Results for "Enja Records"

Josh Roseman Unit: Treats for the Nightwalker

by Dan McClenaghan
November 16, 2003

Trombonist Josh Roseman keeps winning that “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition" poll by Downbeat Magazine (2000, '01, 02). Treats for the Nightwalker, his second recording as a leader, should knock him out of contention for that award. He should get a bunch of recognition for this set. Treats for the Nightwalker is one of those ...

Myriam Alter: If

by Elliott Simon
October 7, 2003

When read as prose, the song titles on If become a poetic tribute to composer Myriam Alter's idealized concept of “Home.” Ten new compositions make up If and are in part inspired by Ms. Alter’s Judeo-Spanish heritage. The arrangements further expand upon her musical lineage by additionally acknowledging modern jazz and classical while prominently featuring Jewish ...

Charlie Mariano: Deep In A Dream

by Jim Santella
April 4, 2003

Charlie Mariano’s album of straight-ahead, romantic ballads couldn’t have come at a better time. His quartet delivers a timeless message that serves as medicine for whatever ails ya. The saxophonist has chosen eight songs deserving wider recognition in this day and age. He’s added one original, “Dew Drops,” in which the traditional spirit of ...

Myriam Alter: If

by Farrell Lowe
April 2, 2003

Myriam Alter's latest album is attractive; like radiant sunshine through a winter window, it pulls you gently closer with nuance and charm, then seduces with intelligence, style, and grace. Following the blueprint of her earlier albums, Alter has once again written all of the compositions here. Instead of playing on the album herself, she chose to ...

Charlie Mariano: Deep In A Dream

by AAJ Staff
April 2, 2003

A long and winding road led Charlie Mariano to this inspired record of romantic ballads. For the last 50 years he has traveled through swing, big band, bop, fusion, and more adventurous material; he lived and worked in the US, Japan, Europe, India, and Malaysia; and, not surprisingly, he has amassed a list of collaborators a ...

Abdullah Ibrahim: African Magic

by Jim Santella
March 3, 2003

Germany’s Jazz Across The Border Festival had been exploring the effect world cultures have on jazz for more than a decade. That idea remains a topic near and dear to our hearts. In his suite-like concert of impressions, Abdullah Ibrahim infuses South American samba, European bolero and habanera, Asian folk melodies, South African anthems, and Duke ...

Abdullah Ibrahim: African Magic

by AAJ Staff
February 12, 2003

It's very easy to call attention by playing fast or flashy. Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim does not believe in any of that. When he approaches the keyboard, he brings a sense of balance and poise that make the notes he plays sound clear and natural. That's not to say he lacks the ability to cook up drama ...

Abdullah Ibrahim: African Magic

by Mark Corroto
February 1, 2003

In today’s jazz world with all of its wunderkind piano prodigies, the simplicity of South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim’s approach to the piano is his genius. He can say more with two notes of his left hand than an entire room of Julliard and Berklee graduates can express with both paws. In his fiftieth ...

3. Festival Jazzových Orchestrů Uměleckých Škol (Litvínov 2002)

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2002

If

By Myriam Alter

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2002