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Eight Recent Releases from Telarc Records
by C. Michael Bailey
John Pizzarelli Bossa Nova (Telarc Jazz 83591) I suspect that it is damn near impossible to dislike John Pizzarelli. His recording Live at Birdland was very well received. He has a potent musical pedigree, is attractive and ultra-talented to boot. The collision between John Pizzarelli, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto, produces a ...
New LPRs: Shepp, Scott, and Lateef
by David Rickert
The Cry Of My People Archie Shepp 1972 Archie Shepp is an artist whose work, while not always successful, nevertheless remains compelling and worth a listen. The Cry of My People is not his best effort, but one can respect his maverick approach to jazz scholarship that resists classification and challenges the ...
Six Recent Releases from Zoho Records
by C. Michael Bailey
With the recent demise of Khaeon Records, the premiere independent exponent of Latin Jazz, a vacuum was created in the jazz record market. That vacuum is now being filled with the presence of Zoho Records, which bills itself on its website as “Latin/Jazz with a New York Vibe.". That sounds pretty familiar. Zoho label entrepreneur Jochen ...
Unsung Recordings by Billy Bang
by Robert Spencer
Rainbow Gladiator 1981 Soul Note Expansive and warm, this is one of Billy Bang's best recordings. Tyler had a rough, appealing tone, and he was able to match the passionate lyricism of Bang's own playing. Morris is an uncommonly strong bassist; Rosewoman plays with authority; Dennis Charles is deservedly legendary. The title ...
The Centennial Collections: Waller and Miller
by David Rickert
The new Centennial Collections from Bluebird celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of some of its biggest artists in a novel format. In addition to a CD featuring the best recordings of each artist, the package also includes a DVD with performances, movie appearances, and home movie footage. Each set also includes rare or ...
Three Classic Riverside Reissues
by Charlie B. Dahan
Three classic Riverside recordings have been recently reissued: Bill Evans' solo debut New Jazz Conceptions , Cannonball Adderley and Milt Jackson's Things Are Getting Better and Chet Baker's Chet Baker Plays The Best of Lerner and Loewe. While only the Adderley/Jackson and Evans' reissues contain bonus tracks, all three have been remastered using 20-bit K2 super ...
Biograph Blues Reissues: Rev. Gary Davis and Bukka White
by Charlie B. Dahan
Biograph Records reissued two recording by the Blues's longtime revered and influential artists, The Reverend Gary Davis and Bukka White. Rev. Gary Davis’ From Blues to Gospel and Bukka Whites’ Big Daddy are not only two excellent representations of these artists indelible careers, but are also these artists final recordings. Each of these reissues contains in-depth ...
Bluebird Double Centennial Collections: Fats Waller and Glenn Miller
by Charlie B. Dahan
Bluebird / RCA digs into it’s vaults and produces two wonderful collections of Jazz's earliest purveyors of composition and popularity. In addition to a remastered recording of some of these artists most loved songs, they've also included a DVD of various live performances. Each contains a detailed essay about the artist, the era and the recording ...
ECM's New :Rarums, Part 3: The Guitarists
by AAJ Staff
As much as any other instrument, the guitar has been instrumental in defining the reach and depth of ECM Records. It's captured in full glow on three releases from the label's Rarum series, featuring Pat Metheny, Egberto Gismonti, and John Abercrombie. While the sure-fire star power from that list comes in the form of ...
Oddities From Impulse!: New LPRs
by David Rickert
The Impulse! label became synonymous with the avant-garde since artists like Coltrane, Archie Shepp, and Pharaoh Sanders were in their roster. However, this latest batch of LPRs contains sessions that are quite different from what Impulse! normally offered, and show that Bob Thiele and company had a wide range of interests when they sought out fresh ...
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