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Christian Scott: Rewind That
by John Kelman
He may only be in his early twenties, but trumpeter Christian Scott is that rarity in the jazz world: a player who possesses the potential for massive appeal while representing no artistic compromise. Don't let the fact that his debut, Rewind That, was nominated for a Grammy scare you off. This is an artist who is ...
Kurt Elling: Nightmoves
by Samuel Chell
If the verbiage generated by a release is proportionate to its profitability, Kurt Elling must be firmly ensconced in the black. Nightmoves has already garnered volumes of ink (All Music Guide devotes three times more space to it than Miles Davis' Kind of Blue). Perhaps equally impressive testimony to Elling's eminence is that he can afford ...
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz: Brad Mehldau
by Samuel Chell
Brad Mehldau Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz: Brad Mehldau Concord Records 2007 The pianist Marian McPartland gave an outdoor concert in my small Midwest community several summers ago, and attending the event led me to a realization about the appeal of Piano Jazz, her syndicated, international jazz show that has been ...
Brad Mehldau: Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Brad Mehldau
by Ken Dryden
Brad Mehldau's 1996 appearance on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz is a typically enjoyable program in this long running NPR series, featuring the then up-and-coming pianist playing at the top of his game and engaging in enlightening conversation with his host about his interests and influences. Yet another musician who initially began classical studies but gravitated to ...
Chick Corea / Bela Fleck: The Enchantment
by Stephen Wood
It is not obvious that music is always musical. Formulaic repetition of past innovations quickly become recognizably trite and, to most ears, off-putting. The duo setting presses a brutal honesty between musicians that has historically not only kept curdled tendencies at bay but has also pushed forth innovation. Jazz musicians of the finest reputation, including guitarists ...
Brad Mehldau: Marion McPartland's Piano Jazz: Brad Mehldau
by Robert R. Calder
Part of the Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Series, this piano and conversation set, recorded in 1996, is strong on ballads, with a fresh sound from a younger Brad Mehldau. On their first date in 1958, Mehldau's father took a young lady to the Hickory House jazz club in New York and heard McPartland. ...
Jane Monheit: Surrender
by Jeff Winbush
Merely possessing a good singing voice is overrated. Whitney Houston has a great voice but too often squanders it on material beneath her talents. Knowing what kind of music best suits your voice is an underrated quality and one Jane Monheit possesses in abundance.Monheit is blessed with a dynamic instrument that possesses ample reserves ...
Kurt Elling: Nightmoves
by Woodrow Wilkins
To say that vocalist Kurt Elling has tremendous range only reveals part of the picture. Listening to Live at MCG with Kurt Elling (MCG Jazz, 2004), which he recorded with the Bob Mintzer Big Band, Elling's seemingly effortless move from low to high and back, whether singing lyrics or scatting, is a jaw-dropping experience. The seven-time ...
Pat Martino: El Hombre
by Jim Santella
Registrazione come capo, il EL Hombre del Martino del picchiettio la prima è stata fatta quando aveva appena 22 anni. Stava giocando professionalmente da quando era diciassette (1961-1944=17). Da Filadelfia, stato sotto il periodo di molti greats di jazz dalla città di Amore di Brotherly. Così il suo amore di jazz è venuto naturalmente a lui, ...
Kurt Elling: Nightmoves
by Jim Santella
Kurt Elling has mellowed some. Quite the original voice in jazz for more than a decade, he's introduced us to adventure and thrills. He's helped to maintain the spirit of straight-ahead jazz with a superb pianist by his side while moving enchantingly in and out of the mainstream. Elling's soothing baritone voice lends itself to both ...
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