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Article: Album Review

Brian Bromberg: Downright Upright

Read "Downright Upright" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella

Retro-inspired grooves can mean a lot of things--it depends on how far back one wants to go. On Downright Upright, bassist Brian Bromberg takes a retro tour of the era when Freddie Hubbard and Herbie Hancock were reaching a peak. Joe Zawinul and Eddie Harris were changing the scope of jazz. Weather Report was ...

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Article: Interview

Don Byron: Moving Towards the Idiomatic

Read "Don Byron: Moving Towards the Idiomatic" reviewed by Paul Olson

by Paul Olson

Don Byron is one the most familiar names in contemporary jazz music and by far the most prominent clarinetist of the last 20 years. Born in the Bronx--and proud of it--Byron was introduced to an eclectic world of music and culture at a very young age by his pianist mother and bass-playing father. His early years ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Blue Note RVG Editions: Totally Tenors and Trumpets

Read "Blue Note RVG Editions: Totally Tenors and Trumpets" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

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 ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Cryptonights at the Jazz Standard: Cryptogramophone Records to Host Week of Concerts at the Jazz Standard in New York

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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Harry Connick Jr.: Chanson du Vieux Carre

Read "Chanson du Vieux Carre" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

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, ...

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Article: Album Review

Marc Copland / Randy Brecker: Both / And

Read "Both / And" reviewed by Ken Dryden

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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Sean Jones: Roots

Read "Roots" reviewed by Jim Santella

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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Oscar Peterson: Perfect Peterson: The Best of the Pablo and Telarc Recordings

Read "Perfect Peterson: The Best of the Pablo and Telarc Recordings" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

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 ...

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Article: Live Review

IAJE 2007: A Photo Retrospective

Read "IAJE 2007: A Photo Retrospective" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

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 ...

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Article: Album Review

The Brian Lynch / Eddie Palmieri Project: Simpatico

Read "Simpatico" reviewed by Russ Musto

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 ...


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