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Article: Multiple Reviews

Criss Cross Records: The Healing Power Of Authenticity

Read "Criss Cross Records: The Healing Power Of Authenticity" reviewed by Chris May


When the founder of the Netherlands-based Criss Cross Jazz label, Gerry Teekens, passed away in 2019, there was an odds-on chance that Criss Cross would leave town with him. That is often the fate, in such circumstances, of organisations led by a singular visionary and defined by their personal aesthetic. The loss of the label would ...

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Standards From Film

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2022
Track listing: Beautiful Love; You Stepped Out Of A Dream; There Will Never Be Another You; Stella By Starliight; Laura; I Fall In Love Too Easily; On Green Dolphin Street; My Foolish Heart; Invitation; Days Of Wine And Roses.

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Only Now

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Egyptian Nights; Verdict; You’ve Got E-mail; Golden Sun Ray; Only Now; Blues for Wynton; Falling Grace; Baby I Love You; Blues for Wynton (quintet).

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Stand Art

Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: De-Dah; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; All The Things You Are; Big Foot; When A Woman Loves A Man; Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise; I Should Care; Invasion During An Operetta; Laura.

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Mesmerism

Label: Yeros7 Music
Released: 2022
Track listing: Enchantment; Detour Ahead; Autumn Leaves; From Time To Time; Two Over One; Rem Blues.

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Article: Album Review

Mike Moreno: Standards From Film

Read "Standards From Film" reviewed by Chris May


At last. An enjoyable alternative to the ghastly albums of “jazzed up" hymns and Christmas carols which spew forth every holiday season. There is nothing overtly Christmassy about guitarist Mike Moreno's Standards From Film, but it is appropriate that the album, recorded in New York in December 2021, was released in the UK in early December ...

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Article: Album Review

Tyshawn Sorey Trio +1 (with Greg Osby): The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism

Read "The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism" reviewed by Troy Dostert


Even for a musician who thrives on unsettling expectations, Tyshawn Sorey's Mesmerism (Yeros7 Music, 2022) caught a lot of listeners by surprise. The inimitable drummer's recordings have long occupied that amorphous space between avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical music, and “accessibility" has rarely been the term of choice for his creative output. But utilizing a trio ...

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Article: Six Picks

November 2022

Read "November 2022" reviewed by Pat Youngspiel


Ayanda Sikade Umakhulu Afrosynth Records 2022 There's both a satisfying sense of ease and a certain expressive urgency to the catchy melodies that South African drummer Ayanda Sikade spins around the minimally designed, extensively repeating structures on Umakhulu. Take the bluesy gospel concept behind opener “Medantsane" for example: Simon ...

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Article: Album Review

John Escreet: Seismic Shift

Read "Seismic Shift" reviewed by Mark Corroto


John Escreet's recording Seismic Shift, the pianist's first trio recording, might be the case for the return of warning labels on packaging. Not that there are explicit lyrics or violent images, it is just that the 52 minutes of music contained here are quite tempestuous and unrelenting. By design. Escreet is known for his ...

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Article: Live Review

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2022

Read "Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2022" reviewed by Stefano Merighi


Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2022 Saalfelden, Austria 18-21.8.2022 Spesso i lettori si abituano a leggere in diversi report sulla scena jazzistica accenni alla “scena scandinava," come se questa fosse un monolite che si aggira nel più ampio panorama afro-euro-americano. In realtà questa scena è policroma, polifonica, può far interagire i suoi elementi come farli ...


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