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Herbie Hancock: The Essential Herbie Hancock
by Judith Insell
The Essential Herbie Hancock, a double-CD set spanning a forty-year body of work, presents a sample of Hancock's bold explorations of various jazz styles. The compilation runs in nearly chronological order, highlighting releases on major jazz labels like Blue Note, Columbia and Verve. The track order makes very clear the varying creative avenues that Hancock has ...
The Claudia Quintet: Semi-Formal
by Judith Insell
To paraphrase the great Bill Evans, “jazz is not so much a style, but a process of making music. John Hollenbeck's Claudia Quintet is deeply immersed in this process. Semi-Formal is an interesting synergy of improvisation, Steve Reich-like minimalism and changing moods effected by varying grooves: techno rave drums, pseudo and authentic hip-hop, and polyrhythmic patterns. ...
Big Band: Live in Molde, Rhapsody in Blue, Pola
by Judith Insell
Chick Corea and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra Live in Molde MNJ 2006 Michel Camilo Rhapsody in Blue Telarc 2006 Now Orchestra with Marilyn Crispell Pola Victo 2005 ...
Ryan Kisor Quintet: This is Ryan
by Judith Insell
This is Ryan continues to confirm that trumpeter Ryan Kisor is more than a “young lion, a label he received after winning the Thelonious Monk Competition back in 1990. At the still young age of 32, he is continuing in the tradition of the modal-minded trumpet players who preceded him, sounding like he comes from the ...
Mark Whitecage: BushWacked: A Spoken Opera
by Judith Insell
BushWacked takes a bold political stand, presenting a feeling through each track of anger, outrage and distrust of George W. Bush and his political regime. Joining Whitecage (alto sax and clarinet) are the members of the Bi-Coastal Orchestra: Rozanne Levine (alto and soprano clarinets), Bill Larimer (piano), Robert Mahaffay (drums) and Scott Steele (guitar), all of ...
