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NOJO (The Neufeld / Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra: You Are Here
by Jack Bowers
NOJO (Canada’s Neufeld / Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra) is back with its second engaging album of unclassifiable music, this time with poll–winning guest clarinetist / bass clarinetist Don Byron on hand to add his elliptical commentary. Whereas many undernourished ensembles exert every effort to sound larger than they are, NOJO’s seventeen members seem to go out of ...
Shelly Manne: Boss Sounds!
by David A. Orthmann
Although jazzmen based on the West Coast are frequently regarded as rhythmically moribund compared to their East Coast counterparts, there’s nothing effete about Boss Sounds!, a reissue of a 1966 Atlantic release. Recorded live at his club in Hollywood, Shelly Manne sets the pace with his lively yet precise drumming. With an impressive array of rhythms ...
Peggy Stern: Actual Size
by Joel Roberts
Peggy Stern's charms as a pianist and composer are subtle ones. Never flashy or cliched, she takes a “less is more" approach to jazz composition and arrangement, quietly and confidently letting ideas build without smacking the listener over the head with them. Known best, perhaps, for her collaborations with Lee Konitz, Stern draws on a wide ...
Peggy Stern: Actual Size
by Joel Roberts
Peggy Stern's charms as a pianist and composer are subtle ones. Never flashy or cliched, she takes a “less is more" approach to jazz composition and arrangement, quietly and confidently letting ideas build without smacking the listener over the head with them. Known best, perhaps, for her collaborations with Lee Konitz, Stern draws on a wide ...
