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Article: Jazz Journal

August 2006

by Doug Collette
August 4, 2006

Bobby Previte The Coalition Of The Willing Ropeadope 2006 The jazz Renaissance man's latest project is a far cry from the more esoteric and inclusive concepts with which he's often involved. The straightforwrad simplicity that powers this high-powered instrumental rock compresses and concentrates the energy of the musicians. Each of ...

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Article: Film Review

The Derek Trucks Band: Songlines - Live

by Doug Collette
August 4, 2006

The Derek Trucks Band Songlines - Live Legacy 2006 The release of the Derek Trucks Band's Songlines - Live DVD should consolidate the gains the band made earlier this year with their similarly titled audio disc. In the concert content of the package, as well as the ...

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Article: Book Review

Power, Passion And Beauty: The Story Of The Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra

by Doug Collette
August 2, 2006

Power, Passion And Beauty: The Story Of The Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra Walter Kolosky Paperback; 313 pages ISBN 0-9761016-2-9 Abstract Logix Books 2005 Because the Mahavishnu Orchestra has had such a profound influence on the jazz that followed it, the band's story begs--no, demands--to be ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Benevento/Russo Duo: Play Pause Stop

by Doug Collette
July 15, 2006

Benevento/Russo Duo Play Pause Stop Butter Problems/Reincarnate Music 2006 This new album from Marco Benevento and Joe Russo is less an innovation--for the Duo or for jazz at large--than an extension and refinement of what's preceded it. The keyboards and drums team succeed in capturing in a studio ...

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Article: Live Review

Burlington Vermont Discover Jazz Festival 2006: Under the Radar

by Doug Collette
June 28, 2006

Discover Jazz Festival Burlington, Vermont June 2-11 2006 Diane Reeves and Ahmad Jamal are the high-profile names on the marquee and the ones mentioned in the TV ads, but, as with the Queen City's annual jazz fest, much of the action also takes place in and around the streets just up ...

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Article: Live Review

Gov't Mule in Boston: High and Mighty Indeed

by Doug Collette
June 17, 2006

Gov't Mule Bank of America Pavilion Boston, Mass June 2nd 2006 God bless the Mule! As the quartet ambled onstage, heavy wind and rain pelted the huge tent at the Bank of America Pavilion, assaulting those audience members close to the edge of the seated area. Warren Haynes and ...

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Article: Interview

Jamie Masefield: Re-Invention

by Doug Collette
June 12, 2006

Jamie Masefieldâ????s professional independence is matched by his artistic integrity, so the recent premiere of his conception of Tolstoyâ????s “How Much Land Does a Man Need" is another innovative change of direction for the leader of The Jazz Mandolin Project. This new work of Masefieldâ????s is an ambitious project involving narration, video and a new original ...

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Article: Album Review

Wishbone Ash: Clan Destiny

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by Doug Collette
June 3, 2006

Wishbone Ash was mistakenly lumped in with the boogie bands of the late '60s and early '70s when it first started out, but the group soon developed its own voice--a majestic sound of intertwining guitars and regal vocals, matched by a certain propensity to improvise upon lyrical imagery of knights and warriors that made the group ...

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Article: Album Review

The Church: Uninvited, Like The Clouds

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by Doug Collette
June 2, 2006

If you don't know the Church beyond the group's one mainstream hit, “Under the Milky Way Tonight, it's not likely you'll attribute any genuine jazz connotation to the 26-year-old quartet or its music. Yet even if you're familiar with the Church, it may not be readily apparent how its mysterious, almost mystical, collective creativity resembles the ...

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Article: Album Review

Frankie Miller: Long Way Home

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by Doug Collette
June 1, 2006

Frankie Miller's fame, such as it is, derives from his 1978 hit “Darlin', combined with songwriting credits for artists as diverse as Bob Seger and Bonnie Tyler. The fancy digipak enclosing Long Way Home illustrates the duality of the music inside, as well as Miller's relative distinction: his hoarse voice is his most profound means of ...