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Bruce Barth: East and West

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by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 2001

MAXJAZZ Inaugurates their long awaited follow up to the Vocal Series with the Piano Series—and the label debut of one of their own. Pianist Bruce Barth is a producer for MAXJAZZ. He has been instrumental in producing the highly successful Vocal Series for the label. He now steps halfway out of the sound booth and gets ...

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Laverne Butler: A Foolish Thing To Do

by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 2001

Laverne Butler follows up her MaxJazz debut Blues in the City with a more lush and subdued offering. Laverne Butler's voice is like a ribbon that she has tied onto a beautiful, sexy bow. Her latest, A Foolish Thing to Do exudes an established confidence not totally in place for her debut, Blues In The City. ...

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Guy Klucevsek and Alan Bern: Accordance

by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 2001

The Accordion is not just for Polkas anymore. I've got to hand it to these guys; they have a sense of humor. The titles of these original pieces are a hoot. The music has a pretty good sense of humor, also. Klucevsek and Bern draw from every tradition that includes accordions to produce a multicultural kaleidoscope ...

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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: Back to Bogalusa

by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 2001

Why Clarence “Gatemouth" Brown is a National Treasure. Louisiana born, Texas bred Clarence “Gatemouth" Brown is a trans-genre, journeyman, multi-instrumentalist Renaissance man. Equally at home with Texas Blues, Cajun Zydeco, Western Swing, Rhythm and Blues, Country and Western, and Jazz, Brown spread his influence around generously. In this respect, one could see him as a rural ...

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Bruce Barth: East and West

by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 2001

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Various: Hellhound on My Trail: Songs of Robert Johnson

by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 2001

This may be the best tribute disc I have ever heard. I have mixed feelings about a tribute disc to a phantom. Robert Johnson's craft is as essential to world culture as Bach's Well Tempered Clavier, the Koran, and Citizen Kane. In my experience, tribute discs contain one or two performances that are over the top ...

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Clark Terry: Herr Ober

by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 2001

On the eve of his 80thbirthday, Herr Terry gives the jazz community a birthday present. Clark Terry has the chops of men 40 years his junior. Herr Ober finds the master with his current working quintet live on the Danube in the middle of Bavarian countryside. His saxophone chair is home to the capable Dave Glasser, ...

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Illinois Jacquet and His Big Band: Jacquet's Got It

by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 2001

Illinois Jacquet has a rocking good time. Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet is one of the last of the big tenors. LabelM's re-release of Jacquet's big band Atlantic Recording Jacquet's Got It is more than welcome. The majority of big band music being made today is experimental and progressive. While the UMO Jazz Orchestra and Pierre Dorge ...

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Paul Desmond: Lemme Tell Ya 'Bout Desmond: the Music of Paul Desmond

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by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 2001

An alto saxophone tone as dry and bright as a martini with the sun shining through it. I have been listening to this disc over and over and over. My knowledge of Desmond is admitted limited. Sure he penned “Take Five" and was a mainstay with Brubeck in the '50s and '60s. And sure he has ...

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Ray Bryant: North of the Border

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by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 2001

New Jazz Chamber Music from None Other than Ray Bryant. A new myth is carefully woven in the fabric of producer Joel Dorn's career. This one involves a trash sack of cassette tapes collected by pianist Ray Bryant's sound engineer of live Bryant performances over the past number of years. Out of this entire trash sack, ...