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Mark Soskin: One Hopeful Day
by Jim Santella
Currently serving on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music, pianist Mark Soskin knows a thing or two about what keeps jazz alive and well in today's competitive entertainment market. His straight-ahead quartet interprets this program of nine standards and originals with fire in their eyes and adrenalin in their fingers. As ...
The Miyumi Project: re: Rooted
by Jim Santella
Double bassist Tatsu Aoki leads this avant-garde ensemble in a program of creative improvised music that reflects the roots of Asian/American jazz. The instrumental timbres that he's chosen to augment this saxophone and percussion ensemble provide distinctive colors. Aoki's big, booming bass leads the way while huge taiko drums manage the session's rhythmic foundation. ...
World Saxophone Quartet: Political Blues
by Jim Santella
Long recognized as an avant-garde fixture with creativity up the wazoo, the World Saxophone Quartet has a language all its own. Its four-part harmony flows worlds apart from the norm while its improvised antics reach right out into your soul and grab hold. The quartet's albums can usually be ranked at the top before you even ...
Henry Franklin: Music to the 5th Power
by Jim Santella
The jazz quintet has long held a distinctive fascination for the world of straight-ahead performance. An improvising front line and a solid rhythm section can bring five sterling musicians together with unpredictable results. On Music to the 5th Power, bassist Henry Franklin's quintet travels the mainstream with spontaneity and an uplifting cry.Guitarist Mark Waggoner, ...
Ron Carter: Dear Miles,
by Jim Santella
With his tribute album to Miles Davis, bassist Ron Carter waxes nostalgic about the five years that he spent with the trumpeter's straight-ahead quintet, and about the worldwide mentoring that Davis provided for years afterward. Carter, who just turned seventy, remains one of the most recorded jazz bassists in history. From his start with Eric Dolphy ...
Ellen Honert: Breath of the Soul
by Jim Santella
The contemporary refrains from vocalist Ellen Honert on Breath of the Soul run smooth and sleek, and with a distinctive eloquence. She favors smooth jazz with a soulful message that comes from within. Guest artists such as Tuck & Patti, steel drummer Andy Narell, saxophonist Marc Russo, guitarist Ray Fuller and The Turtle Island String Quartet ...
Kenny Burrell: 75th Birthday Bash Live!
by Jim Santella
Recorded July 31, 2006 with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra on hand and many friends in the audience, Kenny Burrell's birthday bash brings out timeless memories. The occasion was the guitarist's 75th birthday. Comfortable in any setting, he works with smaller groups for half the program and a big band for the rest. Like Burrell's ...
Harry Connick, Jr.: Chanson du Vieux Carre
by Jim Santella
Big bands always bring memories with them to the concert. This program documents New Orleans memories of bandleader Harry Connick, Jr. as he and his band interpret traditional fare as well as bright new originals. Recorded May 2003 in Los Angeles, the session features an all-star line-up of soloists as well as solid arrangements. As with ...
Frantisek Uhlir Trio: Jazz at Prague Castle 2006
by Jim Santella
As a major center of the Czech Republic's cultural and social life, Prague Castle has played host to a series of jazz concerts that began in 2004. Based in Prague, this trio was recorded at one of those concerts on February 22, 2006, interpreting original pieces influenced by straight-ahead jazz as well as pieces by Antonio ...
Eldar Djangirov: Live at the Blue Note
by Jim Santella
Intimate and sparkling with effervescent joy, Eldar's appearance at the Blue Note in New York clearly brought a persuasive force to his audience. He's spontaneous and personable for this program of six standards and four originals, steering his acoustic trio through lovely straight-ahead territory with class.Trumpeter Chris Botti guests with the trio on “You ...
