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J.D. Walter: Being a Verb
by Victor L. Schermer
J.D. Walter is a jazz singers' singer--a purist and an innovator. Although his style has been compared to many vocal titans, it is in the same breath, uniquely his own, and he has become a singular phenomenon on the music scene. Respected and lauded by the great musicians of the contemporary circuit, ...
Charlie Parker: Bird in Time 1940-1947
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Charlie ParkerBird in Time 1940-1947--Selected Recordings and Rare InterviewsESP-Disk2008 Let us now praise a famous ghost... embracing the spirit of Charlie Bird Parker. They are like feathers fluttering down from a spirit up above. Bird feathers. I make haste to collect them as the settle around me ...
Marion Meadows: Secrets
by Woodrow Wilkins
Regardless of the genre, an acoustic drum kit generally makes for a better sound than an electronic program. However, when the latter is done well, the difference can be staggering. That's one factor that makes Marion Meadows' Secrets function. Meadows began playing saxophone at age eight. His studies led him to appreciate such ...
Trio 3 + Irene Schweizer: Berne Concert
by John Sharpe
Almost without anyone noticing, Trio 3 has become one of the great working bands in jazz. That's not the default outcome of longevity: though saxophonist Oliver Lake, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille first got together under the Trio 3 moniker back in 1992, they have become, if anything, a more cohesive unit over time. ...
April 2009: From Sarah Vaughan to Little Richard
by Charlie B. Dahan
After a short hiatus, The Vault has reopened to review the latest in jazz and blues reissues, DVDs, books and other irresistible items. This month, we have books on the jazz age and Atlantic Records, CDs from Sarah Vaughan and Buddy Guy, and DVDs of Little Richard and Muddy Waters. Hazen Schumacher and ...
Jim Hall: The Elegant Guitarist
by R.J. DeLuke
There's good news and better news for the many fans of guitar great Jim Hall--counted among them a number of established guitarists who are, themselves, eminent. It would be hard to find a guitarist who doesn't look up to Hall and whose playing has not been influenced by him in some way. Players relish Hall's rich ...
Odean Pope: A Singular Voice in the Choir
by Elliott Simon
Grounded in the Baptist spirituals of his youth followed by a musical upbringing in Philadelphia with the likes of John Coltrane and organist Jimmy Smith as mentors, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is the bridge between hard bop and free. His contributions to jazz are of major historical significance and through his over ...
Sonny Rollins: Still Seeking the Lost Chord
by R.J. DeLuke
The Saxophone Colossus. The greatest living improvising musician. A musical god. Sonny Rollins has been called all these things at one time or another by fans across the globe, as well as by those involved in the pursuit of music criticism and jazz history. There's no question he is the greatest remaining icon to come out ...
Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2008
Track listing: Limbo Jazz; Mood Indigo; Ray Charles' Place; Wanderlust; You Dirty Dog; Self-Portrait (Of the "Bean"); The Jeep
Is Jumpin'; The Ricitic.
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