Results for "Live at Birdland"

Live at Birdland

By Steve Kuhn

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: If I Were A Bell; Jitterbug Waltz; Two by Two; La Plus Que Lente/Passion Flower; Little Waltz; Lotus Blossom; Stella by Starlight; Slow Hot Wind; Clotilde; Confirmation.

Steve Kuhn Trio: Live at Birdland

by Larry Taylor
July 22, 2007

It's been said that “Jazz is the sound of surprise. Surprise is what you get with pianist Steve Kuhn's Trio on Live at Birdland. Like a face in a Picasso abstract, parts of a whole come at you from all angles, hardly recognizable. What the artist is showing is, however, crystal clear. Kuhn ingeniously de-constructs standards, ...

Steve Kuhn Trio: Live At Birdland

by Joel Roberts
July 14, 2007

Although Steve Kuhn has recorded as a leader in a variety of settings since the 1960s, has played in the bands of legends like Stan Getz, Kenny Dorham and even John Coltrane (he preceded McCoy Tyner in Coltrane's quartet), he's seldom mentioned in the pantheon of jazz piano giants. His Blue Note debut, Live at Birdland, ...

Steve Kuhn Trio: Live at Birdland

by Ken Dryden
July 13, 2007

With so many major jazz labels shying away from signing veteran artists in favor of far less accomplished youngsters, it is refreshing to see Steve Kuhn finally leading his first Blue Note release. This live CD taped at New York City's Birdland, with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster, marks a reunion for this trio, ...

Steve Kuhn Trio: Live At Birdland

by Geoff Mirelowitz
May 29, 2007

If Steve Kuhn's name does not immediately spring to mind when considering the most talented pianists on the jazz scene today, this album should change that. Live at Birdland, with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster confirms that jazz is first and foremost an art of live performance. This disc also demonstrates how the magic ...

Steve Kuhn Trio: Live at Birdland

by J Hunter
February 13, 2007

You have to crank the volume hard to hear Bill Evans' whisper-soft intro to Miles' “So What" on Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959). When you hear it, though, you know something special this way comes. Steve Kuhn comes from the same school of subtlety as Evans, and Kuhn's one-finger opening to his trio's Blue Note debut, ...

Live at Birdland

Label: Jazzed Media
Released: 2005
Track listing: Svensson; Samba du Nancy; In Her Arms; Waltz for Mia; Two as One; When She Smiles Upon Your Face; Gemma

Live At Birdland

By Barbara Carroll

Label: Harbinger
Released: 2005

Live at Birdland

By The Stamm/Soph Project

Label: Jazzed Media
Released: 2005
Track listing: Svensson; Samba du Nancy; In Her Arms; Waltz for Mia; Two as One; When She Smiles Upon Your Face; Gemma

The Marvin Stamm/Ed Soph Project: Live at Birdland

by Rick Bruner
June 28, 2005

There's often a vibe in live performance that isn't easily captured in the studio, especially when the musicians are highly accomplished jazz veterans performing before an appreciative audience. Trumpeter Marvin Stamm and drummer Ed Soph co-lead this wonderful band, recorded live at Birdland in New York City. Bassist Rufus Reid and pianist Bill Mays complete the ...