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Steve Kuhn Trio: Live at Birdland
by Ken Dryden
With so many major jazz labels shying away from signing veteran artists in favor of far less accomplished youngsters, it is refreshing to see Steve Kuhn finally leading his first Blue Note release. This live CD taped at New York City's Birdland, with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster, marks a reunion for this trio, ...
Andrew Hill: Change
by Troy Collins
Completed only five months after Compulsion (Blue Note, 1965), pianist Andrew Hill's creative free-form breakthrough, this quartet session was recorded, edited, titled and cataloged, but never officially released under his own name. Unceremoniously shelved at the time, like a number of recent reissues documenting Hill's more experimental 1960s work, the six principle cuts were eventually issued ...
Ron Carter: Dear Miles,
by Chris M. Slawecki
Even considering Ron Carter, the bassist who rode through many mercurial musical styles, albums, and personas with Davis through the 1960s and '70s, with admitted skepticism, the question is asked: What kind of message to the late, great Miles Davis could Dear Miles be without a trumpet or other horn player in the ...
Various Artists: Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life
by Scott Gilliam
To most casual jazz fans Duke Ellington wrote some of the most enduring compositions in the history of American music. The ardent fan, however, acknowledges that many of the tunes attributed to the Duke were actually composed by or in collaboration with Billy Strayhorn. Lush Life pays tribute to pianist/composer Strayhorn and his contribution to jazz ...
Ron Carter: Dear Miles,
by Jim Santella
With his tribute album to Miles Davis, bassist Ron Carter waxes nostalgic about the five years that he spent with the trumpeter's straight-ahead quintet, and about the worldwide mentoring that Davis provided for years afterward. Carter, who just turned seventy, remains one of the most recorded jazz bassists in history. From his start with Eric Dolphy ...
Kenny Burrell: 75th Birthday Bash Live!
by Jim Santella
Recorded July 31, 2006 with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra on hand and many friends in the audience, Kenny Burrell's birthday bash brings out timeless memories. The occasion was the guitarist's 75th birthday. Comfortable in any setting, he works with smaller groups for half the program and a big band for the rest. Like Burrell's ...
Jackie Allen: Tangled
by Samuel Chell
It's certainly a highly-competitive field, but among female jazz vocalists, Jackie Allen rises to the top in the Midwest/Chicago area. Her move to a major label on this, her debut for Blue Note, is well-deserved, assuring her of top-notch production values as well as assistance with promotion and distribution. And apparently she remains free to choose ...
Erik Truffaz: Arkhangelsk
by John Kelman
While Out of a Dream (Blue Note, 1997), introduced Erik Truffaz's now decade-old group featuring keyboardist Patrick Muller, bassist Marcello Giuliani and drummer Marc Erbetta, it was a decidedly straight-ahead post-bop affair. Since then, with that quartet and his guitar-centric Ladyland group, the Swiss-born trumpeter has moved increasingly further away from the mainstream, exploring the textures ...
Paolo Fresu Quintet: Rosso, Verde, Giallo e Blu
by AAJ Italy Staff
C’era un progetto che doveva essere portato a termine. Questo progetto prevedeva cinque dischi a primi piani alternati che avrebbe sancito definitivamente il ruolo e l’importanza di uno dei gruppi jazz più longevi che la storia ricordi. Stava lì a testimoniare la forza dei cinque moschettieri del jazz italiano. Un gioco di squadra inimitabile quanto assolutamente ...
Kenny Burrell: 75th Birthday Bash Live!
by John Barron
At 75, Kenny Burrell's career should be considered a lesson in longevity. Swinging as hard as ever, the guitarist's patented style of smooth-toned, blues-inflected bop that has made him a favorite of jazz audiences and an inspiration to legions of guitarists is strongly intact. 75th Birthday Bash Live! is a fitting celebration in honor of the ...
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