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Joe Lovano: Streams of Expression

Read "Streams of Expression" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

British woodwind player Tim Garland has praised Joe Lovano for “the way he looks forward and backwards on the horn simultaneously, covering the whole tradition, yet looking way, way forward at the same time. Nowhere is this more evident than on Streams of Expression, where the woodwind multi-instrumentalist teams up with Third Stream progenitor Gunther Schuller ...

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Oscar Castro-Neves: All One

Read "All One" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza

Oscar Castro-Neves plays classical, pop, Brazilian music, and even a little bit of hip-hop on All One. It's a wide palette, but he succeeds in painting vivid portraits and creating a long-lasting impression. Castro-Neves plays the guitar with clarity, letting the melody open compositions before creating rich harmonic textures as he goes out to explore. He ...

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Joe Lovano: Streams of Expression

Read "Streams of Expression" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

Were he still with us, Miles Davis would have turned eighty this year. But he is still with us through his music and the influence that he had on jazz all over the world, for all those who have been influenced by his poise and flair. With an interpretation of the Birth of the ...

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Joe Lovano: Streams of Expression

Read "Streams of Expression" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner

Jazz suites have been elaborate works of creative composition since the days of Duke Ellington, and they continue to be on Streams of Expression. Revisiting the sounds of Joe Lovano's larger ensembles works like 52nd Street Themes, the recording is a change in direction compared to his two previous quartet releases. Lovano's biggish sound is back, ...

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Esperanza Spalding: Junjo

Read "Junjo" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

Esperanza Spalding's debut drives jazz's modern mainstream with a hip-sounding classic piano trio. Her emotional, wordless vocals and conversational bass playing offer a delightful celebration of music as folk art. Spalding's bass playing gets noticed while she interprets traditional jazz favorites as well as fresh new originals. Spalding, who was born in 1984, is ...

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Don Byron: Thinking and Rethinking

Read "Don Byron: Thinking and Rethinking" reviewed by Riel Lazarus

by Riel Lazarus

Few musicians can lay claim to tackling the wild mix of music Don Byron has. No matter how hard critics and audiences try to corner him, the clarinetist and composer succeeds in slipping their grips, in search of new ground to break. And yet as predictably unpredictable as Byron has been, his approach to music remains ...

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Herbie Hancock: The Essential Herbie Hancock

Read "The Essential Herbie Hancock" reviewed by Judith Insell

by Judith Insell

The Essential Herbie Hancock, a double-CD set spanning a forty-year body of work, presents a sample of Hancock's bold explorations of various jazz styles. The compilation runs in nearly chronological order, highlighting releases on major jazz labels like Blue Note, Columbia and Verve. The track order makes very clear the varying creative avenues that Hancock has ...

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Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane: The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings

Read "The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

After last year's discovery and Blue Note release of a live recording featuring Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane, At Carnegie Hall, the Concord Music Group has released this two-CD set of Monk and Coltrane session recordings from earlier the same year. The collection includes false starts, alternate takes, previously unissued takes and final (reissued) copy. It's ...

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Charlie Peacock: Exhibits Curiosity, Returns to Jazz Roots

Read "Charlie Peacock: Exhibits Curiosity, Returns to Jazz Roots" reviewed by Todd S. Jenkins

by Todd S. Jenkins

Nashville pianist, composer and author Charlie Peacock has raised a lot of eyebrows with 2005's Love Press Ex-Curio, the scintillating first release from his label, Runway Network. It marks his first full-on jazz effort in nearly three decades, a bold step away from the lucrative world of contemporary Christian music. The album is the latest in ...

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Tineke Postma: Live In Amsterdam

Read "Tineke Postma: Live In Amsterdam" reviewed by Jason Crane

by Jason Crane

Tineke Postma Live In Amsterdam Munich Records 2006 If you've ever wanted to watch a jazz show on the set of Blade Runner, the Bimhuis club in Amsterdam is just the place. All its ambiance--from the wall of windows with louvered blinds behind the stage, through the trains passing on ...


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