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Bill Charlap: Somewhere: The Songs Of Leonard Bernstein
by Celeste Sunderland
This month Brooke Shields steps into the starring role of Broadway's Tony-Award winning Wonderful Town revival; 25 of Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic are available on DVD; and radio listeners will have the pleasure of hearing an eleven-part documentary on the maestro's life and career, narrated by Susan Sarandon. Fourteen years ...
Cecil Taylor: Conquistador!
by Colin Fleming
More so than with any label, the greatest recordings on Blue Note, those that pull rank on the merely great and that we can most comfortably say will belong to all ages, seem to prove a burden for many listeners to embrace, no matter how enthralled they are by the sounds of Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, ...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Paseo
by Alex K. Fong
Paseo, the title of virtuoso Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba's first album as a leader in three years, means “walk" or “stroll" in English. And that's what he does throughout the record with his New Cuban Quartet. Rubalcaba examines his musical roots as if he were walking through his hometown for the first time in many years. ...
Don Byron: Ivey-Divey
by Jim Santella
Don Byron's virtuosic clarinet technique allows him to stretch his limits this way and that. With piano and drums, he opens his program by setting the pace for adventure. With a glimpse of familiar melody here and a peek at remembered themes there, the clarinetist launches an improvisational tirade. Both his clarinet and bass clarinet enable ...
Don Byron: Ivey-Divey
by AAJ Staff
The expression “ivey-divey," like so many expressions in the jazz world, comes from Lester Young. It was Pres' term for permanent sadness, for living in the world through the blues, life with perpetual blues feeling. The album Ivey-Divey is Don Byron's look at Pres' great '46 trio session with Nat Cole and Buddy Rich. Byron's album, ...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Paseo
by AAJ Staff
On Paseo, Gonzalo Rubalcaba's latest venture, the esteemed Cuban pianist plays electric keyboards on some tracks, and there's an electric bassist on every track. The skeptical listener might conclude that Rubalcaba has finally “sold out" and made a fusion record. There's hardly a backbeat on any part of Paseo. But it's certainly a form of fusion, ...
Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner
by Jon Opstad
The opening “I Have a Dream" from this, Hancock's final (1969) session for the Blue Note label, is arguably his finest piece of ensemble writing on record. Although the remaining tracks don't quite reach the same peak of creativity and musicianship, the album remains one of Hancock's most essential. The setting is a nonet and is ...
Dianne Reeves: Christmas Time Is Here
by Jim Santella
Dianne Reeves puts her personal touch on each of these Christmas carols. Nothing remains ordinary. Each arrangement lets her flow with the freedom that she has always enjoyed in her performances. Reeves' voice makes each of these traditional pieces float with heartfelt joy. “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire," she sings. The scene comes ...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Paseo
by Jim Santella
With his new Cuban quartet, pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba has re-emerged in a creative session marked by the melding of tradition with growing forces. The fiery pianist's desire to wake up modern jazz has always proven fruitful and innovative. This time out, he shows that a healthy creative spirit will provide new directions when given the opportunity.
Dianne Reeves: Christmas Time Is Here
by Mark Sabbatini
This is one of those albums that's not really ideal for playing while opening gifts Christmas morning--in a very good sense. Christmas Time Is Here is an above-average and sometimes spectacular album that doesn't deserve to compete with screaming kids and tearing paper for the listener's ear. Reeves is on a tear lately ...
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