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Freddy Cole: I'm Not My Brother, I'm Me
by Joel Roberts
Despite its unfortunate title, I'm Not My Brother, I'm Me is much more a tribute to Nat “King" Cole from younger brother Freddy Cole than a declaration of Freddy's independence. A fine singer and pianist in his own right, Freddy has spent his career in the shadow of his much better-known sibling - ...
Charles Mingus: Tonight at Noon
by Joel Roberts
A valuable reissue for Mingus fans, Tonight at Noon compiles five tunes originally recorded for two of the great bassist's most important album's, 1957's The Clown and 1961's Oh Yeah. Though the two sessions cover somewhat different stylistic ground, they blend together seamlessly and amount to much more than a haphazard assemblage of dusty outtakes. The ...
Bucky Pizzarelli: Flashes: A Lifetime in Words and Music
by Joel Roberts
Veteran guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli's latest is a master class in the art of the popular American song as interpreted by someone who's spent a lifetime perfecting the language of swing. Combining solo guitar and spoken reminiscences, Pizzarelli retraces his long career through exquisite renditions of standards associated with colleagues and mentors like Henry Mancini, ...
David Sanchez: Coral
by Joel Roberts
If he's not already there, David Sanchez's new album should secure the Puerto Rican-born tenor saxophonist's place among the very top younger jazz artists working today. Blending bebop, Latin and classical elements, Coral is the most ambitious, mature, genre-stretching musical statement of the 35-year-old's already noteworthy career. Recorded in the Czech Republic with the ...
Jelly's Blues: the Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton
by Joel Roberts
Jelly's Blues: the Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton By Howard Reich and William Gaines Da Capo Press 2003 There are two heroes in Jelly's Blues. One, of course, is the book's subject, legendary early jazz composer and pianist Jelly Roll Morton. The other is an eccentric New ...
McCoy Tyner: Illuminations
by Joel Roberts
McCoy Tyner's latest, Illuminations, shows that at 65, the iconic pianist is still a force to be reckoned with, still an artist looking for new challenges--even if it the terrain he covers here is more traditional than some of his past explorations. Tyner leads a truly all-star quintet (trumpeter Terence Blanchard, saxophonist Gary ...
Coleman Hawkins: The Centennial Collection
by Joel Roberts
Though it won't get the attention of the recent Duke Ellington or Louis Armstrong centennials, the 100th anniversary of Coleman Hawkins' birth, coming up on November 21, certainly warrants celebration from jazz fans. Dubbed the “father of the tenor saxophone," Hawkins was a vital force on the jazz scene for five decades, moving through the swing ...
Still Grazing: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela
by Joel Roberts
Still Grazing: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela By Hugh Masekela and Michael CheersCrown Publishers 2004 Subtitled the “The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela," this powerful autobiography of the veteran jazz/ world music trumpeter is much, much more: it's the story of a man's--and a nation's--journey through tragedy, turmoil and ...
Jimmy Smith: Prayer Meetin
by Joel Roberts
Jimmy Smith and the late Stanley Turrentine were one of the great organ-sax combos, collaborating on a series of albums for Blue Note in the early '60s that helped define the genre of soul jazz. The last of those efforts was 1963's Prayer Meetin' , made at the end of a flurry of recording activity by ...
Oliver Lake Steel Quartet: Dat Love
by Joel Roberts
Despite its unconventional instrumentation, Oliver Lake’s steel quartet is actually one of the adventurous alto saxophonist’s more conventional endeavors. The group, which features Lyndon Achee, one of the few pan steel virtuosos on the jazz scene, offers what might be called AfroCaribbean soul jazz, an accessible yet provocative blend of funk and soul jazz with tropical ...
