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News: Recording

Concord Releases "The Very Best of Prestige"

March 24, 2009

The new 2-CD set The Very Best Of Prestige Records, hits stores this week (March 24, 2009) on CD & digitally. The new 'must have' compilation celebrates the 60th anniversary of Prestige Records. The track list features; John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, and more. The entire collection is available ...

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Article: Megaphone

Eric Reed: Sacred Jazz

by Eric Reed
March 24, 2009

Generally, the idea of “sacred jazz" either brings to mind Duke Ellington's three sacred concerts or causes confusion in the minds of those who are not cognizant of what is “sacred" or “jazz." Is it John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Mary Lou Williams' Black Christ of the Andes or Ahmad Jamal's After Fajr? In all these ...

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Article: Album Review

John Burnett Swing Orchestra: West Of State Street / East Of Harlem

Read "West Of State Street / East Of Harlem" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
March 22, 2009

Accolades from the likes of Buddy De Franco and Louie Bellson might lend this band additional legitimacy as keeper of the flame, but its sheer love for the music, as manifested in countless ways here, is more than sufficient in itself. In times like these it takes love as much as anything else to put music ...

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Article: Music and the Creative Spirit

Marilyn Crispell: Uncompromising Power and Grace

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
March 20, 2009

Her notes crash like waves at sea on a stormy winter's night; they gently float and slowly fall like early morning mist; yet it's the silence--the silence between the notes--which provides the haunting poetic beauty that is the music of pianist Marilyn Crispell.Lloyd Peterson: Is there a decrease in listeners for creative music today?

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News: Recording

Concord Set to Release 'The Very Best of Prestige'

March 17, 2009

Concord Music Group are set to launch a year-long 60th anniversary celebration of Prestige Records, with a full slate of assorted CD releases and other special bonuses, beginning next week (March 24th) with the release of The Very Best Of Prestige Records 2-CD set. The Very Best Of Prestige Records is a 2-CD set of classic ...

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Article: Interview

Russel Blake: Transcending Expectations

by Mikayla Gilbreath
March 17, 2009

Nearly everyone would agree that music is one of the most significant and enduring art forms ever created by mankind, though most people still view it primarily as entertainment. An astute few seem capable of looking beyond music's obvious entertainment value, and among these is bassist Russel Blake. He views music as both a tool for ...

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Article: Interview

Jim Hall: The Elegant Guitarist

by R.J. DeLuke
March 16, 2009

There's good news and better news for the many fans of guitar great Jim Hall--counted among them a number of established guitarists who are, themselves, eminent. It would be hard to find a guitarist who doesn't look up to Hall and whose playing has not been influenced by him in some way. Players relish Hall's rich ...

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Article: Album Review

Brian Patneaude: Riverview

Read "Riverview" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
March 13, 2009

Tenor saxophone players have a dilemma that may be seemingly unique to that instrument: a dilemma of sound. While every artist will strive for their unique, personal voice, the tenor saxophonist has to be haunted by the “you-know-it's-them" sounds of greats such as Lester Young, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, and Michael Brecker. ...

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News: Interview

Saxophonist Odean Pope Interviewed at AAJ

March 11, 2009

Grounded in the Baptist spirituals of his youth followed by a musical upbringing in Philadelphia with the likes of John Coltrane and organist Jimmy Smith as mentors, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is the bridge between hard bop and free. His contributions to jazz are of major historical significance and through his over two decade long fruitful ...