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Article: Album Review

Jack Walrath: Live At Smalls

Read "Live At Smalls" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Live At Smalls is trumpeter Jack Walrath's vibrant exploration of contemporary jazz, showcasing his deft leadership and inventive compositions. He is surrounded by an ensemble of stellar musicians including tenor saxophonist Abraham Burton, pianist George Burton, acoustic bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Donald Edwards. The album opens with “Roadkill," one of the ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Leigh Pilzer, Patricia Brennan, and Mark Masters

Read "Leigh Pilzer, Patricia Brennan, and Mark Masters" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This episode features recent releases by Leigh Pilzer and the duo of Mal Waldron and Steve Lacy. It also includes older music by Patricia Brennan, Michael Gibbs, and the Mark Masters Ensemble. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Free Form 45 Format + Davis, Rollins & Hill

Read "A Free Form 45 Format + Davis, Rollins & Hill" reviewed by David Brown


This week, for our first hour, we'll present a free-from 45 format. Spinning singles from this box of mini platters I have right here. Reading the recently released book titled “In with the In crowd, Popular Jazz in 1960s Black America" by Mike Smith, I was reminded that jazz artists in the mid-century were part of ...

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Article: Album Review

Gianfranco Menzella: Dedicated To Bob Berg

Read "Dedicated To Bob Berg" reviewed by Neil Duggan


The name of tenor and soprano saxophonist Bob Berg seems to be mentioned less frequently over time, but he was one of the most gifted saxophonists in the generation that followed in the wake of John Coltrane. His passion, timing and technique were among the best. In some ways, his style was similar to Michael Brecker; ...

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Article: Readers Poll Results

Your Favorite Jazz Vibraphonists

Read "Your Favorite Jazz Vibraphonists" reviewed by Michael Ricci


Member votes were tabulated and this list represents our favorite jazz vibraphonists. Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's favorite vibraphonists poll was conducted during the 2023-2024 calendar year and ran up through June 27, 2024. We want to thank every member who participated in creating this impressive list (100 total!) for the next generation ...

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Article: Album Review

Jon De Lucia: The Brubeck Octet Project

Read "The Brubeck Octet Project" reviewed by Chris May


Synchronicity is a wondrous thing. Item: At around the same time that Albert Ayler was developing his sound in the U.S.A., the Ethiopian tenor saxophonist Getatchew Mekurya was forging a strikingly similar one in Addis Ababa. Neither player had heard the other, and Mekurya had never heard any jazz at all. Feel the Force?

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

The '70s with Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, Jean-Luc Ponty and Weather report

Read "The '70s with Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, Jean-Luc Ponty and Weather report" reviewed by Len Davis


A visit to the '70s honouring those amazing musicians who paved the way. Miles Davis Live at Filmore East, Return To Forever, Billy Cobham,  Mahavishnu Orchestra and Stanley Clarke. Jean-Luc Ponty, Weather Report and  Michel Colombier.Playlist Miles Davis “Spanish Key" from Live At Filmore (Sony Legacy) 00:00 Return To Forever “Theme To The Mothership" from Hymn ...

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Article: Readers Poll Results

Your Favorite Legacy Jazz Trumpet Players

Read "Your Favorite Legacy Jazz Trumpet Players" reviewed by Michael Ricci


Member votes were tabulated and this list represents our favorite legacy jazz trumpet players. Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's favorite legacy trumpet players poll was conducted during the 2023-2024 calendar year and ran up through June 26, 2024. We want to thank every member who participated in creating this impressive list for the ...

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Article: Book Review

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans And The Lost Empire Of Cool

Read "3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans And The Lost Empire Of Cool" reviewed by Carlos Tribino


3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans And The Lost Empire Of Cool James Kaplan496 Pages ISBN: #9780525561002 Penguin Random House 2024 James Kaplan's 3 Shades of Blue is an intimate biographic work that takes you through a fly-on-the-wall journey on the careers of three of ...

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Article: Liner Notes

CTI Acid Jazz Grooves by Various Artists

Read "CTI Acid Jazz Grooves by Various Artists" reviewed by Arnaldo DeSouteiro


The CD you are holding in your hands is a very special compilation. It's the celebration of CTI as one of the most “sampled" labels on Earth! For the past ten years, many CTI tracks have been cut up, sampled, scratched and looped to create new songs for a new audience. Many of the selections on ...


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