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Article: Year in Review

2011: The Year In Jazz

Read "2011: The Year In Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling

by Ken Franckling

The ebb and flow of jazz in 2011 was marked by a Grammy Awards coup, a Grammy dustup, economic changes that consolidated the recording industry a bit, impacted clubs in various locales, and provided some new opportunities. The U.S. Postal Service literally put its stamp on jazz, even as the government wrestled with the future of ...

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Article: Interview

Jeff Gauthier: Open

Read "Jeff Gauthier: Open" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Violinist Jeff Gauthier has been a leading figure in cutting-edge jazz on the West Coast since the mid-'70s. As a leader, he's produced half a dozen compelling works with his band of 20 years, The Jeff Gauthier Goatette. Open Source (Cryptogramophone, 2011) finds the quartet grown to a quintet, with trumpeter John Fumo bringing added fire ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With The Le Boeuf Brothers

Read "Take Five With The Le Boeuf Brothers" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Le Boeuf Brothers: Prepare to be astonished by the bold compositions and stylish approach of the Le Boeuf Brothers, jazz twins with an ear for innovation, drama, and a touch of humor. Part of a growing New York jazz scene characterized by odd time signatures, current indie rock, and the influences of artists ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike Longo Trio + 2: To My Surprise

Read "To My Surprise" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco

Though veteran jazz pianist Mike Longo has a long and distinguished career that includes a 25-year association with the legendary Dizzy Gillespie, To My Surprise documents only the second recording with his existing trio. This follow-up to his very successful Sting Like A Bee (Consolidated Artist Production, 2009), features the same lineup of bassist Bob Cranshaw ...

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Maiden Voyage

By Herbie Hancock

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Maiden Voyage; The Eye of the Hurricane; Little One; Survival of the Fittest; Dolphin Dance.

Album

Una Mas

By Kenny Dorham

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Una Mas; Straight Ahead; Sao Paolo; If Ever I Would Leave You..

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Article: Interview

Warren Wolf: The Wizard of Vibes

Read "Warren Wolf: The Wizard of Vibes" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

Warren Wolf has made his name by playing the vibes, which he does with aplomb. He's as much a virtuoso on the instrument as anyone, even including his jazz elders. That may be, in part, because he was influenced by the sound of Milt Jackson and studied with one of the best in Dave Samuels, while ...

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Article: Interview

Joey Calderazzo: Improviser in Top Form

Read "Joey Calderazzo: Improviser in Top Form" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

Creative musicians are generally an insightful lot: people that have curious minds but also have a sense of direction--a sense of purpose, if not a search for it. They express what they see, what they experience. Pianist Joey Calderazzo is among those. A man of extraordinary talent at the keyboard, he's held the piano ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967 - The Bootleg Series Volume 1

Read "Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967 - The Bootleg Series Volume 1" reviewed by Kevin Davis

by Kevin Davis

Miles Davis Quintet Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Volume 1 Legacy Recordings 2011 The most--perhaps only--frustrating thing about this first installment in what trumpeter Miles Davis completists can only hope ends up being an exhaustive series of archival releases, is the 44 years it took Columbia/Legacy to release ...


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