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Article: Album Review

Mick Goodrick: In Pas(s)ing

Read "In Pas(s)ing" reviewed by Jack Kenny

by Jack Kenny

Let us start with the recording itself. For this album the quality of the recording is as important as the playing. It was made at Talent Studio in Oslo by Jan Erik Kongshaug--and is typically in the style of ECM Records: spacious, detailed, each instrument given room to breathe without being isolated from its neighbor. But ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jazz Classics from Erroll Garner, George Braith, and others; Recently released music from Bill Evans, Black Nile, and more

Read "Jazz Classics from Erroll Garner, George Braith, and others; Recently released music from Bill Evans, Black Nile, and more" reviewed by David W. Daniels

by David W. Daniels

In addition to the musicians mentioned in the title above, this show includes classics from Sarah Vaughan, Hank Mobley, Eddie Jefferson, and others. Recently released music from Malena Mortensen and Christian Sands, Ali Ryerson Quartet, and more. Finally, birthday recognition for Brandee Younger, Julian Priester, Andrew Hill, and other jazz musicians with birth dates during the ...

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Norma Winstone: A Timeless Place

Read "A Timeless Place" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

This 1990 recording unites the outstanding vocal talents of Norma Winstone MBE with the NDR Radio Orchestra. Now known as NDR RADIOPHILHARMONIE, the distinguished German radio symphony orchestra, invited Winstone to participate in a broadcast session. In turn, she enlisted pianist and arranger Steve Gray, with whom she had previously collaborated on BBC projects.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ben Wolfe, David Janeway, and Ben Wendel

Read "Ben Wolfe, David Janeway, and Ben Wendel" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson

This episode features new music from Ben Wolfe, David Janeway and Ben Wendel as well as older work from Conrad Herwig, Carmen McRae and the late Abdullah Ibrahim (aka Dollar Brand).Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

End Of Month Keyboard Special With Music From Ethan Iverson, Karla Harris and Joe Alterman, Richard "Groove" Holmes, and Others

Read "End Of Month Keyboard Special With Music From Ethan Iverson, Karla Harris and Joe Alterman, Richard "Groove" Holmes, and Others" reviewed by David W. Daniels

by David W. Daniels

In addition to those named in the title, keyboard music from Brian Charette, Mary Lou Williams, Azymuth, Scott Kinsey, and others is included in this month's keyboard special.Playlist Bill Evans “Nardis" from Explorations (Riverside) 00:00 Brian Charette “Ceora" from Working Out With Big G (SteepleChase) 7:23 Karla Harris and Joe Alterman “Blue Skies" from ...

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Bill Evans: At The BBC 1965

Read "At The BBC 1965" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Pianist Bill Evans' only performances at London's British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) were taped in March 1965 and broadcast in May and December of that year in two half-hour segments. As it is impossible to invoke Evans' name without adding the word “legendary," that will be done now to avoid needless repetition. This was Evans' ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Miles the Composer in the '50s: Jazz Musicians Play Miles, Part 2

Read "Miles the Composer in the '50s: Jazz Musicians Play Miles, Part 2" reviewed by Larry Slater

by Larry Slater

Miles Davis is justly celebrated for his harmonic sense, his tone, his style, and his ever-changing musical career. However, we rarely hear about Miles the composer. Miles certainly wasn't a prolific composer, and he wrote even less in his later years. He often surrounded himself with gifted writers including Gil Evans,, Bill Evans, Wayne ...

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Article: Album Review

Kenny Barron: So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon

Read "So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon" reviewed by Andrew Schinder

by Andrew Schinder

By the mid-1990's, piano icon and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron had completed his transition from being a dependable, workhorse pianist-for-hire that elevated any group that had the good sense to engage him, to one of the most revered musicians in the business, and a living bridge between hard bop tradition and 21st century jazz modernity. ...

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Article: Interview

Jazz Journeys: A Conversation with Violinist May Yu

Read "Jazz Journeys: A Conversation with Violinist May Yu" reviewed by Kurt Ellenberger

by Kurt Ellenberger

In New York City's crowded and competitive music scene, All About Jazz encountered in May (Tianyang) Yu, a violinist whose deep classical foundation, serious jazz language, and improvisational imagination have quickly placed her in professional settings with leading artists including Darcy James Argue. Ingrid Jensen, Erena Terakubo, Misha Piatigorsky, Peter Slavov, Chris Wabich, and recently opening ...

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Article: Album Review

The Birdland Big Band: Storybook—The Music Of Mark Miller

Read "Storybook—The Music Of Mark Miller" reviewed by Samuel Chell

by Samuel Chell

Storybook: The Music Of Mark Miller is at one level the unfolding narrative of its 10 musical selections. At another, it is a tale about its primary author, Mark Miller, who prefaced his journey from Racine to New York City with a preliminary solo album, Mark Miller: The Return Of Slide Huxtable, before retaking the long ...


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