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Article: Album Review

Charles Lloyd / Jason Moran: Hagar's Song

Read "Hagar's Song" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Saxophonist/composer Charles Lloyd's 16 albums for ECM since the late 1980s represent a body of work as important as the influential recordings he made for Columbia and Atlantic in the 1960s. Lloyd's recordings with his latest quartet, Rabo de Nube (2008), Mirror (2010), Athen's Concert (2011) and, now, Hagar's Song, stand together as a special chapter ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Charles Lloyd / Jason Moran: Hagar's Song

Read "Charles Lloyd / Jason Moran: Hagar's Song" reviewed by John Kelman


Looking back at Charles Lloyd's sizable discography as a leader, what's becomes immediately clear is that the saxophonist has shared a number of special, long-term musical relationships with pianists: first, Keith Jarrett, in the quartet that brought Lloyd considerable fame and commercial success in the 1960s; and then Bobo Stenson, when he returned from nearly two ...

News: Performance / Tour

Charles Lloyd 75th Birthday Concerts at the Met Museum and Kennedy Center

Charles Lloyd 75th Birthday Concerts at the Met Museum and Kennedy Center

Tenor saxophone titan Charles Lloyd has been hailed as one of the most restlessly inventive musicians in jazz history. His current quartet - with Jason Moran, piano; Reuben Rogers, bass; and Eric Harland, drums - was honored as the 2011 “#1 Acoustic Group" by the JazzTimes critics poll. “Follow the career of Charles Lloyd," said The ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2

Read "Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2" reviewed by John Kelman


While the quintet heard on this first-time commercial issue of four live dates from 1969 was, in fact, already uncovered on the November 4, 1969 Copenhagen concert DVD included in the Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition and Legacy Edition (both Columbia/Legacy, 2010) and a portion of Bitches Brew Live (Columbia/Legacy, 2011)--as well as in sextet ...

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Article: The Mort Report

Sex and the Jazz Musician: The Brutal Truth!

Read "Sex and the Jazz Musician: The Brutal Truth!" reviewed by Mort Weiss


The following is taken from the chronicles of a gold panel Committee of select persons from the international confines of various state institutions that hold such findings sacred--the long-term commitment of these individuals that have given rant to their multitudinous ravings on this highly personal topic.In my course of dumpster diving for salvation, I ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Special Edition

Read "Special Edition" reviewed by John Kelman


With drummer/keyboardist Jack DeJohnette entering his eighth decade on planet earth, he's managed to accomplish what few other drummers have. Recipient of the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award, there are few jazz drummer s alive today who can cite as many recordings as the Chicago-born DeJohnette can, nor are there many who have been on such ...

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Article: Year in Review

2012: The Year in Jazz

Read "2012: The Year in Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling


The world of jazz officially went global in 2012, kicked the Grammy Awards in the shins, dealt with economic issues and Mother Nature, and found new ways to innovate in this social media and Internet-savvy age. There were ups and there were downs for both longstanding clubs and festivals, too. Here's a look at ...

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Article: Live Review

ECM: A Cultural Archeology

Read "ECM: A Cultural Archeology" reviewed by John Kelman


ECM: A Cultural ArcheologyHaus der KunstMünchen, GermanyNovember 23, 2012-February 10, 2013A trip to München (Munich) is a bit like a pilgrimage for fans of Germany's ECM label, especially right now, with the city's Haus der Kunst hosting a three-month exhibition, ECM: A Cultural Archeology, celebrating the music of this nearly 44 ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Dansere

Read "Dansere" reviewed by John Kelman


Of all the box sets released so far as part of ECM Records' Old & New Masters Edition series, none have documented a period of such rapid growth and change as that of Jan Garbarek and Dansere, which collects the Norwegian saxophonist's three recordings with Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson: Sart (1971), Witchi-Tai-To (1974) and Dansere (1976). ...

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Article: Live Review

Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jon Christensen: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 8, 2012

Read "Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jon Christensen: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 8, 2012" reviewed by Henning Bolte


Jakob Bro / Thomas Morgan / Jon ChristensenHofteatretCopenhagen, DenmarkJuly 8, 2012The Copenhagen Jazz Festival, with its more than 1,000 concerts in 10 days spread over more than 100 venues and stages in all parts of the Danish capital is like a musical monsoon cloudburst. The concerts range from big international stars ...


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