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Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra: Consummation
by C. Andrew Hovan
When it came to progressive big bands during the '60s, few ensembles could boast the kind of staying power and muscle of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. With some of the biggest names in the business as part of the ensemble's regular roster and the uniformly exceptional output of writer Thad Jones, this band was ...
Slowhill: Finndisc
by Matthew Wuethrich
We've heard this song before. The recipe: Sample old jazz LPs, program hip-hop and club-inflected beats, overdub some horn riffs and then mix into a smooth cream which spreads easily. Blue Note enjoys cooking up this meal so much it seems that it is gaining Betty Crocker-status. Us3 did it, St. Germain liked it so much ...
Norah Jones: Come Away With Me
by Roger Crane
Okay--first things first. Yes, in my opinion, the strikingly beautiful, vaguely exotic Norah Jones is worthy of the buzz and publicity that she is receiving. But is she a jazz singer? Probably not but I don't know why anyone should care. Her singing is certainly jazz influenced. Jones does not use her lovely voice as a ...
Rachelle Ferrell: Live in Montreux 91-97
by Dave Nathan
The title of this album is somewhat misleading. This is not a collection of songs covering appearances by Rachelle Ferrell during the period 1991-1997. They are from just two visits to Montreux, mostly in 1991. If you didn't know that Ferrell is supposedly possessed of a range of more than six octaves...which exceeds the four or ...
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra: Consummation
by Jack Bowers
This charming reissue from 1970 makes it even harder to accept the fact that Thad and Mel are no longer with us. Thank goodness we have such glorious music to remember them by. All of the compositions and arrangements are Jones,' and each one is an unpretentious classic of its kind. The orchestra itself is beyond ...
Duke Ellington, et al.: 1969: All-Star White House Tribute to Duke Ellington
by Charlie B. Dahan
Duke Ellington celebrated his 70th birthday on April 29, 1969 as a guest of President Richard Nixon at the White House. In addition to receiving the distinguished Medal of Freedom, Ellington witnessed an all-star tribute concert featuring many of the day’s great jazz musicians in their prime, which until now, was lost. Recently a cassette belonging ...
Duke Ellington: Duke Ellington 1969: All-Star White House Tribute
by Jim Santella
A big band with Gerry Mulligan and Milt Hinton at the bottom, Paul Desmond and Clark Terry at the top, and an all-star cast in the middle makes this previously unissued session quite special. At the end, Duke Ellington sits down at the piano and performs a solo improvisation that he dedicated to Mrs. Pat Nixon. ...
Norah Jones: Come Away With Me
by Bobby Dodd
One can't help being curious about the contents of Norah Jones' music collection after listening to her debut, “Come Away With Me". They would probably not be far off in assuming she grew up singing into various makeshift microphones around her household alongside the vocals of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Joni Mitchell, and Sarah Mclachlan.
Medeski Martin & Wood: Uninvisible
by Mark Corroto
Medeski Martin & Wood has in effect cut out the middleman on their latest, Uninvisible. The middle being the re-mix project relative to this recording. The trio along with Wu-Tang Clan producer Scotty Hard invited an army of musicians and DJs to participate in this recording, layering, mixing, channeling, and re-mixing as they assembled it piece-by-piece. ...
Erik Truffaz: Mantis
by Jim Santella
Finding his own voice through clarion sounds and original ideas, French trumpeter Erik Truffaz brings a fresh, contemporary performance to the jazz scene. Hip-hop rhythms combine with New Orleans shuffles. Spoken word rhythms pump up the jam. Finally emerging from the powerful influence of Miles Davis, Truffaz lays his own brand of cool jazz out for ...
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