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Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet: The Complete Argo/Mercury Sessions

by C. Andrew Hovan
May 31, 2005

Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet The Complete Argo/Mercury Sessions Mosaic Records 2004 Times were different. Back in the '50s and '60s there were jazz bands that we might today call true “super groups, but back then it was just an outgrowth of a particularly fertile period for talent. As a result, ...

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Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass: Whipped Cream and Other Delights

by David Rickert
May 25, 2005

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Whipped Cream and Other Delights Shout! Factory 2005 One time in high school I flipped through my parents' records hoping that they might have purchased some Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd albums without my knowledge. No such luck, but tucked in between ...

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The Mike Vax Big Band: Next Stop: Live... On the Road

by Jack Bowers
May 18, 2005

The Mike Vax Big Band Next Stop: Live... On the Road Summit Records 2005 Word is that the days when lesser-known big bands boarded buses and traveled from town to town in a series of grueling one-night stands are gone forever. Happily for those who appreciate live big-band ...

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Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom: VooDoo Boogaloo

by Mark Sabbatini
May 10, 2005

Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom VooDoo Boogaloo Levtronic 2005 Something doesn't seem fair. There's a lot of ideas at work, everyone plays their roles well and, yet the thought is “where is the excitement? Maybe it's just too many people are doing modern organ jazz ensembles well these days. ...

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Sammy Nestico: A Portrait of Sammy

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by Jack Bowers
May 9, 2005

The Portrait of Sammy shown on the cover of renowned composer/arranger Sammy Nestico's newest album shows a man grinning from ear to ear, clearly enjoying what he does and relishing the fruits of his enduring success. And why not? Sammy has been at the top of his game for nearly half a century, and he shows ...

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The Fringe: Live at Zeitgeist

by A. Henkin
May 8, 2005

The Fringe Live at Zeitgeist Resolution 2005 The final track on the new Fringe album is entitled “A Fringe Tribute to the New England Patriots." The liner notes explain that The Fringe, born and raised in Boston, spent much of twenty years playing there at The Willow opposite ...

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Mahavishnu Project: Phase 2

by A. Henkin
May 6, 2005

Mahavishnu Project Phase Two Aggregate Music Being a Mahavishnu Orchestra (MO) cover band is a vastly different undertaking than playing the music of, say, Led Zeppelin or the Grateful Dead. By and large, those who would come to see a band like this (sticking to the first and only worthwhile incarnation) are ...

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Alexander von Schlippenbach: Monk's Casino

by Derek Taylor
May 5, 2005

Alexander von Schlippenbach Monk's Casino Intakt Records 2005 Monk covers are as regular as the tides these days. Everyone from Wynton Marsalis on one end, to Steve Lacy at the other, has seemingly picked the songbook clean. Most have mined it for the more accessible ore and left the more ...

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Actis Band: "On Tour" Live 2004

by Jerry D'Souza
April 26, 2005

Actis Band “On Tour" Live 2004 Splasc(H) Records 2005 The name is Actis Dato. Carlo Actis Dato. And it belongs to one of the most interesting musicians on the scene today. The scene is jazz, but as seen and innovated by Actis Dato the boundaries go beyond the norm. That ...

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Phil Woods: Groovin' to Marty Paich

by C. Michael Bailey
April 20, 2005

Phil Woods Groovin' to Marty Paich Jazzed Media 2005 In its quiet and amiable way, Phil Woods- Groovin' to Marty Paich is one of the most significant recordings of this year. Recorded at the Los Angeles International Airport Sheraton Hotel on May 30, 2004, the music on Groovin' to Marty ...