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Terence Blanchard: Bounce
by Eddie Becton
Bounce is a collage of swinging, soulful, and artistic cuts that are bound to strike the fancy of Terence Blanchard fans. The band's vast range covers territory from bop to African beats to traditional New Orleans marching band music, as demonstrated on the cuts “Transform," “Azania," and “Bounce/Let's Go Off" respectively. Blanchard calls on the services ...
Emmanuel Pahud/Jacky Terrasson: Into the Blue
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Into the Blue is a blue ribbon event. Emmanuel Pahud is an award-winning classical flutist. Jacky Terrassson is an award-winning jazz pianist known for his playful inventiveness. Their duo CD, featuring jazz treatments of 14 classical melodies, was recorded in the south of France in late summer of 2001 but not released until June of 2003. ...
Joe Lovano: On This Day... At the Vanguard
by Mark F. Turner
Exceptional music and memories have always been at the heart of one today’s top jazz clubs: the Village Vanguard. The Manhattan music venue has been the epicenter of live jazz recordings from legends such as John Coltrane and Bill Evans to contemporaries like Wynton Marsalis and Bruce Barth. This trend continues with On This Day... , ...
Joe Lovano: On This Day... At the Vanguard
by Eddie Becton
From the very first bar, this disc swings. Saxophonist Joe Lovano brought everything but the proverbial kitchen sink to this live performance at the Village Vanguard. The horn-laden disc is resplendent with an energy level that must have left the band exhausted at the conclusion of the set. The breakneck speed of the opener, “At The ...
Martial Solal: NY1: Live At The Village Vanguard
by Jim Santella
This live recording allows one to share the reaction of the audience as well as the creative energy exhibited by the Martial Solal Trio during the group's week-long engagement in New York just a week after the horrific September 11, 2001 World Trade Center tragedies. The Greenwich Village nightclub served as an ideal spot for this ...
Greg Osby: St. Louis Shoes
by Mark F. Turner
From the jazz sounds of his birthplace in St Louis to his present home in New York, the new recording St. Louis Shoes allows the listener to musically walk in the footsteps of one today’s most distinctive jazz saxophonists: Greg Osby. The nine compositions chronicle different composers and styles that have influenced the artist. As on ...
Martial Solal: NY1: Live at the Village Vanguard
by Dan McClenaghan
I hadn't heard of the Algiers-born, Paris-based pianist Martial Solal, and my review copy of this disc came in a bare bones state: just a cardboard sleeve, a listing of the tunes and musicians. No cover art, no liner notes. A blind listen told me “Modernistic," a young lion full of the creative drive ...
Ron Carter: Stardust
by Michael Fortuna
In an ever-expanding career encompassing nearly 3000 projects, jazz bassist Ron Carter has surrounded himself with some of the best musicians. Carter's latest album, Stardust, continues that tradition. Joining Carter in the studio are Benny Golson on tenor sax, Joe Locke on vibraphone, Sir Roland Hanna on piano, and Lenny White on drums. ...
Richard Cook, Author Of "Blue Note Records: The Biography"
by Victor L. Schermer
Richard Cook is an Englishman who resides in West London. He is the author of the recently-published Blue Note Records: The Biography and the co-author of The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Although he frequently comes to New York, it was necessary for practical reasons to conduct the interview via email correspondence. As one more ...
Horace Silver: Finger Poppin
by Rex Butters
Horace Silver’s trademark features--often sunny compositions and treacherous, tight arrangements as well as his preferred quintet format and enthusiastic embrace of bop, Latin, blues, and folk melodies--mark him as a mid-century creative wellspring that continues to inform jazz. Along with Art Blakey, Silver helped create what became known as the Blue Note sound. Swing era listeners ...
