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Michael Brecker: Two Blocks From The Edge
by Robert Spencer
Two Blocks from the Edge is one of Michael Brecker's most impressive efforts. His tenor saxophone playing is at a peak of power and virtuosity. His band (pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist James Genus, drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts and percussionist Don Alias) stays with him every step of the way. Two Blocks from the Edge is an ...
Jazz Underground: Live at Smalls
by Robert Spencer
From the faux chic cover and the name “the Jazz Underground" I expected this either to be another tired smooth jazz / funk record, or an exploration of today's avant-garde. It is neither. Instead, this is mainstream jazz played with energy and verve. The Jazz Underground is not a group, but an interlocking series of groups ...
Gregory Tardy: Serendipity
by Robert Spencer
Gregory Tardy is Impulse's hot new saxophonist, having played with Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine, Wynton, Tom Harrell, Jay McShann, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton, Steve Coleman. On Serendipity,, his maiden voyage as a leader, he's joined by Wynton's longtime bassist Reginald Veal, Aaron Goldberg on piano and Eric Harland on drums. Mulgrew Miller on piano and trumpeters ...
Various Artists: Standards On Impulse!
by Robert Spencer
Standards on Impulse! is a collection disc with a few twists, but not as many as one might expect from that label's classic Sixties roster. Art Blakey kicks off the proceedings with a driving version of Gershwin's “Summertime" that seems to owe a bit to John Coltrane's 1960 version, three years before this recording. Here Sonny ...
Keith Jarrett: The Impulse Years 1973-1974
by Robert Spencer
Ecstatic moans will no doubt rise from fans of pianist Keith Jarrett's “American quartet" with Dewey Redman (tenor sax), Charlie Haden (bass) and Paul Motian (drums) over this 5-CD boxed set. Also on hand here and there for additional color are Sam Brown (guitar on “Treasure Island" and “Sister Fortune") and percussionists Guilherme Franco and Danny ...
Various Artists: A Contemporary Jazz Christmas
by Robert Spencer
Contemporary yes, but some of these folks have been around for awhile. The lineup is George Howard on “The First Noël," B.B. King's “Merry Christmas Baby," Tom Scott with “Feliz Navidad," Phil Perry and “The Christmas Song," Chick Corea's Elektric Band offering “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen," Spro Gyra on “I'll Be Home for Christmas," Nelson ...
Various Artists: A Traditional Jazz Christmas
by Robert Spencer
An eclectic lineup of heavyweights makes this Christmas collection worth more than passing notice: Louis Armstrong, Mel Torme, Kenny Burrell, Lionel Hampton, Ahmad Jamal, Gene Ammons...let's hear a nice round of applause also for Al Hibbler, Ramsey Lewis, Les Brown, Peggy Lee, and Soulful Strings. Everyone sounds just fine enough on this CD to make great ...
Diana Krall: Love Scenes
by Robert Spencer
Diana Krall is a singer out of another era: instead of wailing endless melismas, she is as cool and sophisticated as Carmen McRae. She's breathy in a way that evokes days when male-female relationships seemed more relaxed and less politically charged, not to mention more mysterious and alluring instead of in-your-face. Indeed, were it not for ...
