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Greg Hopkins Quintet: Quintology
by Craig W. Hurst
Quintology , the newest release by the Greg Hopkins Quintet, in many respects is a quintessentially exemplary jazz recording. The CD provides an aural snapshot of a veteran group of highly skilled musicians in an environment of long-term familiarity, creating communally made music. That the New England-based Greg Hopkins Quintet has been performing together for going ...
Harvey Mason: With All My Heart
by AAJ Staff
Harvey Mason With All My Heart RCA 2004 Straight-ahead jazz fans and the more “purist" minded of jazz listeners among us have a tendency to write off the overall musical abilities of those who play contemporary or smooth jazz. This often boils down to little more than guilt ...
Charlie Hunter Trio: Friends Seen and Unseen
by Mark F. Turner
Charlie Hunter Trio Friends Seen and Unseen Ropeadope 2004 The prolific and ever interesting Charlie Hunter continues to change musical colors. For over ten years the unique guitarist has continued to produce releases that prove his talent and popularity. Some have hailed Hunter as the new crossover jazz prince who ...
Rebecca Coupe Franks: Exhibition: Tribute to Joe Henderson
by Craig W. Hurst
Rebecca Coupe Franks Exhibition: Tribute to Joe Henderson Independent 2004 Rebecca Coupe Franks is a California-bred and -based trumpet player. Her newest CD Exhibition: Tribute to Joe Henderson is reflective of years she spent in New York City, and her friendship with, and mentorship from the late master ...
Junior Mance: Sweet and Lovely
by Derek Taylor
Junior Mance Sweet and Lovely Milestone 2004 The heyday of hard bop was a boon for jazz piano enthusiasts. New names on the ivories surfaced continuously like seedlings after a fresh rain. Along with the acknowledged masters like Powell and Monk were their second generation acolytes: Bobby Timmons, ...
Irene Kral: Just for Now
by Victor L. Schermer
Just for Now Irene Kral Jazzed Media JM1003 2004 Irene Kral (1932-1978) was a gem of a vocalist who was brought to the public’s attention by Clint Eastwood, who used excerpts of her recordings in the 1995 movie, “The Bridges of Madison County.” Like Chris Connor, June Christie, and Anita ...
Harold Mabern: A Few Miles From Memphis
by Derek Taylor
Harold Mabern A Few Miles From Memphis Prestige 2004 A transplanted Chicagoan by way of Memphis, pianist Harold Mabern gigged with an incredible array of jazz talent during his youth. His colleagues, recounted in the liners to this recent two-fer, read like a VIP list of hard and ...
Joe Magnarelli & John Swana: New York-Philly Junction
by David A. Orthmann
Joe Magnarelli & John Swana New York-Philly Junction Criss Cross 2004 During the course of nearly twenty-five years, the Criss Cross imprint has sustained an enviable reputation for recording promising talent from the East Coast (particularly New York City) jazz mainstream. Some of the music's rising stars, such as Chris ...
The Contemporary Records Story
by Jack Bowers
Various Artists The Contemporary Records Story Contemporary 2004 Contemporary Records, the stylish West Coast label that flourished from 1952-77 under its founder, Lester Koenig, is wonderfully represented in this boxed set from Fantasy Records that ingeniously condenses the singular nature and quality of those twenty-five years into four remarkably comprehensive ...
The Contemporary Records Story
by David Rickert
Various Artists The Contemporary Records Story Contemporary 2004 While the East Coast is often heralded as the hotbed of jazz performance in the fifties both live and in the studio, there was also quite a bit of superb playing on the West Coast as well. Along with Pacific ...
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