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Blue Note RVG Editions: Totally Tenors and Trumpets
by C. Andrew Hovan
Helping pave the way for what might soon be a total overhaul of the catalog, master engineer Rudy Van Gelder continues to mine the Blue Note archives--and as the number of catalog items continue to pile up, the hits just keep on coming. This most recent set of a half dozen discs, released at the end ...
Cryptonights at the Jazz Standard: Cryptogramophone Records to Host Week of Concerts at the Jazz Standard in New York
Cryptogramophone Records is a Los Angeles-based record label that prides itself on releasing state-of-the-art recordings of creative improvised music in beautifully designed digipaks. Formed in 1998 by violinist/producer Jeff Gauthier, Cryptogramophone serves the needs of a community of creative artists committed to exploring the cutting edge of improvisation, composition, artistic vision, emotion, and musical innovation. Cryptogramophone ...
Harry Connick Jr.: Chanson du Vieux Carre
by Franz A. Matzner
Simply because it was produced prior to Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact, Harry Connick Jr.'s New Orleans-themed album, Chanson du Veux Carré, has a different texture and tone than many of the impressive tribute albums the jazz world has delivered since that tragic event transpired. While many have sounded themes of lament, nostalgia, defiance, outrage and hope, ...
Marc Copland / Randy Brecker: Both / And
by Ken Dryden
Marc Copland has always had a sense of adventure on his recordings, but Both/And is easily his most rewarding effort to date. For this effort he reunited with trumpeter Randy Brecker (who appeared on two of Copland's earlier CDs) and is joined by bassist Ed Howard and drummer Victor Lewis, who have been paired on a ...
Sean Jones: Roots
by Jim Santella
With his inspired quintet, trumpeter Sean Jones goes back to his roots on this album, interpreting original music and the standard repertoire, focusing on gospel. His gorgeous trumpet tone and down-home technique are the centerpiece of the album, as they were on his previous two releases. Jones likes to express himself from a traditional point of ...
Oscar Peterson: Perfect Peterson: The Best of the Pablo and Telarc Recordings
by Dan McClenaghan
The back cover photo on this two-disc set is a shot of the inimitable Oscar Peterson in a light-toned suit with a wide necktie that sports a swirling, quasi-paisley pattern. The photo's in black and white, but we can guess at a riot of colors; and that phrase could serve as a decription of Peterson's piano ...
IAJE 2007: A Photo Retrospective
by C. Andrew Hovan
A wonderful opportunity to get away from the everyday grind and immerse oneself fully in all the benefits that jazz has to offer, the annual conference of the International Association for Jazz Education is always one of the hippest places to hang for any jazz enthusiast. But when the conference is being held in New York ...
The Brian Lynch / Eddie Palmieri Project: Simpatico
by Russ Musto
Brian Lynch is one of the most proficient “bilingual" artists in music--equally adept in both jazz and Latin genres. On this superb collaboration with piano giant Eddie Palmieri, the virtuoso trumpeter brings together his wealth of experience in both fields in a scintillating synthesis that is intelligent, exciting and truly personal. Lynch's understanding of Palmieri's unique ...
Bebo Valdes: Bebo
by Victor Verney
Bebo Valdés Bebo Calle 54 2006 Bebo Valdés is more than the ranking patriarch of Cuban pianists: he is a living archive of the piano literature of Cuba, as this eponymously titled release amply demonstrates. More than simply a solo album--amazingly, his first ever--this release is a comprehensive ...
Ornette Coleman: Sound Catalyst
by Clifford Allen
Catalyst (n.)--an agent that facilitates a change.Catalysis (n.)--the action or effect of a substance in increasing the rate of a reaction without itself being consumed. --Shorter Oxford English DictionaryWhile change occurs all around, the agent stands apart, its own dynamism existing somewhere askance from the rest of the world. Though Picasso had ...
