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Sean Noonan Brewed By Noon: Stories To Tell

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
January 6, 2007

Sean Noonan Brewed By Noon Stories To Tell Songlines 2006 The electric guitar has now been around in jazz for more years than it wasn't, but it still sometimes sounds like the organism might reject the graft. This has nothing to do with a shortage of great jazz ...

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Miles Davis: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions

by George Kanzler
January 6, 2007

The Miles Davis Quintet The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions Prestige Records 2006 (1955-56) Miles (aka The New Miles Davis Quintet), Workin', Relaxin', Steamin' and Cookin' were the titles of the original Miles Davis Quintet LPs for Prestige that make up the first three (of four) CDs of this yet-again repackaging ...

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Seeing Music and the Challenges of Filming Jazz: The Exceptional Case of 'Calle 54'

by Victor Verney
January 4, 2007

Fernando Trueba Calle 54 Miramax 2001 In an era in which the visual media have increasingly come to overshadow both audio and textual forms, Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba's Calle 54 raises provocative questions about jazz movies and the challenges facing the creative filmmaker. It is, undoubtedly, a must-see/must-hear ...

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Phil Lesh And Friends: Live At The Warfield

by Doug Collette
December 26, 2006

Phil Lesh And Friends Live At The Warfield Relix Records 2006 Since surviving a liver transplant and hitting the road in 1999 with a rotating cast of Friends, Phil Lesh has been the one charter member of the Grateful Dead to maintain and nurture the good-natured albeit intense ...

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Toni Kitanovski and Cherkezi Orchestra: Borderlands

by Nenad Georgievski
December 24, 2006

Toni Kitanovski and Cherkezi Orchestra Borderlands ENJA 2006 On Borderlands, a collaboration between acclaimed Gypsy band Cherkezi Orchestra and jazz guitarist Toni Kitanovski, both guitarist and orchestra broaden their musical horizons. Much more than another carpet-bagging collection of stray Gypsy tunes or recycled-to-death Gypsy brass band music, ...

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Andrew Hill: Mosaic Select 23: Andrew Hill - Solo

by John Kelman
December 18, 2006

Andrew Hill Mosaic Select 23: Andrew Hill - Solo Mosaic Records 2006 In many ways 2006 could be considered the year of pianist Andrew Hill. He's renewed his association with Blue Note Records, where he got his start in the 1960s and on which he released a body of work ...

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Sonny Fortune: Trilogy Collection

by Florence Wetzel
December 16, 2006

Sonny Fortune Trilogy Collection Sound Reason 2006 Jazz is blessed by the music of alto saxophonist and flutist Sonny Fortune, a living master who always plays directly from the heart. In addition to his work with Miles Davis, Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones, Nat Adderley, and Mongo Santamaria, over the years ...

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Pianadelphia: A Philadelphia Jazz Tribute

by Victor L. Schermer
December 12, 2006

Pianadelphia A Philadelphia Jazz Tribute Soulsearch Music 2006 This superb recording is the first in a projected series featuring Philadelphia jazz musicians. It consists of specially recorded, solo piano tracks by some of the finest jazz pianists currently residing or performing in the Philadelphia area. In the near ...

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Tony Williams: Mosaic Select 24

by John Kelman
December 11, 2006

Tony WilliamsMosaic Select 24Mosaic Records2006When Tony Williams passed away unexpectedly in 1997, at the age of 51, it was the end to a career that had done much to redefine the drummer's role in jazz. From his earliest days--first with saxophonist Jackie McLean, and shortly afterwards, while still ...

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Meeting Of The Spirits: A Celebration Of The Mahavishnu Orchestra

by Walter Kolosky
December 9, 2006

There's been a rush of Mahavishnu Orchestra related projects during the last two years. First there was Mahavishnu keyboardist Jan Hammer playing Mahavishnu music with guitarist Jeff Beck in Europe. Then there was the Jeff Richman-produced tribute album, Visions Of An Inner Mounting Apocalypse. There is the ongoing success of the Mahavishnu Project band and its ...