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Two Siberians: Five Free Albums and a Live Video
by Mark Sabbatini
AUTHOR'S NOTE: AS OF MARCH 10 I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THE MP3 PART OF THIS SITE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. I AM DETERMINING IF THIS IS DELIBERATE. It's a good thing I don't speak Russian, or I'd be screaming “Are you nuts?" That might cause Two Siberians to remove the free copies ...
Jason Moran: Same Mother
by Mark Sabbatini
Jason Moran is among a handful of modern pianists whose work often demands a listen as soon as it's released, since most other players will be trying to imitate it tomorrow. He doesn't quite meet those expectations on Same Mother, an album heavy on blues and soundtrack elements that represents his sixth project as a leader. ...
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey: Symbiosis Osmosis
by Mark Sabbatini
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Symbiosis Osmosis Kufala Recordings 2005 How can you not love these guys? Actually, it's not that hard if you're a fan of Kenny G or George W. Bush. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's Symbiosis Osmosis opens with a song dedicated to the president called “Dubya! ...
Diana Krall: Live At The Montreal Jazz Festival
by Mark Sabbatini
Diana Krall Live At The Montreal Jazz Festival Verve Music Group 2004 Diana Krall's early career earned widespread acclaim, much of which vanished as her albums became increasingly vacuous mass-market efforts. When 2003's Live In Paris came out, it felt shameful admitting a liking for it and thinking she might ...
Yo Miles!: Live At The Fillmore - Oct. 21, 1999
by Mark Sabbatini
There's no definitive proof, but it seems safe assuming Henry Kaiser is the only professional musician to use the actual South Pole as a guitar slide. Kaiser, part of the Yo Miles! ensemble seeking to capture the trumpeter's 1970s improvisational spirit, achieved the feat a few years ago while trying to become the first ...
Regis Philbin: When You're Smiling
by Mark Sabbatini
Regis Philbin When You're Smiling Hollywood Records 2004 Sure, it's grade-A wholesome, but I felt like I was buying a Playboy for the articles when I handed it to the music store cashier. I desperately felt like defending my dignity by saying I wasn't buying it for the ...
Art Blakey & Thelonious Monk: Atlantic Studio Sessions May 14-15, 1957
by Mark Sabbatini
Don't play this in the presence of anyone except a hardcore jazz fan unless you enjoy having people think you're insane. Insanity is sometimes defined as doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results. So maybe it's best to spell out early what's in this collection of alternate and incomplete ...
Pat Metheny Group: The Way Up
by Mark Sabbatini
Pat Metheny hasn't exactly been on a roll lately. The guitarist typically alternates safe and daring work, satisfying mainstream hordes while reassuring purists he's still among the modern masters. But lately it's been more mellow and less leaving the nest, and some of it sounds long in the tooth. So it's refreshing that, even ...
Petra Haden and Bill Frisell: Petra Haden and Bill Frisell
by Mark Sabbatini
Opinions about the self-titled Petra Haden and Bill Frisell will likely depend on whether the latter gives listeners the Willies or they find the guitarist Unspeakable. Those attracted by his mellow heartland meditations on The Willies (Nonesuch, 2002) will likely enjoy it; those shunning it in favor of his eclectic modernism on Unspeakable (Nonesuch, 2004) may ...
John Blake: The Traveler
by Mark Sabbatini
Violinist John Blake lists smooth jazz guru Grover Washington Jr. and John Coltrane alumnus McCoy Tyner as his first two major stints as a sideman. So he's well-suited to perform that sometimes awkward splice between popular and challenging. On The Traveler, the first self-produced and self-financed album of Blake's lengthy career, he opts for an acoustic ...
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