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Acadie Goldtop Edition

by Nenad Georgievski
December 13, 2008

Although Daniel Lanois' production and engineering wizardry have secured his place in the musical hall of fame, his own debut album Acadie (Warner Bros., 1989) revealed another talent—songwriting. The album is about as perfect a debut as an artist could hope for, containing every single aspect of what makes Lanois so special, presenting him as both ...

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The United States Army Blues Jazz Ensemble: Blues at Thirty-Five

by Nicholas F. Mondello
December 12, 2008

The United States Army Blues Jazz Ensemble Blues at Thirty-Five US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble 2008 The cover art of Blues at Thirty-Five depicts an eerie Edward Hopper Nighthawks-like scene. A corner jazz club, street light shining over an empty sidewalk, nobody around. Based on what's so magnificently offered up ...

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Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: Setting Standards - New York Sessions

by Nenad Georgievski
December 5, 2008

Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnetteSetting Standards - New York SessionsECM Records2008 There are plenty of pianists in this world who are masters of their instruments, but no one plays the piano like Keith Jarrett. In a career that has been going forward ...

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Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall

by Nenad Georgievski
November 30, 2008

Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall World Circuit 2008 There is an old joke about a young man walking the streets of New York City with a violin case under his arm. After failing to find the address he's looking for, he stops and asks ...

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Mort Weiss: All Too Soon - A Jazz Duet For Clarinet and Seven String Guitar

by Samuel Chell
November 24, 2008

Mort Weiss All Too Soon: A Jazz Duet for Clarinet and Seven String Guitar SMS Jazz 2008 Not the least of this album's attractions is the title. To those few listeners familiar with the tune, “All Too Soon" might summon up one of Duke Ellington's more obscure compositions, were it ...

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Globe Unity Orchestra: Globe Unity - 40 Years

by A. Henkin
November 22, 2008

Globe Unity Orchestra Globe Unity - 40 Years Intakt Records 2008 A month shy of the 40th anniversary of Alexander von Schlippenbach's monumental album Globe Unity (SABA, 1966), the German pianist brought together a modern edition of this freewheeling large ensemble for a concert at the 2006 Berlin ...

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Pillars and Tongues: Protection

by John Dworkin
November 20, 2008

Pillars and Tongues Protection Contraphonic 2008 After listening through Pillars And Tongues' Protection, the listener may be left with the feeling of having attended a new style, post-religion Mass with liturgical forms composed by Tom Waits, John Fahey and Arvo Part. Old rituals are transformed and making art ...

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Christian Scott: Live at Newport

by Tod Smith
November 18, 2008

Christian Scott Live at Newport Concord Music Group 2008 Creativity is most often found outside the boundaries of established tradition. It's while looking outside of those traditional boundaries that an artist frequently finds his or her own voice. In two previous releases, Rewind That (Concord, 2006) and Anthem (Concord, 2007), ...

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Ernie Watts: To the Point - Live at the Jazz Bakery

by Nicholas F. Mondello
November 13, 2008

Ernie WattsTo The Point - Live At The Jazz BakeryFlying Dolphin Records2008 After hearing saxophonist Ernie Watts' CD To The Point - Live At The Jazz Bakey , it's easy to imagine that he possesses superhuman talents similar to those held by members of the fictional Fantastic Four. ...

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Gene Perla: Bill's Waltz

by Alexander M. Stern
November 12, 2008

Gene PerlaBill's WaltzPM Records2008 Bill's Waltz, bassist Gene Perla's well-executed tribute to his former boss, drummer Elvin Jones, is one of those albums that could only exist in this modern world of digital recording techniques and studio trickery--and therein lies the rub. Many jazz listeners are conservative in ...