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Art Pepper: Art Pepper + Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics
by C. Michael Bailey
Only a handful of jazz recordings can be described as truly classic. Art Pepper + Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics is a member of that handful. Recorded between March and May 1959, + Eleven has the distinction of being excellent on multiple planes. One is Pepper himself. A journeyman multi-reedist who was already a veteran of big ...
Norah Jones: Come Away With Me
by C. Michael Bailey
Few artists have generated as much press in recent memory as Ms. Norah Jones. No fewer than five thoughtful reviews have been published in this magazine alone . A unifying theme found in all criticism is the question of whether the music Jones plays is jazz. This might be similar to the question of whether the ...
Various Artists: Now This is What We Call The Blues Vol. 420
by C. Michael Bailey
...A Big Record Label with a Sense of Humor and a large stable of talented artists. This disc sports the subtitle "13 Songs That Never Went Near A Chart". That is funny considering its antithetical attitude when compared to the popular NOW (That’s What I Call Music ) series (NOW up to its Volume 11). This ...
Sonny Landreth: The Road We're On
by C. Michael Bailey
. . .Falling out of solution, perfectly. The title of innovator is one not to be overused, and in all of the history of music there have only been a handful. When restricting the discussion to the technical performance aspects of guitar, three true innovators come to mind. Jimi Hendrix shot the electric guitar into the ...
Chanticleer: Our American Journey
by C. Michael Bailey
...when I get home to that bright land! Our American Journey is an intersection of multiple musical directions that the all-male choral group Chanticleer has been exploring for the past 20 years. Thematically, Our American Journey is a pan-continuation of several previous releases. The disc can be conveniently divided up according to the groups past and ...
Tin Hat Trio: Rodeo Eroded
by C. Michael Bailey
...Music for Music’s Sake... Artists who defy standard categorization have been making their way to Ropeadope Records, who, in turn, have been embracing them with open arms. One of the most recent bands to sign with the eclectic label is the genre polyglot threesome, Tin Hat Trio. How fortunate this is for the label and us. ...
Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
by C. Michael Bailey
...The First Lady of Jazz... I Listening to scores of vocal jazz records, all contemporary, it is easy to lose the trees for the forest, particularly the redwoods. Ella Fitzgerald was one of those rarified talents one took for grated, as she was so damn good that her talent became transparent. Rated with Sarah Vaughan and ...
Rick DellaRatta Quintet: Jazz at Christmas Time
by C. Michael Bailey
...a bit of Holiday verse... Pianist and vocalist Rick DellaRatta provides the Christmas season with a breezy collection of holiday favorites delivered with sincere urbanity. The highlight of the disc is the solo piano version of the Mahalia Jackson classic "Go Tell It On The Mountain." Here, better than anywhere else, does DellaRatta display his considerable ...
Alex Leonard: Merry Cool Christmas
by C. Michael Bailey
...A wonderfully weird Christmas Confection. Merry Cool Christmas is the most intriguing release of the 2002 holiday season. It encompasses a broad horizon of musical styles and moods. “Silent Night" (a daring choice to begin a disc) as a quiet piano trio ballad, showing off pianist and leader Alex Leonard’s soft and thoughtful touch. As a ...
Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet: Fragile Incarnation
by C. Michael Bailey
...Thoughtful. Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet honor the Christmas Season with a thoughtful collection of standard and not-so-standard melodies of the Christmas Season. Fragile Incarnation is a collection of non-secular carols presented with a swinging and reverent style. All of the songs had their origin in the Christian Tradition and all translate very well to ...
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