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Jason Moran: Same Mother
by Jim Santella
Based on a film score that he wrote, Jason Moran introduces blues from the Deep South on Same Mother. The film, Five Short Breaths, depicts the raw outlook of life in a Mississippi prison during the 1940s. Thus, with his sixth Blue Note release, he's able to prove to the world once and for all that ...
Bill Charlap in Albany, NY
by R.J. DeLuke
One of the finest practioners of the piano these days is Bill Charlap. He's not going to be pushing the envelope and probably no one has yet seen him dash off on Jarrett-esque sojourns or Herbie-with-Miles escapades. But he is an engaging and sophisticated player, full of nvention and... yes.. even charm. His trio is one ...
The Best of 2004
by Doug Collette
Brad Mehldau Trio Anything Goes Warner Bros.and...Brad Mehldau Live in Tokyo Nonesuch Recorded in just one day, the fluid interaction of the trio creates music out of their improvisations that is arguably as memorable as the selection of standards themselves. ...
Jimmy Smith: Retrospective
by John Kelman
Jimmy Smith Retrospective Blue Note 2004 With the proliferation of Hammond B-3 organ players that have emerged in the past ten years including Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Goldings, John Medeski and Dan Wall, it's hard to imagine a time when the instrument wasn't a common texture And, as the liner notes ...
Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings Miles Davis 1963-1964
by Russ Musto
Miles Davis Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Miles Davis, 1963-1964 Columbia Legacy 2004 This seven-disc box set documenting the final phase of what is generally referred to as the “transitional period" between two of the greatest Miles Davis bands, details some of the innovative trumpeter's finest work, including ...
The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Sessions
by Jim Santella
Dinah Washington The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Sessions Mosaic Records 2004 What a voice! Five CDs and 94 tracks from her 1962-63 recording sessions give this complete Dinah Washington collection from Mosaic ample opportunities for extended listening. Five hours of Ms. Washington's expressive way with a ...
Jazz in the Islands: 2nd Annual Anguilla Jazz Festival
by Franz A. Matzner
Transparent aqua waters, rich amber rums, miles of snow-white sand, sophisticated cuisine, crashing waves, opulent resorts, unique private villas, the meandering calm of island-time, and for four days each November, nights filled with the pulse of jazz. And not just any jazz, either. Like everything else available on this small Caribbean island, the music ...
A Jazzy Christmas with Sinatra, Reeves, and Justin Time
by Mitchell Seidel
Various Artists Justin Time for Christmas Four Justin Time Justin Time's label celebration of the holiday season is fairly straight ahead renditions of Christmas music that you can safely put on the stereo when non-jazz company's visiting without fear of offending. Vocalist Carmen Lundy's “Have Yourself a Merry Little ...
Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock et. al: A Marriage Made in Heaven
by Doug Collette
Miles Davis Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1963-1964 Legacy Music 2004 Highly esteemed as one of the premier ensembles in modern jazz, The Miles Davis Quintet comprised of Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Wayne Shorter excelled at both composition and improvisation, to the point the one was ...
Hugh Ragin: Revelation
by Jim Santella
With his virtuosic quartet in a session of his own compositions, trumpeter Hugh Ragin retains the tradition of jazz history while forging ahead in an avant-garde direction. The quartet lays down a heavy, walking bass foundation and a constant, surrounding, drum texture over which trumpet and tenor saxophone explore. Ragin's trumpet tone employs an edge that ...
