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Bill Charlap: Stardust
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although he had made a few records previously, by the time that pianist Bill Charlap cut All Through the Night in 1997, it was obvious that the connection established with trio mates Peter and Kenny Washington was a special one, capable of great finesse and intuitiveness. People in the upstairs offices at Blue Note also must ...
Erik Truffaz: Mantis
by Javier AQ Ortiz
The innate concord between representation and abstraction, the crucial breakthrough of 20th Century art, palpable in the work of Picasso, Matisse and Klee, has a musical counterpoint in jazz recordings such as Mantis. The quartet is Truffaz’s medium and with the support of three noteworthy musicians, of which guitarist Manu Codjia receives the most attention soloing, ...
Joe Lovano: Viva Caruso
by Ken Hohman
In Stanley Tucci’s 1996 movie Big Night, two Italian immigrant brothers lament that the authentic Italian cuisine of their restaurant has lost favor with customers who prefer the Franco-American menu of their cross-town competitor. It’s the Enrico Caruso culture versus the Louis Prima crowd and for the volatile chef of the authentic Italian restaurant there is ...
Lonnie Plaxico: M
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Lonnie Plaxico’s maturity as a musician comes to the fore in his first release under the jazz banner label Blue Note as Mélange finds him putting together almost 30 years of professional musical experience in a recording that works well. Plaxico wisely allows the supporting cast of this flecked tale to make the most of their ...
Cassandra Wilson: Belly Of The Sun
by Jim Santella
Returning to her Mississippi blues roots, singer Cassandra Wilson interprets the stories like no one else can. Her warm, contralto voice hypnotizes. Surrounded by the natural sound of her 6-piece touring band, Wilson settles in for a refreshing look at Americana. Plaintive guitar cries and hands-down percussion provide a natural landscape. Steel pans, dobro, hand drums, ...
Bill Charlap: Stardust
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although he had made a few records previously, by the time that pianist Bill Charlap cut All Through the Night in 1997, it was obvious that the connection established with trio mates Peter and Kenny Washington was a special one, capable of great finesse and intuitiveness. People in the upstairs offices at Blue Note also must ...
Henri Salvador: Room With A View (Chambre Avec Vue)
by Jim Santella
French cabaret singer Henri Salvador was the toast of Paris in 1935. And it's remained that way ever since. Chambre Avec Vue was released two years ago in France on the Source label and was later selected album of the year by Les Victoiries de la Musique. Its reissue by Blue Note contains a few minor ...
Freddie Hubbard: Open Sesame
by Craig Jolley
Open Sesame (1960) was Freddie Hubbard’s first record as a leader. If it was his only record it would be legendary, but within two years he had recorded four better ones. What raised the other records above Open Sesame was the drummers: Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, and Louis Hayes. There is nothing wrong with Clifford ...
Bobby McFerrin: Beyond Words
by Javier AQ Ortiz
How does one write about the ineffable? It is, after all, Beyond Words... We must, however, reflect on Bobby McFerrin's Beyond Words. There is a certain degree of serendipity in the fact that this recording is being capitalized upon, in the best economic system the world has ever known, through the marketing efforts of ...
Bobby McFerrin: Beyond Words
by Jim Santella
As the universal language, music has always had one problem: how to translate the words so that everyone will understand their meaning. French, Portuguese, English, and several African dialects are quite familiar to jazz fans. Some listen to German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese or Spanish singers often. Are we fluent in these languages? It's not necessary. Pagliacci ...
