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Article: Music and the Creative Spirit

The Creative Genius of Pat Metheny

Read "The Creative Genius of Pat Metheny" reviewed by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.

There may not be another contemporary composer whose music better reflects the time in which we live, yet remains so misunderstood. Imitators may have watered, and smoothed down his rich, complex and innovative art form, but the creative genius of Pat Metheny lies deep beneath the surface, a place of heartfelt passion and beauty, of melodic ...

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Article: Album Review

Pat Metheny w/ Dave Holland & Roy Haynes: Question and Answer

Read "Question and Answer" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

As Nonesuch's remaster/reissue program of guitarist Pat Metheny's Geffen-era discography draws to a close, one of the best discs from that period, Question and Answer, finally sounds the way it should, revealing itself to be deserving of even greater accolades than it received when first released in 1990. Better known for his flagship Pat ...

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Article: Album Review

Trio Viriditas: Live at Vision Festival VI

Read "Live at Vision Festival VI" reviewed by Greg Camphire

by Greg Camphire

Recorded at the 2001 edition of the long-running New York concert series, Live at Vision Festival VI showcases the top-notch Trio Viriditas, featuring reedsman/trumpeter Alfred Harth, percussionist Kevin Norton, and the late Wilbur Morris on bass. The long overdue release of this set follows the band's studio effort waxwebwind@ebroadway (Clean Feed, 2002); both capture a band ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Bill Cunliffe: The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2

Read "Bill Cunliffe: The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

Bill Cunliffe The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2 Resonance Records 2008Oliver Nelson (1932-1975) was a saxophonist, arranger, and composer who seemed everywhere in the 1960s. In popular culture, Nelson is best remembered for his television scoring for shows including Ironside, Night Gallery, Columbo, The Six Million ...

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Article: Album Review

Atomic: Retrograde

Read "Retrograde" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Plenty has been written about the intersection--past and present--between members of the Swedish/Norwegian collective Atomic, and Chicago's Ken Vandermark's countless projects. Most telling, perhaps, is this simple fact: were Atomic American-based, there's little doubt it would garner similar accolades from a considerably larger audience unafraid of the kind of fearless experimentation that's been the quintet's signature ...

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News: Video / DVD

Miles Davis - The Cool Jazz Sound (1959) DVD

Miles Davis - The Cool Jazz Sound (1959) DVD

Bobby Troup hosted this excellent television show that featured the best in contemporary jazz; this episode collects a stunning array of jazz heavyweights together on one stage. The performance was given in 1959, three years after Miles' legendary album The Birth of Cool, around the same time that he released the seminal Kind of Blue. John ...

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Article: Album Review

Aa.Vv.: Blue Note Perfect Takes [CD/DVD]

Read "Blue Note Perfect Takes [CD/DVD]" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

La serie di ristampe RVG è una delle operazioni discografiche più riuscite degli ultimi tempi. Rudy Van Gelder è l’uomo che ha definito il sound ottimale di un disco jazz, partendo dai combo che la Blue Note catturava alla fine degli anni Quaranta per arrivare alle grandi orchestre prodotte da Creed Taylor nei primi anni Settanta. ...

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Article: Genius Guide to Jazz

Rare Jazz Films Restored

Read "Rare Jazz Films Restored" reviewed by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius

The Los Angeles Museum of Films One Watches In Order to Make Themselves Feel Intellectually Superior (or LAMFO, to its friends) will be unveiling a series of long-forgotten jazz-related films sure to please both jazz snobs and film snobs, if such a thing is possible. The Swing Forward, Fall Back Series follows in the tradition of ...

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News: Education

Fire and Ice in American Culture

Fire and Ice in American Culture

ESSAY Politics highlight a faceoff of cool and hot in the United States' state of mind. Forget about red state versus blue state, Prius versus Hummer, Wall Street versus Main Street or whatever other pop culture yardstick we've been using to measure the state of the nation recently. The real choice facing Americans this ...

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News: Contest

Announcing the Winner of the Legacy Recordings "Miles Davis - Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition" Giveaway!

Announcing the Winner of the  Legacy Recordings "Miles Davis - Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition" Giveaway!

Nathan Holaway! Congratulations! You're the lucky winner of the Legacy Recordings Miles Davis - Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit our website for more Miles Davis recordings. Your Friends at Legacy ...


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