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Sade: Soldier Of Love
by Jeff Winbush
The best thing about Sade Adu is also the worst thing about Sade Adu: her near fanatical commitment to consistency. There's no difference between vintage Sade and contemporary Sade. She's the antithesis of the snowfall cliché: with Sade you always know exactly what you're going to get. Soldier of Love is Sade's first album ...
Take Five With Connie Lansberg
by AAJ Staff
Meet Connie Lansberg: Connie Lansberg is a singer/songwriter who performs original folk/pop-jazz and smooth jazz. She is a vocal interpreter of the wonderful stories told by the American Songbook and beyond. She uses her voice in such a way as to reveal and tease out even the most subtle of nuances that define these ...
Gov't. Mule at Gothic Theater in Denver
by Geoff Anderson
Gov't. Mule Gothic Theater/Fillmore Denver, CO February 12-13, 2010 OK, I know what you're thinking: “Oh for cryin' out loud, Anderson went to see Gov't. Mule again!" Actually, it's worse than that; I went to see Gov't. Mule, twice! Friday night the Mule played the (relatively) intimate Gothic and ...
Marc Copland: Alone
by Edward Blanco
Pianist Marc Copland goes it Alone with his first solo album on the German Pirouet label and the follow-up to his highly regarded Hatology solo disc, Time Within Time (2005). Alone follows the last of his New York Trio recordings Night Whispers (2009), where the pianist was joined by bassist Drew Gress and drummer Bill Stewart; ...
Charlie Banacos: Recollections of a Legend
by Mike Brannon
"You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone" --Joni Mitchell “There are a dozen ways to hit a key." --Charlie Banacos How do you say goodbye to someone who truly changed you; someone who you know caused you to be a better person just for having known them? How do you say goodbye ...
Larry Carlton: Greatest Hits Recorded Volume One
by John Kelman
Since emerging as a ubiquitous session ace--his sweet tone and lyrical bent creating some of the 1970s' most definitive guitar solos for artists including The Crusaders, Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell--Larry Carlton has combined unerring melodic instincts and stunning harmonic knowledge into a discography as accessible as it is deep. For some, he's veered too close ...
Paul Rutherford: Tetralogy (1978-82)
by John Eyles
As Joni Mitchell wrote, you don't what you've got till it's gone. So it has proved with legendary trombonist and euphonium player Paul Rutherford. A massive void has been left since his sudden death in August 2007. Sad to think we'll never see his walrus moustache and distinctive red braces again, listen to his ever-sensible views ...
J Hunter's Best Jazz Discs of 2009
by J Hunter
It's that time again--the season for relentless bell-ringers, wild-eyed consumers, and end-of-year countdown lists. The latter category can actually be helpful for last-minute shoppers who want to give someone “the best of everything." However, a little background info never hurts the buying process. As such, here's one more countdown for Best Jazz Discs of 2009. #10 ...
Marc Copland: Alone
by Dan McClenaghan
With solo piano, the pure essence of the musician's artistry is revealed. In the case of Marc Copland's Alone, that revelation is enthralling.Copland has risen to the lightly populated top tier of jazz pianists on the strength of his three profile-boosting New York Trio albums, with shifting line-ups including bassists Gary Peacock and Drew ...
Jaco Pastorius: Portrait of Jaco - The Early Years 1968-1978
by John Kelman
Jaco Pastorius Portrait of Jaco: The Early Years 1968-1978 Holiday Park Records 2009 If only every jazz artist had an advocate like label owner/project producer Bob Bobbing. Bass wunderkind Jaco Pastorius seemingly leapt into the jazz scene in 1976 with the quadruple punch of his remarkably mature debut, ...
