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Patricia Barber: A Fortnight in France
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Patricia Barber has always been edgy, iconoclastic, and daring, and she has committed the cardinal sin of insisting on creative control of her product. After seven albums on her own label (Premonition) or in cooperation with Blue Note, this is the first to be released exclusively by the latter. Not coincidentally, her music is ...
Swing into Fall
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
George Gee Big Band Settin' the Pace - The Music of Frank Foster Under His Direction GJazz Records 2004 This CD contains two Frank Foster tunes and arrangements that have never been recorded before: “Settin' the Pace" and “Bass in Yo' Face," both gems. Otherwise, eleven of the ...
A Bounty of Basie
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Since the immortal William (Count) Basie was born on August 21, 1904, 2004 is his centennial year. Blue Note has released two 2-CD collections of songs, including some of the best and most beloved of his 50-year career, and all warmly remastered in 24 bit. Not a prolific composer like the Duke (though Basie did write ...
Chano Dominguez Trio: Con Alma
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
This is a rather different Chano from the one who first enthralled me with Hecho a Mano (Hand-made), his blazing flamenco/jazz mix recorded in Madrid in 1996 and released on Sunnyside a few years ago. On Con Alma he's replaced the handclaps and multilayered percussion with a traditional jazz trio, bringing on world-class band mates George ...
Mark Sherman: The Motive Series
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Mark Sherman is a fresh, clear, bright voice on the vibes. This is apparent from the first track of The Motive Series , where the often-lugubrious “Nature Boy" bolts out of the tepid jungle into daylight: in this arrangement, it snaps, crackles, and swings. His unique sound is also obvious on the material that follows, mostly ...
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: Shout Me Out
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra is in the process of exploding on the international consciousness, an “overnight success" after eighteen years. While the CHJO has been hugely popular on the West Coast and Japan, and famously anchored the Hollywood Bowl for three years, it just made its New York debut on April 21 at the Jazz Standard ...
The Frank and Joe Show: The Hoot Factor at Sweet Rhythm
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
These guys are a hoot. On first hearing Frank & Joe's debut CD on Hyena Records, 33 1/3 , I e-mailed Joe that very thought, and he wrote back, “what is this 'hoot'?" I said it refers to something that's fun and delightful, like their CD. Turns out it's also a hoot to watch “The Frank ...
"Somewhere" (at the Vanguard) with Bill Charlap & the Washingtons
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
One reason I enjoy researching my Nite & Disks is that I get a fuller sense of what the artists are up to, since there can be a considerable difference between the archived and live versions of the same material. Sometimes it's due to various playing conditions: more or less tension, the visit (or absence) of ...
Curly "Duck" Flebber: The Lost Duck Tapes
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Most scholars agree that it was the immortal Curly “Duck" Flebber who invented rebop , the style of jazz that focused on reworking bebop to make it more comprehensible for the general audience. Driven by his revolutionary vision—encapsulated in his most famous principle, “Slow it down, dammit!"—Duck strived to capture the harmonic essence of bebop while ...
Dave Pietro and Banda Brazil: Embrace-ing Cultures
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
I just love a band that grins. Like Whitney Balliett, I see jazz as the sound of surprise -- preferably a delightful one -- and I don't believe that serious music has to be made with long faces. Banda Brazil was grinning like mad the other night at the Cornelia Street Cafe, even though the six ...
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