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Marlena Shaw: Live in Tokyo
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
The very young 441 Records has a great plan: bringing Sony and JVC Japanese releases to wider audiences... and this one is a corker. But then, so is Marlena Shaw, a fascinating performer who takes absolute (yet warm and friendly) command of every audience lucky enough to see her. This live CD, recorded at the B-flat ...
Super Strings - GSP Recordings
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
The GSP label [Guitar Solo Productions], based in San Francisco, began recording guitarists in 1989. Their mission is to produce audiophile recordings of world-class guitarists who, for one reason or another, were not signed to a label, yet needed to be heard. Specializing in classical, jazz and Brazilian music, they focus on interesting new music for ...
Randy Sandke: Cliffhanger
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
This is the perfect CD for the Scrooges in your life who insist that “jazz is dead." From the incandescent opener to the racing finish, it's a crackling, masterful, joyous set of classic jazz playing – not a big surprise given the folks involved. Randy Sandke is one of the best trumpeters around. With great tone ...
Mike Marshall and Jovino Santos Neto: Serenata - The Music of Hermeto Pascoal
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
This is the first CD entirely devoted to the music of Hermeto Pascoal, and it has a gentle misterioso feel to it. According to Andy Connell's liners Pascoal is variously known in his native Brazil as “the sorcerer," “the crazy albino," “the tropical forest gnome," “the bushy white- haired guy who plays pots and pans and ...
Art Tatum: The Best of the Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
These 12 recently remastered tracks were culled from the Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces, a six-CD set of Art Tatum playing with assorted all-star groups from 1954-56. Since Tatum played solo for most of his career, these are rare gems which provide fodder for the endless debate over whether Tatum could, in fact, play well with others. ...
New Developments on the 'Mad Creative' Front
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
As many of you know, I hate the noxious myth that creativity and mental “illness" are necessarily linked. Being a devoted fan of people with talent, as well as a psychologist, I've been fighting the “mad creative" myth on various battlefields for about 20 years. I addressed it here last December in “ The Jazz Times ...
Red Holloway: Coast to Coast
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
My, my, my. It's impossible to stay in a bad mood listening to this new CD: five seasoned swingmeisters and a bag full of up-tempo blues. “Coast to Coast" achieves that perfect paradox: music that's tight and relaxed at the same time. It's a treat for tenor fans, with both the estimable Red Holloway and Frank ...
Barbara Sfraga "Under the Moon" at Joe's Pub
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Barbara Sfraga was finally exposed on August 26. After years of performing in wafting coverups, she wore a bustier at her CD release party, revealing a beautiful expanse of creamy skin. Matched with a floor-length, flowing skirt, her long blonde curls, and a hint of sparkle, she looked like a fairy princess. Her new exposure was ...
Christian Winther: Perspectives
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
This new young tenorist was born and bred in New Orleans. He took up the clarinet at 11 and by age 13 was playing clubs with local pros. As with so many others, the music of Charlie Parker inspired him to switch to sax. At the University of New Orleans he studied with noted patriarch Ellis ...
Don Friedman: Waltz for Debby
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
At the dire risk of committing gratuitous alliteration, there are four “un"s that apply to Don Friedman's playing: under-recorded, under-rated, uncluttered, and unpretentious. A West Coast veteran who's played with Herbie Mann, Charles Lloyd, and Ornette Coleman, he's not a household name but is instantly engaging with his clean touch and bright, flowing sound. Like any ...
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