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Ellington Masterworks

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2026
Track listing: The Flaming Sword; Tattooed Bride; Race; Madness in Great Ones; Ad Lib on Nippon; Oclupaca; Shepherd; Jack the Bear.

Article: Album Review

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: Ellington Masterworks

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by Jack Bowers
June 18, 2026

When the topic of Duke Ellington's masterworks arises (rarely, it is true, but not implausibly so), the leading candidates usually comprise such popular standards as “Sophisticated Lady," “Mood Indigo," “Prelude to a Kiss" and “Satin Doll"--not one of which is included in the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra's chronicle of Ellington Masterworks, recorded live in April 2024 ...

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Bluegrass

By Bob Mintzer

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2025
Track listing: Slip and Slide; Elzic’s Farewell/Yew Piney Mountain; Down in the Willow Garden; Green Lawn; Emy in the Woods; Replace It All; In the Lion’s Den; Dexter; Borealis.

Article: Year in Review

Ben Boddie On Jazz 2025

by Benjamin Boddie
December 27, 2025

Every year, jazz reminds us of its vastness, and 2025 was no different. These recordings consistently graced Ben Boddie on Jazz, showcasing a blend of deep tradition and bold exploration. From grand ensemble pieces to intimate, personal recordings, the albums on this list capture the creativity, curiosity, and emotional depth that keep jazz moving. These are ...

Article: Year in Review

Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2025

by Jack Bowers
December 17, 2025

2025: Another year which proves that jazz is not only alive and well but flourishing in its own little corner of the musical world. The number of splendid new recordings by groups large and small was as plentiful as ever and, even better, spanned the globe from the U.S. to Europe, Asia to Latin America, and ...

Article: Album Review

WDR Big Band: Bluegrass

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by Jack Bowers
April 8, 2025

Violinist Darol Anger literally had a dream, one in which he was performing his bluegrass music not with the David Grisman Quintet or another small group but in front of a full-fledged big band--and in Germany, of all places. Even though it was a dream he thought would never come true, it was so vivid and ...

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Finally Friday

By Jason Kush

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2023
Track listing: Hasty J; Finally Friday; Slipping Through the Cracks; With Thoughts of Agnes; Asked and Answered; Easy Going; Soledad del Otono; Razor Burn.

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Jason Kush: Finally Friday

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by Jack Bowers
May 15, 2023

Simply narrating the resume of saxophonist/educator/writer/composer Jason Kush would require more space than is usually devoted to an entire review. For someone his age--or even someone older--Kush, currently an associate professor at Slippery Rock (PA) University, has had an exceptionally wide and productive career as a performer, teacher and author in a multitude of genres in ...

News: Recording

Craig Davis: Music of Dodo Marmarosa

January 11, 2023

Michael “Dodo" Marmarosa was a fascinating jazz pianist. Among the first pianists to master bebop in the mid-1940s, he had an accomplished, plush touch. As I wrote back in 2008, “Dodo was less aggressive than Bud Powell and more expressive and complex than Al Haig. He preferred a punctuating, full keyboard approach, developing ideas in the ...

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Tone Paintings

By Craig Davis

Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2022
Track listing: Mellow Mood; Dodo’s Bounce; Dodo’s Blues; Escape; A Ditty for Dodo; Opus No. 5; Compadoo; Dary Departs; Tone Paintings; Battle of the Balcony Jive; Dodo’s Lament.