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Terence Blanchard: Flow
by Mark F. Turner
Flow may be Terence Blanchard's most adventurous recording to date, and that's saying a lot for the prolific trumpeter, composer, and bandleader whose career has covered membership with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, producing top jazz recordings, and scoring music for many films. Though he's been highly successful, the inner fire of discovery still burns brightly on ...
Terence Blanchard: Flow
by Paul Olson
Flow is trumpeter Terence Blanchard's first album since Bounce (2003), and it features most of the same players from that album: Brice Winston on tenor and soprano sax, Lionel Loueke on guitar and vocals, and Aaron Parks on piano. This recording includes drummer Kendrick Scott and bassist Derrick Hodge, two new additions to the sextet--and what ...
McCoy Tyner: Tender Moments
by Donald Elfman
Now 66 years old, McCoy Tyner has made countless albums and become an elder statesman of jazz. He is certainly best known as the pianist in the transformational John Coltrane Quartet of the '60s, but it was with Blue Note recordings like this one from 1967, recently reissued in remastered form, that he revealed his personality ...
Lena Horne: Seasons of a Life
by Jim Santella
Over seventy for these performances and still swinging, Lena Horne sounds great. She's emotional and somewhat sentimental, but her performances always leave you with the feeling that you've just shared some quality time with an old friend. Previously unissued, but recorded in 1994-2000 sessions that resulted in Classic Ellington, An Evening With Lena Horne, ...
Joe Lovano: Joyous Encounter
by John Kelman
A Joyous Encounter indeed. When saxophonist Joe Lovano--an artist who has constantly explored new musical collaborations over the course of nearly 25 recordings as a leader and never looked back--recorded last year's I'm All For You, he knew he had something special. Of course, one look at the lineup--pianist Hank Jones, who, at 86, is the ...
Joe Lovano: Joyous Encounter
by Eric J. Iannelli
An exceptional album in its own right, Joyous Encounter is perhaps best appreciated when heard in light of I'm All for You, the collection of ballads that earned saxophonist Joe Lovano and his all-star quartet--pianist Hank Jones, drummer Paul Motian, and bassist George Mraz--such widespread, enthusiastic praise when it appeared last year. The four musicians have ...
Dr. John: The Best of the Parlophone Years
by Jim Santella
Including selections from Duke Elegant, Creole Moon, N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or D'Udda, and Anutha Zone, as well as two bonus tracks, The Best of the Parlophone Years presents Dr. John doin' what he does best. With that voice, there's no mistake who's settin' down the blues for ya. There are only a handful of voices in ...
Joe Lovano: Joyous Encounter
by Jim Santella
The aptly titled Joyous Encounter reunites the best with the best. Unlike last year's I'm All For You, however, this program includes much more than just ballads. Up-tempo jaunts and leisurely strolls balance the program in much the same way that our lives turn each day. And the end result is, of course, a joyous experience ...
Joe Lovano: Joyous Encounter
by Paul Olson
A lot of people seemed to like Joe Lovano's all-ballads record from last year, I'm All For You (Blue Note), and I was one of them: I thought it was his best since Trio Fascination: Edition One (Blue Note, 1998). So it's not that surprising that the All For You quartet of Lovano, pianist Hank Jones, ...
Amos Lee: Amos Lee
by C. Michael Bailey
Amos Lee represents Blue Note's effort to capitalize on the success of Norah Jones by marketing a male version of the genre-stretching pianist/vocalist. There. I said it and got that out of the way. That is just so much business hooey, but it needed to be said anyway. Amos Lee is a ...
