooklyn was recorded earlier that year and serves as Mann's final recording. He finds himself in the empathetic company of Phil Woods, a musician he has been associated with for 40 years. They reprise their ...

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Short Takes, Part 2

by C. Michael Bailey
October 1, 2004

Columns like “Bailey's Bundles" enable me to address more music, hopefully providing the submitting artists the consideration and exposure they, and the reading/listening public desire. So, here are more recent releases that warrant your listening attention. Clark Terry George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (A440 Records) Boy, is this ...

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September 2004

by C. Michael Bailey
September 16, 2004

In the earlier days of this website, publisher Ricci had inaugurated my multiple CD Reviews “Bailey's Bundles." This column has been dormant for some time and now I am resurrecting it. Music writers are inundated with music for review. I think that it is important to respond to as many submissions as possible. Columns like “Bailey's ...

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Live Music... Better Late Than Never

by C. Michael Bailey
September 10, 2004

This month we are going to devote a bit of electronic ink to some 1970s live rock recordings and some trends that are developing in that arena. One item of discussion will address the recently inaugurated labels by the Allman Brothers Band and Little Feat, each with the goal of releasing aural archival footage from early ...

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Palmetto: Bobby Watson, Ben Allison, and Steve Swallow

by C. Michael Bailey
August 15, 2004

Palmetto scored high marks in the recent Down Beat critics poll and since the New York City-based label's inception in 1992 has been producing music of a very high order. The label roster includes Andrew Hill, Fred Hersch, Bobby Watson, Javon Jackson, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. The label continues its march toward supremacy with these three ...

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MAXJAZZ: Erin Bode, Mulgrew Miller, Denny Zeitlin and Jessica Williams

by C. Michael Bailey
July 22, 2004

MAXJAZZ has shouldered its way to the forefront of independent jazz labels by intelligently grouping the label's releases into thematic series. Represented in these four recent releases are the first two series: The Vocal Series and The Piano Series. Typical of all MAXJAZZ releases, the sonics are close and clear. The engineering and production are impeccable, ...

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Maximum City: The Music of Massimo Urbani

by C. Michael Bailey
May 26, 2004

In researching this piece, it was necessary that I translate several web pages with biographical information from Italian to English. Using on-line translation software is kind of like using a nuclear hand grenade--it does the job but makes a mess in the process. These software units cannot distinguish between proper names and regular narrative text, thus ...

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C. Michael Bailey's Best Recordings of 2003

by C. Michael Bailey
December 19, 2003

Finally, we have made it to the end of this fine year. Below is a smattering of the finest recordings to come my way this year, along with links to the reviews. This list is separate from my Top Ten List, which will be derived from those below. ...

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Something Old, Something New, It's Christmastime, What's Wrong With You!

by C. Michael Bailey
December 4, 2003

Here are collections of seasonal fare, some old, some new, for your consideration this Holiday Season. Merry Christmas. Johnny Cash Christmas with Johnny Cash (Columbia Legacy, 2003) I suspect that there is no calculus by which we mere mortals may estimate the loss to our culture such as ...