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Written In The Stars

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: In The Still Of The Night; Dream; The Man That Got Away; Blue Skies; Where Have You Been?; Where Or When; On A Slow Boat To China; One For My Baby; I'll Never Go There Anymore; Lorelei; It Was Written In The Stars

Medeski Martin & Wood: The Dropper

by Mark Corroto
December 1, 2000

I picked up the latest disc by the trio Medeski Martin & Wood and trying to categorize it, I didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition. (Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Their chief weapon is surprise and fear... their two weapons are surprise, fear, and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope...among...their...weapons are surprise, fear, an almost fanatical ...

Don Byron: A Fine Line: Arias & Lieder

by Craig Jolley
December 1, 2000

Don Byron, jazz clarinetist, takes a back seat to Don Byron, arranger and conceptualist. His “legitimate" clarinet is featured on the piano-clarinet duets and on the one solo clarinet cut, but most of the CD is given over to his meticulous vocal arrangements. Each tune has its own flavor with composers from many genres represented. Notably ...

Don Byron: A Fine Line: Arias & Lieder

by AAJ Staff
December 1, 2000

Don Byron continues to fascinate and puzzle jazz listeners with his refusal to be pigeonholed.Even as he completes one project, he's working on the next one, which inevitably will be a departure from all of the CDs that precede it. Yet, each of Byron's CD's enlarge not only the body of his work, but ...

Tim Hagans / Bob Belden: Re-Animation LIVE!

by Mark Corroto
December 1, 2000

I generally equate jazz/fusion with the paintings of Andy Warhol. Although interesting and often groundbreaking, they rarely require closer inspection. Visiting the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh requires a mere walkthrough to really see everything. The electric years of Miles weren’t recorded live on a lark. His sonically loud live appearance masked somewhat shallow waters. I’m ...

Medeski Martin & Wood: The Dropper

by Mark Corroto
December 1, 2000

I picked up the latest disc by the trio Medeski Martin & Wood and trying to categorize it, I didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition. (Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Their chief weapon is surprise and fear... their two weapons are surprise, fear, and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope...among...their...weapons are surprise, fear, an almost fanatical ...

Bill Charlap: Written In The Stars

by C. Andrew Hovan
December 1, 2000

Able to paint with a rich and melodic pallet, while possessing a natural and bell-like tone, pianist Bill Charlap is a musician who is actively looking for new ways to express himself and compliment any musical situation. His sophisticated harmonic knowledge and sense of drama make him one of the most stimulating pianists around. It should ...

Bob Dorough & Dave Frishberg: Zoot At Ease

by David Adler
December 1, 2000

In addition to their achievements in the jazz world, Bob Dorough and Dave Frishberg made an indelible mark on popular culture with Schoolhouse Rock, the beloved educational TV series from the 70s. Dorough served as musical director for the animated shorts and wrote many of the cherished songs. Frishberg, for his part, wrote “I’m Just a ...

Medeski, Martin and Wood: The Dropper

by John Sharpe
December 1, 2000

The November issue of Downbeat proclaims that Medeski, Martin and Wood are “the hottest jazz band on the road today.” Perhaps. While they have garnered a loyal following amongst young hipsters reared on jam bands, hip-hop and punk rock, their appeal to “traditional” jazz lovers like myself is still open to debate. Certainly, if you’ve come ...

Tim Hagans / Bob Belden: Re-Animation Live!

by Jim Santella
November 1, 2000

Hip-hop rhythms, turntable scratches, distorted spoken word voices and eerie synths usually make for some other kind of music. Not our jazz. But Tim Hagans and Bob Belden bring this message around by way of what Miles Davis was doing in the later part of his career. Fusion. Elements from both worlds make the total picture ...