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Soren Moller / Dick Oatts: The Clouds Above
by C. Michael Bailey
The Clouds Above is the continuation of a duet project that pianist Soren Moller and saxophonist Dick Oatts began with Storytelling (Audial, 2005). Like that release, The Clouds Above brags all originals save for one classical adaptation, in this case Sergei Prokofiev's Balcony Scene from his 1935 ballet, Romeo and Juliet, here captured lyrically by Moller's ...
Chad Eby: Broken Shadows
by Mark Corroto
Attention grabbing music these days is either accomplished by the loudest voice (American Idol anybody?) or the rudest performance. While not saying jazz has descended to that level, certainly the squeakiest wheel often gets the most attention. Then again, hearing a genuine voice like saxophonist Chad Eby reaffirms the instinct that an authoritative performance from a ...
Patrick Langham: Grown Up Listening
by Hrayr Attarian
Artists' early works generally channels the various influences and styles they have been exposed to during their development. What makes a debut unique is the way the different influences fuse and what the musicians can add to the mix themselves. Alto saxophonist Patrick Langham's Grown Up Listening is a perfect example. Langham is ...
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
by Victor L. Schermer
Jackie Paris'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie ParisOutsider PicturesWritten and Directed by Raymond De FelittaProducer: David Zellerford 2009 “You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."--Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront
Jeff Dayton-Johnson's Best of 2008
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
When the world economy entered into a tailspin this year, Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dubbed the event the “Jazz Effect“ given that it emanated from the United States (she was drawing a parallel, for example, to the 1994 “Tequila Effect" that followed a botched currency devaluation in Mexico). I was so happy that a ...
The Function of Jazz
Abstraction under siege in a utilitarian world Some current jazz-related events have got me thinking about the necessities of life. A quintet featuring saxists Frank Morgan and Sonny Fortune at Catalina's. A benefit for the stroke rehabilitation of reedman Buddy Collette is happening at the same place on Sunday. A tribute to the late pianist Horace ...
Remembering Frank Morgan: Tears, Laughter and Music in Culver City
by Chuck Koton
Frank Morgan Memorial Celebration The Jazz Bakery Los Angeles (Culver City), CA January 5, 2008 2:00-5:30 P.M. A memorial celebration is always a bittersweet affair. There is an inescapable sadness over the passing of a friend, but there is also joy in remembering the spirit of the departed ...
Reflections
By Frank Morgan
Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Walkin'; Monk's Mood; I'll Be Around; Love Story; Solar; Blue Monk; Crazy He Calls Me; Out Of Nowhere.
Night in the Life: Live at the Jazz Standard, Volume 3
By Frank Morgan
Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Confirmation; On Green Dolphin Street; Half Nelson; Hot House; Billie's Bounce; It's Only A Paper Moon.
