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The Salle Wagram Concert (Complete Edition)

By Charles Mingus

Label: Domino Records (7)
Released: 2009
Track listing: Peggy's Blue Skylight; Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress Then Blue Silk; Meditations On Integration; Fables Of Faubus; So Long Eric; Parkeriana;

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Article: Live Review

The Marcus Shelby Orchestra Plays the Douglas Beach House, Half Moon Bay California

Read "The Marcus Shelby Orchestra Plays the Douglas Beach House, Half Moon Bay California" reviewed by Bill Leikam

by Bill Leikam

Marcus ShelbyDouglas Beach HouseSan FranciscoNovember 15, 2009Fifteen jazz musicians gathered onstage at the Douglas Beach House (home to the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society) November 15 to perform numbers from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn as well as original compositions by the orchestra's band leader, Marcus Shelby. The compositions were part ...

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Article: Album Review

The Nice Guy Trio: Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio

Read "Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

It's obvious just from this trio's composition--trumpet, accordion, and bass--that something new is going on. It's also clear that to fully appreciate this boundary-busting CD, you must let go of your usual musical signposts. Even a taste for the wildest of free jazz won't prepare you for this music, since it's far too thoughtfully conceived and ...

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News: Interview

Pianist Vijay Iyer Interviewed at AAJ

Pianist Vijay Iyer Interviewed at AAJ

New York-based pianist and composer Vijay Iyer is a rhythmic explorer whose piano trio album Historicity (ACT, 2009) is a cohesive and vibrant record that carries its creator and his colleagues firmly into the mainstream of modern music. The album stems from, among other sources, a succession of striking piano trio influences such as Duke Ellington's ...

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Article: Interview

Vijay Iyer: Into The Mainstream

Read "Vijay Iyer: Into The Mainstream" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

New York-based pianist and composer Vijay Iyer is a rhythmic explorer whose piano trio album Historicity (ACT, 2009) is a cohesive and vibrant record that carries its creator and his colleagues firmly into the mainstream of modern music. The album stems from, among other sources, a succession of striking piano trio influences such as Duke Ellington's ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Your Favourite Jazz Records: No Rules in Jazz

Read "Your Favourite Jazz Records: No Rules in Jazz" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard

In the late 2000s, Danish jazz is experiencing something of a renaissance. The fertile milieu around Copenhagen's Rhythmic Music Conservatory has helped to create a network of connections that is making it possible for musicians to control their art and release their music on self-owned labels. A perfect example of this new movement is the small ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Jaco Pastorius: Portrait of Jaco - The Early Years 1968-1978

Read "Jaco Pastorius: Portrait of Jaco - The Early Years 1968-1978" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Jaco Pastorius Portrait of Jaco: The Early Years 1968-1978 Holiday Park Records 2009 If only every jazz artist had an advocate like label owner/project producer Bob Bobbing. Bass wunderkind Jaco Pastorius seemingly leapt into the jazz scene in 1976 with the quadruple punch of his remarkably mature debut, ...

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Article: Interview

Charnett Moffett: Improvisational Artistry

Read "Charnett Moffett: Improvisational Artistry" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

"I enjoy all of the music, just as I enjoy different aspects of color in paintings, or different people, or different types of food, or things of that nature. For me, it seems to be a more interesting way of life to have an appreciation for all that is offered on the planet."

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Article: Big Band Caravan

Mike Barone Big Band / North Texas Two O'Clock Lab Band / John Daversa Big Band

Read "Mike Barone Big Band / North Texas Two O'Clock Lab Band / John Daversa Big Band" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Mike Barone Big Band Flight of the Bumblebee Rhubarb Recordings 2009 Flight of the Bumblebee is composer/arranger/trombonist Mike Barone's fifth big band album in as many years, and one can always deduce beyond the shadow of a doubt that he has some fresh and engaging insights to share. Barone's purpose ...

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Article: Album Review

Plunge: Dancing on Thin Ice

Read "Dancing on Thin Ice" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose

There is a plangorous significance to Dancing on Thin Ice. Built on the symbolic thin ice of New Orleans' ecology, it depicts a city that has bounced back from Katrina but only just. It also tells a broader allegorical tale about the planet's teeter-tottering cultural ecology--hence the cover silhouettes of a mastodon and hammerhead shark, representing ...


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