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Martin Taylor: In Concert
by David Adler
Martin Taylor, the Django-inspired Englishman who shared many a stage with the late Stephane Grappelli, has developed one of the brightest, purest guitar tones in the business. At Pittsburgh’s Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild in 1998, Taylor showed off that tone in a solo setting, and this recording of the event is simply stunning. Jim Ohlschmidt’s liner notes ...
Sandole Brothers: And Friends
by Derek Taylor
The close-up shot of Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell that adorns the cover of this disc is exemplary of the music contained inside. Tame by the furious standards set by 1960s free jazz the Sandole’s forward-thinking experiments with time signatures and harmonic emancipations easily fell into the Avant-Garde camp of 1950s jazz. LaPorta’s trio excursions which round out ...
Duke Pearson: Dedication
by David Rickert
The jazz scene is replete with artists who died before they were able to realize the extent of their capabilities; Dick Twardzik, Booker Little, and Scott LaFaro were prodigious talents whose small recorded output gives us only a glimpse of the enormous talent each possessed. Add to this list Willie Wilson, whose sole performance on record ...
Sonny Rollins: This Is What I Do
by David A. Orthmann
For those who believe that Sonny Rollins’ best days as a recording artist are well behind him: think again. This Is What I Do is an unmitigated triumph, a performance that will impress anyone who takes the art of jazz seriously. As the six cuts on the disc attest, Rollins is clearly not content to rest ...
Lennie Niehaus: Vol. 1: The Quintets
by David Rickert
Cool jazz has always represented the tweed jacket and horn-rimmed glasses approach to the music and has often been criticized for stealing jazz away from smoky bars to college lecture halls and living room hifis. A style that could only have been conceived during the optimistic bliss of the Eisenhower administration and the warm breezes of ...
Mundell Lowe: A Grand Night for Swinging
by David Rickert
Mundell Lowe has always been on the fringes of the jazz scene, peering over the shoulders of guitar giants like Jim Hall and Herb Ellis and relegated to the long list of those deserving wider recognition. Even the most knowledgeable of jazz fans will end up scratching their heads at the mention of his name. His ...
Curtis Fuller/Hampton Hawes: Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes with French Horns
by David Rickert
One would be hard pressed to find an instrument less suited to jazz than the French horn. Firmly rooted in classical music and played sitting down, the French horn seems almost to resist being pulled from the orchestra pit. Of course, this didn't stop people from using it. The wide experimentation of the forties and fifties ...
Sonny Red: Sonny Red.
by Ron Meyers
Sonny Red is not your household name when it comes to alto sax players. Although Red played with Blakey, Curtis Fuller, Paul Quinichette, Donald Byrd, Grant Green and Blue Mitchell, to name a few, he still never became well known and this is a shame because he adds a unique voice to the alto. He died ...
Bill Evans Trio: The Last Waltz (The Final Recordings Live at Keystone Korner September 1980)
by Glenn Astarita
Fans of the late great pianist Bill Evans should be overjoyed with the issuance of this nicely packaged eight CD boxed set that represents sixty-five previously unreleased tracks recorded live at San Francisco’s “Keystone Korner”, September, 1980. This attractive compilation is additionally enhanced by Derk Richardson’s wonderfully written and informative liner notes, as the author elaborates ...
Solo, Duo & Trio
By Randy Weston
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2000
Track listing: Sweet Sue, Just You*
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