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Best Live Jazz Recordings: The Best of the Rest

by C. Michael Bailey
August 8, 2005

This article concludes my series on The Best Live Jazz Recordings that has appeared episodically over the past year. The present installment addresses “the best of the rest," those recordings voted on by the All About Jazz writership but falling just below the cut for inclusion in the original top ten list. This a baker's dozen ...

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The Future of Jazz

by Nathan Holaway
May 20, 2005

I believe it was Thelonious Monk that was once asked: “Where do you see jazz going from here?" and his response was telling: “Wherever we take it!" With that being said, I thought it would be a scintillating idea to report on some current jazz artists whom many have said are “paving the way towards the ...

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Volition & Vocalese

by Nathan Holaway
May 18, 2005

For those that do not understand what “vocalese jazz is, it is when a jazz vocalist takes a jazz composition or an important jazz solo from the vast jazz repertoire, and they write words to perform to it. Vocalese jazz is truly an underrated art form. It requires real thought and attention. Granted, it's not for ...

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Jazz Saxo-Flautists

by Nathan Holaway
May 17, 2005

Saxophonists in jazz are about as common as guitarists in rock. Some, on the other hand, possess a very different quality. They are accomplished jazz flautists as well. Despite Will Ferrell's efforts to poke fun at jazz flautists in the movies, it really is a serious commitment by any saxophonist to handle the chops and technique ...

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West Coast Jazz

by Geoff Roach
February 27, 2005

"West Coast Jazz"? is one of those musical terms that causes controversy. Largely dismissed at the time by critics in New York, the musicians, arrangers, composers, producers and labels associated with West Coast Jazz have profoundly influenced the music we listen to today. Start with Miles Davis' The Birth of the Cool. Although released ...

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Jazzy Holiday Music

by Dave Hughes
November 24, 2004

It never ceases to amaze me how many different recordings of the songs in the repertoire of popular holiday music exist, and the broad spectrum of styles in which they have been recorded. But I suppose their overall musical utility is one reason why so many of them have endured through the years and not yet ...

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The Tzadik Factor

by Nathan Holaway
November 10, 2004

A record company was born in NYC in 1995 that was the start of something extremely special for all kinds of music: Tzadik. Started by John Zorn, the label is gaining ground and seems uninterested in looking back to see who or what music is left behind to choke on its dust. The label's motto, posted ...

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Euro Jazz Innovators

by Nathan Holaway
November 4, 2004

We are in one of the most conservative musical times in the history of jazz, at least in the US, where most of this wonderful, genius music was created. With the return of Dexter Gordon from Europe and arrival of Wynton Marsalis, jazz was ushered into its first real Neo-Classic Era. Now multitudes of Jazz Orchestras, ...

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Best Live Rock Recordings: 1969-1979

by C. Michael Bailey
September 10, 2004

Critic's Note While not directly jazz-related, this top ten list of the best live Rock recordings has been banging around in my head for several years just waiting for a chance to get out. As part of the bargain, I will follow up this series with one that addresses the best ten live Jazz recordings in ...

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The Best Live Recordings: Rock and Beyond...

by C. Michael Bailey
September 10, 2004

Original Preface, 2004 Okay, Okay. I noted that I had said that I would conclude my list of The Top Ten Live Rock Recordings with a list of five rather than ten other live discs to be considered. I love live music and that is why I hedged. Here are a couple more recordings deserving some ...