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David "Fathead" Newman: Life
by Erik R. Quick
Even the most intrepid and adventuresome listener, seeking revolution at the turn of every phrase, may eventually return to the familiar. A new release by saxophonist David “Fathead Newman is to be anticipated and celebrated for the sheer exuberance in the joy of playing beautifully. His tone, nurtured for fifty years and throughout forty albums as ...
Cedar Walton: One Flight Down
by Joel Roberts
Cedar Walton has been a first-call hard bop pianist for almost as long as there's been hard-bop. In a splendid, though often underappreciated, career spanning six decades, he's had notable stints in the bands of giants like JJ Johnson, Lee Morgan, Art Farmer and Art Blakey, while also leading well-respected groups of his own. Now, at ...
Russell Gunn: Plays Miles
by John Kelman
Since introducing his hip hop/funk/fusion-centric Ethnomusicology series in 1999--culminating in Ethnomusicology Vol. 4: Live in Atlanta (Justin-Time, 2004)-- forward-looking trumpeter Russell Gunn has alternated straight-ahead fare for HighNote like 2002's Blue on the D.L., with Ethnomusicology releases for a variety of labels. With Plays Miles, however, he finds clear common ground. Given his steadfast avoidance of ...
Frank Morgan: Reflections
by C. Michael Bailey
Alto saxophonists Frank Morgan and the late Art Pepper have much in common outside their chosen instrument. Both were active on the West Coast during the rage of Charlie Parker and bebop. Both possessed a beautifully spearmint-dry ice tone in their early careers and both were unsurpassed as ballad interpreters. Both musicians recorded for Contemporary Records, ...
Dave Valentin: Come Fly With Me
by Michael P. Gladstone
Flutist Dave Valentin is a New Yorker who has capitalized upon a plethora of easy-to-take Latin-lite albums over the years, largely for the GRP label. The emphasis that Valentin lent those GRP albums was fusion-ish, with the perfectly syncopated sounds of smooth Latin jazz and R&B. Of the seventeen albums Valentin has recorded since 1980, only ...
John Hicks: Sweet Love Of Mine
by Nic Jones
This polite set effectively closes the recording chapter of the late pianist John Hicks' life--and on an equally fundamental level, it might leave listeners ruing the fact that a lot of the music is simply made somewhat anonymous by the presence of too many musicians. The opening “One Peaceful Moment" is given a wistfully melancholic reading, ...
Steve Turre: Keep Searchin'
by Russ Musto
Steve Turre has consistently endeavored to avoid the commonplace on his dozen releases as leader during the past two decades. On Keep Searchin' he continues his triumphant quest to present music on the highest possible artistic level. Eschewing the company of another horn on the date, Turre showcases his versatility and virtuosity on trombone and conch ...
Because of You: Freddy Cole Sings Tony Bennett
By Freddy Cole
Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Getting Some Fun Out Of Life; Blame It On My Youth; Because Of You; All For You (Nuages); If I Ruled The World; What Are You Afraid Of?; You're My Thrill; I Got Lost In Her Arms; The Gentle Rain; If We Never Meet Again.
Keep Searchin'
By Steve Turre
Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Sanyas; Faded Beauty; Thandiwa; Reconciliation; Time Off; My Funny Valentine; Easy Now; Steppin
It's All In The Game
Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Where Or When; Typhoon 11; Where Is The Love?; It's All In The Game; Open And Shut; Ruby My Dear; Little Lucas; Bye Bye Baby.
