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Christian Scott: Rewind That

Read "Rewind That" reviewed by Ken Franckling

by Ken Franckling
August 19, 2006

Trumpeter Christian Scott has absorbed the essential elements of the great horn tradition of his native New Orleans, including the importance of stretching the music, just as so many before him have done, going back generations to Buddy Bolden, Joe King Oliver and Louis Armstrong and the legions who have followed. Rewind That, ...

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Christian Scott: Rewind That

Read "Rewind That" reviewed by Paul Ryan

by Paul Ryan
May 6, 2006

The future of the trumpet in jazz appears to be in able hands. Wynton Marsalis may now be a veteran, but he's still relatively young at 44; the same can be said of Roy Hargrove, eight years his junior. Nicholas Payton has many releases under his own name and is a sought-after sideman, for example with ...

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Christian Scott: Rewind That

Read "Rewind That" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
March 21, 2006

Being a child prodigy can be both a blessing and a curse if you're serious about doing what you're good at. On one hand you catch the attention of the media and can score major label record contracts, on the other people judge you by a much finer-calibrated yardstick than musicians twice your age. The bottom ...

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Donald Harrison: Real Life Stories

Read "Real Life Stories" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
September 13, 2002

Nouveau Swing... Alto saxophonist Donald Harrison is all about dance. It is danceable rhythms that fuel his nouveau swing vision of jazz. Not necessarily Latin in texture, the rhythm is at once angular and smooth—a musical dichotomy. The 42-year-old New Orleans native has been recording since the mid 1980s and has produced a solid track record ...