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Article: Extended Analysis

Mansur Scott: Great Voices of Harlem

by Larry Reni Thomas
July 25, 2014

Those of us who know better laughed, snickered, recently, when we read that Harlem-based vocalist extraordinaire Mansur Scott was a “rising star." We will agree that he is definitely a “star" because he always shines when he sings. His first album, Sometimes Forgotten Sometimes Remembered (Pao Records, 2010), was excellent and caught the attention of a ...

Article: The Vinyl Post

Roland Kirk: The Limelight/Verve Albums

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 10, 2014

Several years ago when this writer was looking for rarities to include in the column Jazz From the Vinyl Junkyard, the chances for the medium to make a huge comeback seemed to be slim at best. Fast forward and it seems that vinyl is the new black, with efforts to market it to a fresh and ...

Article: Album Review

Gregory Porter, Donald Smith, Mansur Scott: Great Voices Of Harlem

Read "Great Voices Of Harlem" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
May 18, 2014

Great Voices Of Harlem showcases the vocal talents of three most fascinating jazz singers--Gregory Porter, Donald Smith and Mansur Scott. Ably supported by Paul Zauner's Blue Brass, the vocalists put their very individual stamps on some classic songs. The result is a stylish, classy, recording. Scott gets the lion's share of credits, with appearances ...

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Cosmic Funk & Spiritual Sounds - The Best Of The Flying Dutchman Years

By Lonnie Liston Smith

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2012

Article: Profile

Marcus Miller: Renaissance Man

by Pheralyn Dove
December 4, 2012

[Editor's Note: On Sunday, November 25, 2012, All About Jazz learned that Marcus Miller sustained non-life-threatening injuries during a bus crash on the A2 highway in central Switzerland. Unfortunately, the driver was killed in the accident. Online sources report that the bus was carrying 13 people, including two drivers and the 11 members Miller's band. The ...

News: Performance / Tour

George Barron @ Cheltenham Center for the Arts on March 7th

February 23, 2012

Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham, PA on March 7th 2012 will be saxophonist George Barron and his band, featuring pianist Farid Barron, bassist Tyrone Brown, and drummer Alan Nelson. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337. This Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concert ...

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Article: Reassessing

Pharoah Sanders: Thembi

by Chris May
December 9, 2011

Pharoah SandersThembiImpulse!1971 It is strange that two of the most striking albums made by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders during the first flush of late 1960s/early 1970s astral jazz have been so often overlooked in reissue series. Tauhid (Impulse!, 1967)--the recording which launched astral jazz, the style Sanders fashioned ...

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Article: Reassessing

Lonnie Liston Smith: Astral Traveling

by Chris May
November 16, 2011

Lonnie Liston SmithAstral TravelingFlying Dutchman1973 For many jazz fans, pianist Lonnie Liston Smith irredeemably blotted his copy book decades ago. Right enough, for Smith's smooth jazz and quiet storm albums of the 1980s and 1990s were bland, blissed-out, insubstantial affairs. But between 1965, when he was featured ...

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