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Backgrounder: Chet Baker - Pretty/Groovy

Backgrounder: Chet Baker - Pretty/Groovy

In 1958, Dick Bock of World Pacific Records decided to release a 12-inch compilation combining previously issued material by Chet Baker tracks that hadn't been released before. What they all had in common was beauty and a groove. This little-known album was called Pretty/Groovy. The songs on the album are... Look for the Silver Lining Time ...

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Article: Interview

Voision Xi: Lost For Words, Found In Sounds

Read "Voision Xi: Lost For Words, Found In Sounds" reviewed by Jiaowei Hu


Voision Xi has been taking steps from behind the scenes to centre stage. Starting out as a program coordinator at China's multi-faceted jazz business company JZ Music, she has swiftly risen to be one of the most active jazz vocalists in the country. Warmth and the simplest joy can be found in her singing, with no ...

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Article: Liner Notes

Hal Galper Quintet: Live at the Berlin Philharmonic 1977

Read "Hal Galper Quintet: Live at the Berlin Philharmonic 1977" reviewed by Paul Rauch


Sullivan County, New York, is a long way from the grind of the jazz scene in New York City. For iconic pianist Hal Galper, it has been home for some forty five years. The area has long drawn artists attracted to its rural lifestyle, and quick access to the city. For Galper, his move represented a ...

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Article: Album Review

Phil Markowitz: Solo Piano Live in Rome

Read "Solo Piano Live in Rome" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Newyorchese, settant'anni compiuti da pochi mesi, Phil Markowitz si è fatto le ossa accanto a Chet Baker per poi legare il suo nome soprattutto a Dave Liebman. Il classico pianista accompagnatore? Sì e no, perché se è vero che, come molti colleghi di strumento, eccelle nel far risaltare le doti del solista che occupa il centro ...

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Article: Liner Notes

Hal Galper Trio: Invitation to Openness

Read "Hal Galper Trio: Invitation to Openness" reviewed by Paul Rauch


Two and a half hours outside of New York City, the tiny Delaware River town of Callicoon, New York is home to little more than three thousand people. On Upper Main Street, Rafter's Tavern has been a part of this upstate hamlet since the late nineteenth century. In current times, this local eatery, bar and music ...

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Article: Year in Review

Most Read Album Reviews: 2022

Read "Most Read Album Reviews: 2022" reviewed by Michael Ricci


All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is read, and the reviews listed below represent our most popular in 2022. Anthropods Mark Holub Reviewed by Glenn Astarita June 23, 2022 Los Angeles Forum April 26, 1969 Jimi Hendrix Reviewed by Doug Collette November ...

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Live In Paris

Label: Elemental Music
Released: 2022
Track listing:
CD 1:
There Will Never Be Another You; Easy Living; But Not for Me; Stella by Starlight; Funk in Deep Freeze; Just Friends.
CD 2:
Arbor Way; Strollin’; Margerine; Lament; Walkin’.

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Article: Film Review

Inside Scofield

Read "Inside Scofield" reviewed by Ian Patterson


John Scofield Inside Scofield I'm Filming Productions 2022 “I've been lucky," says John Scofield, two thirds of the way through Joerg Steineck's documentary on the guitarist. “I've been in the right place at the right time, and I've also made good use of the luck that was handed to me."

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Article: Year in Review

2022: The Year in Jazz

Read "2022: The Year in Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling


Current events impacted the jazz world in significant ways throughout 2022. In its third year, the coronavirus pandemic continued to lurk in some settings, while others recovered in robust fashion. Russia's war on Ukraine was felt by musicians and triggered an outpouring of support for its victims. Initiatives to ensure greater equity in jazz advanced. The ...

Article: Book Review

Pepito - Il Principe del Jazz di Marco Molendini

Read "Pepito - Il Principe del Jazz  di Marco Molendini" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Pepito—Il Principe del Jazz Marco Molendini 223 pagine ISBN: # 978-88-3389-371-6 Minimum Fax 2022 «Una notte Walter Chiari me incrocia, me vede pallido come un cadavere e me fa: “Principe, vai a dormire e rimboccati la lapide." Se so' messi tutti a ride». Il principe in ...


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