Home » Search Center » Results: CD/LP/Track Review
Results for "CD/LP/Track Review"
Wadada Leo Smith: Heart's Reflections
by AAJ Italy Staff
Iniziamo subito dicendo che questo doppio album di Wadada Leo Smith è veramente molto bello. Proseguiamo invitando la critica ad ascoltarlo senza necessariamente fare paragoni con Miles Davis, anche perché i paragoni ci portano inevitabilmente fuori strada. Non del tutto ovviamente, visto che certi riferimenti sono comunque validi, ma esaminare questo doppio album solo sotto il ...
Olavi Trio & Friends: Triologia
by Eyal Hareuveni
The most famous Olavi in history of modern Finnish music may be Olavi Virta, the godfather of the Finnish Tango. The Olavi Trio has little in common with the famous Olavi; it just happens that everyone in this trio carries the middle name Olavi--two, as their official names despite being rarely known by it. These three ...
McCoy Tyner Trio: Inception
by Lawrence Peryer
Though two tracks from October 1960 were previously issued under McCoy Tyner's name, they were outtakes from John Coltrane dates where the saxophonist sat out. Inception marks the pianist's first proper release as bandleader, with the sessions for Impulse! taking place at Rudy Van Gelder's studio on January 10 and 11, 1962. Of the set's six ...
Superbrass: Under the Spell of Spain
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Duke Ellington is quoted anecdotally as saying there are only two kinds of music--good and bad. It's quite possible that, after experiencing Under the Spell of Spain, there might be yet another category--music magnificently defying description. Rest assured Superbrass' disc is very good; however, while it is not an entirely jazz-focused effort--leaning heavily on the orchestral ...
Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project
by Mark Corroto
Jimmy Owens' tribute to the indomitable music of Thelonious Monk is a luxurious road trip that travels on smooth roads once precarious and quite perilous. His septet, an experienced large/small ensemble, glides almost effortlessly through the opulence of this music.The ease in which these musicians maneuver through the nine Monk compositions, plus Duke Ellington's ...
Ozric Tentacles: Paper Monkeys
by Glenn Astarita
A band that has endured the dips and spikes of the progressive-rock genre since its inception back in 1983, UK-based Ozric Tentacles has the beat on jam-based space-rock via its signature style of execution. With undulating synths, driving pulses and layered sculpting techniques, the quartet almost always bestows a sweeping plane, centered on lucid imagery and ...
Gary Smulyan: Smul's Paradise
by Larry Taylor
A baritone saxophonist leading an organ trio is certainly a rarity; the results of Gary Smulyan's Smul's Paradise is, in sixties hip, a “gas." This slang seems especially appropriate here because the CD pays tribute to an often-overlooked organist, Don Patterson, who came on the scene in that decade. Fronting a quartet behind his big bari, ...
Marialy Pacheco: Songs That I Love
by Ian Patterson
For her third solo album, and first for Australian label Pinnacles Music, Cuban pianist Marialy Pacheco follows her truest muse--the songs closest to her heart. It follows that the eight tracks--Cuban compositions, two by Jerome Kern, two originals, and one by Paul Simon--were recorded with minimum fuss in just three hours. Consequently, these performances have a ...
Tom Wetmore: The Desired Effect
by Mark F. Turner
Here's a sophisticated and hip debut from up-and-coming pianist Tom Wetmore. His studies with well-noted composer/improviser Ran Blake and influences that cite Brad Mehldau and Stevie Wonder speak volumes about his openness to create music that is versed in classic jazz but stretches beyond its confines. Since 2005 he's been thick in the New York City ...
Jack DeJohnette and Foday Musa Suso: Music from the Hearts of the Masters
by John Kelman
For drummer Jack DeJohnette's second project on his fledgling Golden Beams Productions record label, he moves from the Asian subcontinent south to Africa for a series of duets with master Gambian kora player Foday Musa Suso. While Music from the Hearts of the Masters is, in its own way, as hypnotic as DeJohnette's first release on ...
Trending
Interview
Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition
Interview
Scott Kinsey: Thought Distortions and the Art of the Left...
Groove Orbit
801 Live at 50: A Short-Term Experiment with a Long-Lasting...
From the Inside
The Quiet Cruelty of the Music Business
Live Review
Arcanum at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
Radio & Podcasts
Six new releases from Michael Pagan Big Band, Ron Vincent,...
Interview
Enrico Rava: The Secret Corners of a Master
Featured Video
VOTE!
