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Honors Series: Jimmy Cobb and Michael Carvin
by Russ Musto
Jimmy Cobb Honors Series Marsalis Music 2006 Michael Carvin Honors Series Marsalis Music 2006 Jimmy Cobb is one of the jazz world's true treasures, a man whose ...
Nina Simone: From Cathouse Blues to Mississippi Goddam
by Andrew Velez
Four fine albums, covering the mid 1960s through 1980, which hopefully will introduce a new generation to the high priestess of soul, Nina Simone, and the great dark beauty of her music. Simone's existing devotees won't need any prompting. Nina Simone The Soul Of Nina Simone RCA/Legacy ...
Ignacio Berroa: Codes
by Jim Santella
Ignacio Berroa spreads contemporary Latin jazz before him everywhere he goes. It's the music of Dizzy Gillespie, the music of Mario Bauza, and the music of Gonzalo Rubalcaba, David Sánchez, Ed Simon, John Patitucci, and the other members of Berroa's band. Along with a vibrant Latin jazz rhythm and accented melodies, the ensemble adds ...
May 2006
by Doug Collette
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Solo Blue Note 2006 The brilliant young Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba has followed his muse in many directions, and played in a variety of formats, during his career, and he's always especially successful in a context grounded in simplicity. Little surprise then that his new solo ...
Bosco & Rubalcaba at the Flynn: Diversity Abounds
by Doug Collette
Joao Bosco/Gonzalo Rubalcaba Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington Vermont April 21, 2006 The first hour of Joao Bosco's appearance April 21st on the Mainstage at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts was a mixed blessing. Even with brilliant pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba in tow (though oddly separated ...
Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: Showcase: Various Artists
by Jim Santella
Providing highlights from Legends of Jazz, this Showcase serves as a great introduction to the 2006 PBS television series. This CD/DVD package captures quite a few of the musical performances from the thirteen half-hour episodes, apparently selecting the best parts. The CD features Al Jarreau and Kurt Elling improvising on “Take Five in a ...
Pat Martino: At One with His Favorite Toy
by R.J. DeLuke
Pat Martino, he of the quicksilver fingers, the intuitive genius, the beauty of tone, is the type of artist that makes other guitarists shake their heads. But there are other things at work in the magical process. We're not talking about whether the piano is in tune. Not the sound of the drummer. Not the quality ...
Pat Martino: Remember: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery
by John Kelman
Guitarist Pat Martino has overcome far more than his share of obstacles. Emerging in the mid-1960s, he released a string of acclaimed albums starting with the classic El Hombre (Prestige, 1967) and ending with the overlooked fusion classic Joyous Lake (Warner Bros., 1977). Then a brain aneurysm literally stole his identity and for the next decade ...
Waltz Again; Solitude
by Jeff Stockton
David Murray 4tet & Strings Waltz Again Justin Time 2005 Because he has been so prolific, David Murray's greatest challenge has been facing up to his own recorded legacy. But recording with strings is as much a rite of passage for tenor players as recording “Body and Soul, ...
Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: Season One
by Jim Santella
Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis Season One Public Broadcasting Service 2006 Starting on April 3rd, with specific dates and times varying across the country, season one of Legends of Jazz gets going with a bang. The first thirty-minute episode features three great jazz trumpeters who are all ...
