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Article: Album Review

Jimmy Owens: The Monk Project

Read "The Monk Project" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

With a career spanning over 45 years, legendary trumpeter Jimmy Owens has had the privilege of performing with many giants of jazz, including trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, pianist Billy Taylor, bassist Charles Mingus, drummer Max Roach and the incomparable pianist Duke Ellington. Though he never had the opportunity to record with pianist Thelonious Monk, he did know ...

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Article: Book Review

Clark Terry with Gwen Terry: Clark - The Autobiography of Clark Terry

Read "Clark Terry with Gwen Terry: Clark - The Autobiography of Clark Terry" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel

Clark: The Autobiography of Clark TerryClark Terry with Gwen TerryHardcover; 344 pagesISBN: 9780520268463University of California Press2011There are many sad stories in jazz. Cornetist Joe Oliver lost his embouchure and ended up working as a janitor in a pool hall, singer Billie Holiday was arrested ...

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News: Radio

The Jim Cullum Jazz Band Celebrates 50 Years

The Jim Cullum Jazz Band Celebrates 50 Years

Riverwalk Jazz this week celebrates the 50th Anniversary of The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in a concert recorded live in San Antonio. Bandleader and cornetist Jim Cullum Jr. traces the history of the band through five decades of performances at home and on the road, from Carnegie Hall—to a bull ring in Mexico—and concert halls in ...

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Article: Year in Review

2011: The Year In Jazz

Read "2011: The Year In Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling

by Ken Franckling

The ebb and flow of jazz in 2011 was marked by a Grammy Awards coup, a Grammy dustup, economic changes that consolidated the recording industry a bit, impacted clubs in various locales, and provided some new opportunities. The U.S. Postal Service literally put its stamp on jazz, even as the government wrestled with the future of ...

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Article: Album Review

Graham Collier: The Day of the Dead

Read "The Day of the Dead" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones

Graham Collier's death, in 2011, lends this release a sad air--at least until the gravity of the music is considered, because truly the composer/arranger has gained some measure of immortality through it. Recorded over the years 1976 to 1978, the albums collected here mark a period of transition from Collier the bassist and small band leader ...

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Article: Album Review

3 Cohens: Family

Read "Family" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

It's a family affair that provides a luminous glimpse into the 3 Cohen's' broad jazz vernacular and notable technical expertise. With a formidable supporting lineup, the artists communicate an appealing mix of standards and originals, positioned on a It's a family affair that provides a luminous glimpse into the 3 Cohens' broad jazz vernacular and notable ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Cat Conner: Cat Tales

Read "Cat Conner: Cat Tales" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

Cat ConnerCat TailesSelf Produced2011 One of the greatest jazz performance challenges is playing and singing ballads slow...sometimes called “calendar slow." The trick is playing slowly without dragging or stalling. It is simple physics, the difference between velocity and momentum. Simple tempo may be understood in terms of ...

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Article: Album Review

Arun Ghosh: Primal Odyssey

Read "Primal Odyssey" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Clarinetist Arun Ghosh's debut, Northern Namaste (Camoci Records, 2008), signaled the arrival of a significant musician/composer on the UK jazz scene. Blending Indian and western instruments, Ghosh drew 12 musicians from Indian folk and jazz traditions to create something utterly fresh sounding; lyrical and highly melodic, celebratory and swinging, Ghosh's obvious virtuosity on clarinet was a ...

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Article: Album Review

Cat Conner: Cat Tales

Read "Cat Tales" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

After thirty years as a jazz singer, California-based Cat Conner has recorded her first album, Cat Tales, an endeavor that is long overdue but no less welcome. For those who haven't heard Conner and may be curious as to what she and her compatriots have to offer, here's a brief summary. Lustrous, pleasing voice, crystal-clear articulation: ...

Album

Meets Coleman Hawkins / And John Coltrane

By Duke Ellington

Label: JJ-Tracks
Released: 2011


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