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Jaco Pastorius: Punk Jazz: The Jaco Pastorius Anthology
by Chris M. Slawecki
This comprehensive 28-track, 2-CD anthology recounts in detail the genuine bass-playing revolution detonated by the in your face approach and sound advanced by Jaco Pastorius. Like a good Anthology, this really covers just about everything. That means his five years as a third lead voice in Weather Report, alongside Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul, with the ...
Roomful of Blues: That
by Chris M. Slawecki
A few numbers: 40 band alumnae, 35 years, 16 albums, 4 Grammy Award nominations, and 2 W.C. Handy Awards since the group was founded by keyboardist Al Copley and guitarist Duke Robillard. Roomful of Blues’ resume includes Joe Turner, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson and was once called “the hottest blues band I’ve ever heard” ...
Garaj Mahal: Live, Vols. 1-3
by Chris M. Slawecki
Individually and in combinations, the members of Garaj Mahal - Eric Levy (keyboards), Alan Hertz (drums), Kai Eckhardt (bass) and Fareed Haque (guitar) - have accompanied Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola, Steve Smith's Vital Information, and the John McLaughlin Trio. These three simultaneous (individually packaged) live sets fish with hip young bait in the hopes ...
bwb: Groovin
by Chris M. Slawecki
I’ve got to admit: I honestly believed that if you were to begin to tell me about a new smooth jazz supergroup, or about their new album consisting of cover versions of familiar tunes, few people if any could run away faster than me. bwb consists of contemporary jazz cats Rick Braun (trumpet), ...
The Crusaders: Rural Renewal
by Chris M. Slawecki
It’s been more than twenty years since founding members Joe Sample (keyboards), Stix Hooper (drums), and Wilton Felder (saxophones) recorded together as the Crusaders. Though much proverbial water has since flowed under their bridge, with Rural Renewal the Crusaders get back to where they once belonged, straight to the heart of their joyous juke joint roots. ...
Fantasy Jazz, Volume 1
by Chris M. Slawecki
What's in a name? If you've been collecting music for any considerable length of time, you know the answer to this question is: Plenty. Because if you've been collecting music, you've been shopping for music. Shop for music long enough and experience will teach that you enjoy the work of some artists ...
The Playin's The Thing
by Chris M. Slawecki
The Great Bard knew that sometimes, even more important than the final story, traveling the journey is just as essential to the tale. It’s often not just the song, but it’s the playing, that’s the thing. The Crusaders: Rural Renewal (PRA / Verve) It’s been more than twenty years ...
Paradise in Brazil
by Chris M. Slawecki
For decades, music from Brazil has served to illustrate valid arguments from BOTH sides of the classic “heredity vs. environment” debate. Listeners almost naturally sense an organic connection between the softly flowing rhythms of samba, bossa nova, and other Brazilian staples, and the tropical paradise of Brazil’s topography. At the same time, names such as “Jobim” ...
Thoughts of Chico Hamilton: Hollywood Swinging
by Chris M. Slawecki
He’s into his sixth decade of performing and recording, reaching way back to when he kept time for Lester Young and for Count Basie. But with his latest release, Thoughts of..., drummer Chico Hamilton demonstrates that he is not quite ready to drift into the mute pages of jazz history books just yet. ...
Latin Jazz to Warm Your Winter
by Chris M. Slawecki
Maybe it’s the insidious impact of its generally sunny climates, but Latin jazz, in its many forms, seems to project a sense of warmth. Faced with the prospect of a new winter’s chill, it’s comforting to rediscover in new Latin jazz releases that the source of this heat remains an eternal if occasionally flickering flame.
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