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Baritones: Joe Temperley, Denis Diblasio and David Schumacher
by George Kanzler
Joe Temperley A Portrait Hep Jazz 2007 Denis Diblasio View from Pikes Dreambox Media 2006 David Schumacher Endangered Species Summit 2006 ...
Stuff Smith: The Complete Tenor Sax Septets & Masters of Jazz
by George Kanzler
Stuff Smith The Complete Tenor Sax Septets Ab Fable 2006 Stuff Smith Masters of Jazz Storyville 2006 These two albums give us snapshots of violinist ...
Miles Davis: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
by George Kanzler
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 ...
Sonny Stitt: Stitt
by George Kanzler
Are ideas floating out there to be had by anyone? Or do they emanate exclusively from specific individuals? And how do they apply to the creation and development of bebop? Sonny Stitt is at the heart of this conundrum. As an alto saxophonist, he always fell under the shadow of Charlie Parker and was often accused ...
Unearthed: The 1963 St-Onge La Duets and Narration; Bluesiana; At Manchester
by George Kanzler
Stuff Smith/Rex Stewart The 1963 St-Onge La Duets and Narration AB Fable 2006 Kansas City Frank Melrose Bluesiana Delmark 2006 The World's Greatest Jazz Band At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, ...
Wycliffe Gordon: Cone's Coup
by George Kanzler
Back in June, Wycliffe Gordon was awarded the Jazz Journalist Association's Trombonist of the Year honors. Cone's Coup is a good showcase of the artistry that helped him win that award. Gordon's approach to the trombone is like Sonny Rollins' on the tenor sax: a complete mastery of techniques through the entire range, with attention paid ...
Spirit of Life Ensemble: A Little Oasis
by George Kanzler
Describing itself as “a multicultural collective, the Jersey City-based Spirit of Life Ensemble has been active since 1977 with a shifting cast of musicians. The group was an early pioneer in jazz and world music fusion; it has always included hand percussionists in addition to a drummer, and has always featured vocalists. It also has a ...
Mingus Among Us: Music Written for Monterey 1965 Not Heard...; Live in Tokyo: At the Blue Note
by George Kanzler
Charles Mingus Music Written for Monterey 1965 Not Heard... Sue Mingus Music-Sunnyside 2006 Mingus Big Band Live in Tokyo: At the Blue Note Sue Mingus Music-Sunnyside 2006
Jim Ridl: Your Cheatin' Heart and Other Works
by George Kanzler
Jim Ridl, who's been with Pat Martino's bands for years, deserves to be better known. Not only is he a personal, forceful pianist, he's also a first-rate composer and arranger who knows how to put together a band and how to make thoroughly engaging albums like this one. Country songs like Hank Williams' title opus and ...
Jane Bunnett: Radio Guantanamo: Guantanamo Blues Project Vol. 1
by George Kanzler
This album from soprano saxophonist/flutist Jane Bunnett and her trumpeter husband, Larry Cramer, is a rich musical gumbo not only exploring the ancient Afro-Haitian-influenced changüi music of southeastern Cuba, but also stirring it up with jazz and the music of New Orleans. Most tracks feature one of two Cuban traditional bands, Grupo Changüi de Guantánamo or ...
