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Hank Mobley: Hi Voltage
by Samuel Chell
I'm one of those listeners so addicted to the blues-drenched, butterscotch-smooth sound of Hank Mobley's tenor that I can scarcely last a week without playing one of his recordings. The newly reissued Hi Voltage, unfortunately, turns out to be a negligible session by the “middleweight champion" of the tenor saxophone. When the recording was ...
Bobby Hutcherson: Now!
by Russ Musto
Few records capture and transcend their moment in time as definitively as Now!. Recorded in 1969, the disc emotionally echoes sentiments central to the black power movement of the day. The music is strong, passionate, sensitive, optimistic, and--like the struggle it heralded--timeless. The premier vibraphonist/composer of his generation, Bobby Hutcherson had already expanded the modern jazz ...
Tina Brooks: True Blue
by Norman Weinstein
It is heartening to see an artist as obscure as tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks given the Rudy Van Gelder Edition treatment by Blue Note in this winning reissue. I have to admit surprise that Blue Note didn't marginalize Brooks, like Sam Rivers, in the label's limited-edition Connoisseur series. Frankly, Rivers is the more sophisticated artist with ...
Wayne Shorter: Night Dreamer
by John Kelman
By the time he made this recording, a few short months before he was to join Miles Davis' groundbreaking second quintet, saxophonist Wayne Shorter had already earned a reputation as a player combining heady intellectualism with a more visceral approach as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He'd also released four records for the Vee-Jay ...
Patricia Barber: Live: A Fortnight in France
by Woodrow Wilkins
The mere mention of a woman speaking French is enough to set many men's imaginations to wandering. If she's singing it, and has a pleasant voice to boot, the listener--male or female--can't help but smile. Although Patricia Barber only offers Français on one track of her latest album, Live: A Fortnight in France , it is ...
Sam Rivers: Contours
by Germein Linares
After his Blue Note debut on Fuchsia Swing Song, saxophonist Sam Rivers drifted further “out" on Contours. Reissued as a limited edition connoisseur series CD, this '65 Blue Note outing sparkles anew with 24-bit remastered sound. Playing with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Joe Chambers, Rivers performs four of his ...
Jimmy Smith: Retrospective
by Germein Linares
Jimmy Smith Retrospective Blue Note Records 2004 Blue Note Records' 4-CD Retrospective is a 38-song summary of Jimmy Smith's music from 1956-62. Along with artists like Art Blakey and Horace Silver, Smith not only came to define the “Blue Note" sound, he also molded and enriched the genres of hard ...
Jason Moran: Same Mother
by Mark Sabbatini
Jason Moran is among a handful of modern pianists whose work often demands a listen as soon as it's released, since most other players will be trying to imitate it tomorrow. He doesn't quite meet those expectations on Same Mother, an album heavy on blues and soundtrack elements that represents his sixth project as a leader. ...
Jason Moran: Same Mother
by John Kelman
Contrary to popular opinion, the blues transcends structured musical form. Rather, it is a feeling that imbues, a deep and dark sense of despair that pervades. Regardless of the context, there was always something distinctly blue about the way Miles Davis approached every phrase. Similarly, while his music in no way relates to conventional blues form, ...
Stefano di Battista: Parker's Mood
by John Kelman
Is it possible to be too reverent to one's roots? Over the course of three prior releases for Blue Note, Italian saxophonist Stefano di Battista has honoured a number of players who have informed his music, including Art Pepper, Cannonball Adderley, and Johnny Hodges. But whereas previous discs have delivered homage in the context of largely ...
