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American Roadwork / Sound on Survival Live

by Jeff Stockton
March 11, 2006

Lisle Ellis/Marco Eneidi/Peter Valsamis American Roadwork CIMP 2004 According to Robert Rusch's liner notes for American Roadwork, the Sound on Survival trio (alto saxophonist Marco Eneidi, bassist Lisle Ellis and drummer Peter Valsamis) played 21 shows in 21 days and logged an estimated 8,000 miles on the road ...

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Paul Motian: ECM Recordings

by Budd Kopman
March 9, 2006

Paul Motian (born 1931, Philadelphia) has had a long career and is widely considered one of the most influential modern drummers, accentuating melodic aspects while downplaying timekeeping. While he obviously can keep time, as evidenced by his early work with the Bill Evans trio (1959-1962) at first with Scott LaFaro on bass and then Chuck Israels, ...

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Great Guitars: Herb Ellis, Howard Roberts, and Jimmy Raney

by David Rickert
March 8, 2006

Verve's inaugural edition of the “Verve Originals series features a handful of long out-of- print guitar jazz classics. No more cardboard like the LPRs and VMEs; these are jewel cases, but features the same excellent reissues of both those series. Here's hoping Barry Galbraith's Guitar In the Wind comes out in the next batch. ...

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Jazz Guitar: Brightness of Being / The Green Field

by Mark F. Turner
March 6, 2006

When you think of jazz guitarists who have been influential since the '80s, names like Bill Frisell, John Scofield and Pat Metheny come to mind. Steve Khan and Paul Bollenback may not be as recognizable, but they're equally talented. Their new releases affirm why. Paul Bollenback Brightness of Being ...

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Blue Note RVG Editions: Two Smiths, a Parker, and More

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 5, 2006

As the old saying goes, the hits just keep coming as master engineer Rudy Van Gelder continues to wade his way through the legendary Blue Note catalog. While some might balk at the idea of replacing discs they already own with these new beefed up models, there is a definite improvement in sound quality for the ...

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Piano Trios: At Shelly's Manne-Hole & Timeless

by Andrew Velez
March 5, 2006

Bill Evans Trio At Shelly's Manne-Hole Riverside/Concord 2006 He's been gone since 1980, over a quarter century. Yet Bill Evans' influence continues to grow. This 1963 session, with Chuck Israels (bass) and Larry Bunker (drums) at Shelly Manne's famed Hollywood club, is like the superb Complete Village Vanguard ...

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Enrico Pieranunzi: Special Encounter / Play Morricone

by Ken Dryden
March 5, 2006

It's not surprising that Enrico Pieranunzi is one of the busiest jazz pianists in Europe. On two new albums, he's joined by two separate and very different American rhythm sections. Enrico Pieranunzi Special Encounter CamJazz 2005 Most of Special Encounter is ballad-oriented, beginning with a pair of decades-old ...

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Bill Stewart: Keynote Speakers; Larry Goldings: Quartet

by Terrell Kent Holmes
March 5, 2006

Bill Stewart Trio Keynote Speakers Bill Stewart Music 2006 The trio of instruments on Keynote Speakers is quite unconventional, with keyboardists Larry Goldings and Kevin Hays bookending Bill Stewart's drums. On the opening tune, “Good Goat, Goldings sprints on the Hammond and Hays grooves on the electric piano ...

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The Move / Gross Motor Music

by Marc Medwin
March 5, 2006

Superficially, these two trombone dates couldn't be more different, but both exhibit a startling and refreshing attention to microdetail and prodigious technique from all involved. Both also attest to the perpetually tasty fruits born of long-term collaboration. Nils Wogram/Simon Nabatov The Move Between the Lines 2005 Trombonist Nils ...

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Kresten Osgood: Violet Violets & When I Have You

by Jeff Stockton
March 5, 2006

Sam Rivers / Ben Street / Kresten Osgood Violet Violets Stunt Records Stunt 2005 As he enters his 80s, Sam Rivers has accomplished the remarkable feat of remaining creatively viable over the course of a 45-plus year career. A free jazz improviser before free jazz improvisation ...