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Jon De Lucia Group: Face No Face
by Matthew Miller
Whether you're into swing, hard bop, free jazz or M-Base, jazz has and always will be about emotion, interplay and spontaneity. On this debut album, saxophonist Jon De Lucia dazzles not only with his virtuosity and compositional skills, but also with his ability to convey emotion through probing, focused melodic statements and the sublime coherence of ...
Bill Frisell: Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian
by Matthew Miller
It's fitting that the title of this disc contains only the names of its participants. After all, who needs a catchy title to sell a Bill Frisell album with Ron Carter and Paul Motian on it? More than anyone from his generation, Frisell has succeeded in cultivating a sound so distinct that it ...
Frank Kimbrough: Play
by Matthew Miller
More than the presence of Paul Motian on this, Frank Kimbrough's seventh album as a leader, harkens to the legacy of Bill Evans. The pianists share an unparalleled grace of touch and musicality that subtly penetrate the ear, dancing with the innate, ineffable rhythmic sense that makes repeated listening a pleasure. And like Evans, Kimbrough creates ...
Caramoor Jazz Festival 2006: Day 1
by Matthew Miller
Caramoor Jazz Festival Katonah, NY July 29, 2006 Located an hour's drive out of NYC, the bucolic grounds of Caramoor music and art center nonetheless seem a world away from the sweltering city. European style gardens complete with bubbling fountains and ornate sculptures dot the landscape along with lush, rolling fields that ...
Kingston Jazz Festival 2006
by Matthew Miller
For those willing to don galoshes and carry an umbrella, the 2nd annual Kingston Jazz Festival had a great deal to offer fans young and old. The sleepy river town, situated at the foot of the Catskills, played host to an all-star jazz lineup over the course of a soggy June weekend and drew a respectable ...
Jazz Bassoon: Wayne Horvitz, Marcin & Bartlomiej Oles and Daniel Smith
by Matthew Miller
Wayne Horvitz Way Out East Songlines 2006 Oles Brothers Chamber Quintet Fenom Media 2006 Daniel Smith Bebop Bassoon Guild 2006
Bill Evans and Lee Konitz: Play the Arrangements of Jimmy Giuffre
by Matthew Miller
Merged from two brilliant 1959 studio sessions, this disc is, just as the title and artist credits suggest, a showcase for three immense talents. Those expecting to hear the snap-crackle of Roy Haynes' snare or Bob Brookmeyer's punctuated counterpoints after reading the all-star lineup may be surprised to hear them relegated to the background, but any ...
Two Bass Hits: Cowboy Justice and A Fine Balance
by Matthew Miller
Ben Allison Cowboy Justice Palmetto Records 2006 Michael Bates' Outside Sources A Fine Balance Between the Lines 2006 Bands led by bassists are something of a novelty, even today. From ...
Andrew Hill: Timelines
by Matthew Miller
March was a month to celebrate. It saw the release of Andrew Hill's new album, Time Lines (for his alma mater, Blue Note), and found him leading a powerhouse quintet for four magical nights at Birdland. The visionary's legions of fans gave him a joyous reception in concert, and there is no end of buzz around ...
Mario Pavone: Deez To Blues
by Matthew Miller
Throughout his forty-year career as a professional musician and on seventeen recordings under his leadership, bassist Mario Pavone has shown himself to be a musical maverick whose only concern is pushing himself and his contemporaries. On Deez To Blues, a sextet featuring acerbic trumpeter Steven Bernstein, violinist Charles Burnham and the consummate reed/tuba doubler Howard Johnson, ...
