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Miles Davis: In Person Friday Night At The Blackhawk, Complete, Volume I
by Jim Santella
The three sets that grace this two-CD volume were recorded April 21, 1961 in San Francisco. Miles Davis was in his prime. His rhythm section was tight. And since this was a nightclub appearance, the quintet’s improvisation continues for extended periods. The tracks vary in length, but most run for ten minutes or more, giving the ...
Dave Brubeck: The Essential Dave Brubeck
by Jim Santella
Dave Brubeck represents a generation of hard-working adults who followed World War II with ambition and success. At a time when retraining and advanced schooling helped millions to launch new careers, the pianist was adjusting to a new form of jazz. As the Modern Jazz Quartet formed its own distinctive air, Brubeck was coupling classical sounds ...
The Bad Plus: These are the Vistas
by C. Michael Bailey
Blasting out of the heartland, the Bad Plus spills onto the jazz landscape like strong waters, cleansing the palette of the recent barrage of jazz jam bands. Billed as the “loudest Jazz Piano Trio," the Bad Plus consists of bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson, and drummer David King. Their music is compelling for two reasons. ...
Thelonious Monk: Monk's Dream/Monk/At Newport 1963 & 1965
by C. Andrew Hovan
Some listeners operate under the misconception that pianist Thelonious Monk recorded his best work for producer Orrin Keepnews at Riverside Records, and the rest of his catalog is somehow considered a mere shadow of those previous glories. One listen to “Bright Mississippi” from the newly re-mastered edition of Monk’s Dream (Columbia/Legacy 63536) and you can’t help ...
The Bad Plus: These Are the Vistas
by Paul Abella
At first glance, this doesn't look like a jazz record, with that big picture of what might be a robot on the front--and three thugs on the back looking like they just stepped out of the garage. But look closer. The Bad Plus is one of the most unique piano trios you are ever ...
The Bad Plus: These are the Vistas
by Jeff Stockton
Sure, the Bad Plus is a piano trio. Just a modern take on one. On These Are The Vistas, the group's major label debut, these three players present a decidedly more contemporary vision of the concept. “Big Eater" begins ominously, before its disjointed beat turns martial. Drummer Dave King's attack is alternately aggressive, delicate, and swinging. ...
Miles Davis: Porgy and Bess
by Robert Gilbert
In jazz, only a handful of albums never lose their lustre. Each listening is a magical experience, no matter how familiar the material has become. The second collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans, Porgy and Bess, is one such distinctive recording. Davis and Evans’ recasting of the George Gershwin opera was their followup ...
Louis Armstrong: Love Songs
by AAJ Staff
The first thing to notice about this lovingly-crafted collection is its clarity. So much so, that listeners might be send fumbling for the liner notes to see that these tracks originally appeared not in the digital era, but deep in the analog and pre-analog days. Though some of these sides date back to the Depression, even ...
Dave Brubeck: Love Songs
by AAJ Staff
For over 50 years, Dave Brubeck has been sitting quietly behind the keys making some of the biggest sounds in jazz. He’s worked with Davis and Evans and played the music of Porter, Gillespie and even Disney. However, much if not most of his best work was with his trusted quartet, backed by the rhythms of ...
Harry Connick, Jr.: 30
by AAJ Staff
Released four years after the fact (the younger Connick is now 34), the New Orleans’ District Attorney’s favorite son has released another of his bi-decade birthday albums. As with 20 and 25, Connick has chosen a selection of standards, along with three of his personal musical heroes with whom to perform them. Opening with a rollicking ...
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