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David Sanborn: Here & Gone
by Woodrow Wilkins
Whether contributing a solo for Steely Dan or backing up Maynard Ferguson, David Sanborn quickly made a name for himself as both a sideman and a bandleader more than three decades ago. And like a true musician, he keeps going and going. Sanborn journeys to the days of big bands and St. Louis clubs with Here ...
Gov't Mule: Gov't Mule: Holy Haunted House
by Doug Collette
It's hardly a surprise that Gov't Mule performed Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy (Atlantic, 1973) in its entirety in sequence on Halloween, 2007. The legendary British band is one of the most profound influences on The Mule, in both their original compositions--"Streamlined Woman" and others on High & Mighty (ATO, 2006)--and covers--"When the Levee Breaks" ...
Harmonious Wail: Resist Temptation
by C. Michael Bailey
Django Reinhardt is often overlooked as one of the seminal figures in jazz. Jazz, a uniquely American art, became international in the hands of Reinhardt and his partner in crime, French violinist Stephane Grappelli. Reinhardt's jazz was colorful, natural, and spontaneous. As a trend setter, Reinhardt gave birth to many “gypsy jazz" combos, one of the ...
Marco Benevento: Invisible Baby & Live at Tonic
by Graham L. Flanagan
Marco Benevento Invisble Baby Hyena 2007 Marco Benevento Live at Tonic Ropeadope 2007 Armed with an arsenal including a grand piano and a myriad of vintage synthesizers ...
Ornette Coleman: To Whom Who Keeps a Record
by Kurt Gottschalk
In principle, copies of the Beauty is a Rare Thing (Atlantic, 1992) box set should be issued with every voter registration card; no home is complete without the collection of Ornette Coleman's prodigious 1959-1961 output. A gathering of the six albums released during that time, three later albums culled from those sessions and alternate takes, it ...
Top Ten "Most Read" Articles & CD Reviews: 2007
by AAJ Staff
AAJ tracks how often an article is read, and the articles and CD reviews below represent our top ten published in 2007. Top Ten Articles Interviews John McLaughlin: On The Road, Part 1: The Interview By John Kelman Megaphone The Care and Feeding of a Musical Margin
Gov't Mule: Gov't Mule: Mighty High
by Doug Collette
Hearing a Gov't Mule reggae album is no big surprise if you've seen the band with any regularity over the years. Interpretations and teases of Bob Marley songs sprinkle their set lists; nouveau reggae icons Spearhead with Michael Franti have been co-billed with the group frequently; and Warren Haynes' signature song, “Soulshine, has been arranged for ...
John Scofield: This Meets That And More
by R.J. DeLuke
Guitarist John Scofield is an unassuming chap, seemingly at ease with himself and most things around him. He's ever congenial. Clever and well-grounded. Catch him wearing spectacles, and his look is professorial.But don't, for a minute, think Scofield isn't serious about music. The status he's achieved in the music world was accomplished with hard ...
James Blackshaw Catalogue Released Digitally
Tompkins Square Label has released three catalog albums by 25 year old experimental 12-string guitarist and composer James Blackshaw, from the UK. The albums, “Sunshrine". “Celeste" and “Lost Prayers & Motionless Dances" have previously only been available as tiny private press editions. All are available via itunes, eMusic and all digital platforms. AllAboutJazz.com says of Blackshaw's ...
John Scofield: This Meets That
by John Kelman
It was inevitable. Guitarist John Scofield has, for the past decade, alternated regularly between albums aimed at the groove-centric (and broader) demographic he first captured with A Go Go (Verve, 1998) and discs appealing to a more committed jazz audience. Scofield has always represented a unique combination of advanced harmony, allowing him to seamlessly migrate between ...
