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Joe Pass Live at the Four Queens Hotel, Las Vegas, 1988
by Ken Dryden
By the time of his death from cancer in 1994, Joe Pass was widely recognized as one of the top jazz guitarists of all time, especially for his virtuoso solo performances. Prior to his passing, I had an opportunity to do a phone interview with Pass and was rather surprised that the guitarist found it difficult ...
Duke Ellington: The Essential Duke Ellington
by Ken Dryden
Anytime the term “essential" is utilized in a compilation of an artist's work, critics are ready to second-guess it. But this two-CD set issued by Columbia/Legacy, now a part of the parent company Sony-BMG, represents a good cross-section of Duke Ellington's studio recordings and even licenses a few tracks from other companies to fill some gaps, ...
Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver
by Ken Dryden
Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver Horace Silver Hardcover; 282 pages ISBN: 0520243749 University of California Press 2006 Horace Silver's life story is very entertaining. The pianist and composer, who has pretty much retired from performing due to back problems, pulls ...
Van Gogh By Numbers; One Step Closer
by Ken Dryden
The vibraphone is in good hands with two veterans and a rising player featured on a pair of small group sessions. Joe Locke & Christos Rafalides Van Gogh By Numbers Wire Walker Records 2006 The pairing of vibes and marimba is not unprecedented, but this meeting ...
Sidney Bechet: Mosaic Select
by Ken Dryden
Sidney Bechet was one of the first jazz virtuosos, dominating nearly every recording session in which he took part. Though his Blue Note and RCA Victor recordings are better known due to frequent reissues, there is a lot of rare, valuable material here. This limited-edition compilation collects many of his recordings (plus fourteen previously unissued selections) ...
Thelonious Monk: Monk Meets the Beatles
by Ken Dryden
For years it was rumored that Thelonious Monk was asked to do an album of Beatles tunes, but now we finally have proof that it was actually made. In the summer of 1971, the pianist was approached by an English businessman to make a record of Beatles tunes as a surprise birthday gift for his wife. ...
George Winston: Dirty, Dirty, Dirty... George Plays Jelly Roll
by Ken Dryden
Jazz critics have savaged George Winston's lightweight New Age solo piano recordings, especially the late Martin Williams, who once told a woman whom he just met, “Give me fifteen minutes and I'll teach you to play piano as well as George Winston... and I don't play piano... Likewise, Winston's recordings of Vince Guaraldi's beloved compositions for ...
Rod Stewart: Rod Stewart: Just One of Those Things: Rod Stewart Salutes Mel Torme
by Ken Dryden
After several volumes of standards from the Great American Songbook, sixtyish rocker Rod Stewart is still loved by many of his female followers, though most seasoned jazz fans dismiss him as an aging rocker desperately seeking a new audience. On this date, the English singer attempts a series of songs either written or recorded by none ...
Aaron Weinstein: A Handful of Stars
by Ken Dryden
Nineteen-year-old violinist Aaron Weinstein makes an impressive debut as a leader with this session of swinging jazz. His approach to his instrument is closest to that of Joe Venuti, though he tends to start each selection rather conservatively before loosening up and interacting with his seasoned rhythm section of Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar), Nicki Parrott (bass) and ...
Klaus Suonsaari: Live in Helsinki
by Ken Dryden
Drummer Klaus Suonsaari is equally at home in the worlds of post bop, mainstream jazz and free jazz, though this live trio performance focuses on the latter. The leader is joined by by saxophonist Scott Robinson (who utilized Suonsaari on all three of his very straight-ahead sessions for Arbors Jazz) and bassist Julian F. Thayer. The ...
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