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Article: Album Review

Mike Freeman's ZonaVibe: Circles In A Yellow Room

Read "Circles In A Yellow Room" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

Circles in a Yellow Room, New York-based vibraphonist Mike Freeman's eighth recording as leader of his own ensembles, has a Latin flavor reminiscent of classic albums by West Coast maestro Cal Tjader. Stylistically, Freeman parallels Tjader and a host of others from Milt Jackson, Terry Gibbs and Gary McFarland to Bobby Hutcherson, Gary Burton, Joe Locke ...

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Article: Club Profile

Dug and Jazz Spot Intro in Tokyo

Read "Dug and Jazz Spot Intro in Tokyo" reviewed by Sanford Josephson

by Sanford Josephson

I owe my love of jazz to the time I spent in Japan in the mid-1960s when I was working as a writer in the public information office of the American Red Cross' Far Eastern Area headquarters, located on a U.S. Army base about 45 minutes from Tokyo. While there, I saw Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Andrea Motis, Ches Smith, and Noah Haidu

Read "Andrea Motis, Ches Smith, and Noah Haidu" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson

This program features modern jazz from Spain and Japan as well as older and newer music from the U. S. Musicians heard on the show include Andrea Motis, Ches Smith, Satoko Fujii, Keith Oxman, Milt Jackson, and Noah Haidu. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus ...

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Article: Jazz West Coast

The Los Angeles Jazz Scene of the 1950’s from Robert Gordon’s “Jazz West Coast”

Read "The Los Angeles Jazz Scene of the 1950’s from Robert Gordon’s “Jazz West Coast”" reviewed by Steven Cerra

by Steven Cerra

Originally published in London in 1986 by Quartet Books LTD, Bob Gordon's seminal work on the jazz styles and groups that developed primarily in Los Angeles in the 1950s has long been out-of-print and copies of it are difficult to obtain. In order to rectify this lack of availability, Bob Gordon has given me ...

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Article: Album Review

Behn Gillece: Pivot Point

Read "Pivot Point" reviewed by Carl Medsker

by Carl Medsker

Posi-Tone will have released 253 albums in its post-bop contemporary mainstream jazz space with Pivot Point by Behn Gillece. Maintaining freshness and avoiding formula could become a creative challenge for any such productive label, but Gillece avoids that potential pitfall through well-written songs, crafty arrangements and excellent musicianship. The sequencing of songs is also thoughtful, varying ...

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Article: Album Review

Chris Varga: Breathe

Read "Breathe" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers

It is always refreshing to hear a talented vibraphonist seducing the mallets while leading a band, as is true on Breathe, Chris Varga's second recording, and the first in the U.S., following 2023's Vichara on South Korea's Mung Music label. Varga, who has been living and performing in Seoul for more than two decades, returned “home" ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Two First Visits From ezz-thetics

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by John Eyles

So far, ezz-thetics' label First Visit (motto: First Visit archive offers previously unreleased recordings of historic and musical importance) has lived up to expectations with historic recordings from Cecil Taylor (two albums), Anthony Braxton, Albert Ayler (two) and Steve Lacy making the juices of classic jazz fans flow. Interspersed with such treasures have been ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lionel Hampton, Terry Gibbs, Bobby Hutcherson & Warren Wolf

Read "Lionel Hampton, Terry Gibbs, Bobby Hutcherson & Warren Wolf" reviewed by Joe Dimino

by Joe Dimino

On this special Christmas Day episode of Neon Jazz, we're unwrapping an hour dedicated to the true masters of the vibraphone--those incredible artists who made this instrument sing like no other. This celebration was sparked by an unforgettable performance by the brilliant Warren Wolf at The Blue Room, nestled in the historic 18th and Vine district ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Roy Haynes, Brian Charette, Milt Jackson & Lou Donaldson

Read "Roy Haynes, Brian Charette, Milt Jackson & Lou Donaldson" reviewed by Joe Dimino

by Joe Dimino

Episode 882 takes a soulful turn as we honor the towering legacy of the late alto saxophone legend Lou Donaldson, who recently passed away at the age of 98. A true giant of jazz, Lou left an indelible mark on the genre, and in this episode, we pay tribute to his extraordinary life and music. We ...

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Article: Interview

A Fireside Chat With Lou Donaldson

Read "A Fireside Chat With Lou Donaldson" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

This interview was originally published on All About Jazz in December 2002. Some years back, before he passed, Andy Simpkins and I spoke about his journey and I recall how fondly he spoke of Lou Donaldson. I told Simpkins that most of the things I read about Donaldson are prefaced by Charlie Parker and ...


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