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Vocal Goodies II: Classic Singers
by David Rickert
Mel Torme Torme Verve 1958 “That Old Feeling , the first track on Torme's self titled album, is a lively tune tinged with sadness ï" he's happy to see his old lover, but he recognizes that he won't fall in love again until he gets over her, which isn't likely ...
AphroCDsiacs?
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
Fantasy has been doing the “Plays for Lovers" series since the mid-60s, and reissued several in 2003. Before I get to my impressions of Kessel, Mitchell, and Coltrane, I'd like to spend a moment on the whole idea. Obviously the goal is to assemble romantic tunes from legendary discographies, but that doesn't mean they're ...
Delmark Goes Modern
by Derek Taylor
Fred Anderson Back at the Velvet Lounge Delmark 2003 Certain musicians are dependable. Their very names on an album cover suggest an immediate indication of what’s in store for the listener with near certainty. Sometimes though dependability can be detriment. Occasionally a musician can fall into a rut ...
Water Music Explores the 1960s
by Mark Corroto
National Book Critics Circle Award winning author Jonathan Lethem's latest work, The Fortress Of Solitude, is a fictional account of two boys, one black one white, born in Brooklyn in the 1960s. Their story is told within the turbulent times they were raised, with plenty of references to the various songs that were the soundtrack to ...
Brazil: Time Warp
by AAJ Staff
United States President George W. Bush is reputed to have asked President Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, “Do you have blacks, too?" Thankfully, he had (African-American National Security Advisor) Condoleezza Rice on hand to remind him that Brazil has the largest population of African descent outside the continent itself. Something like 70 million Brazilians ...
World Music: Ellington and Barbieri
by David Rickert
Bolivia/Under Fire Gato Barbieri 1971/1973 Gato Barbieri announced his arrival on a couple of Don Cherry albums with a piercing tone and a seemingly reckless, avant-garde leaning. Later he would strike gold with the passionate soundtrack to “Last Tango in Paris”, a much more restrained affair that showcased the tenor saxophonist’s melodic ...
Stan Getz: Captain Marvel & Bossas and Ballads
by AAJ Staff
Submitted on behalf of George Harris Many a musician have an artistic and commercial peak. Very few have more than one; the true masters are able to reach artistic heights over many periods and styles. For the ones who have had only one period of creativity, God in his mercy has created places of refuge for ...
Putting Palo Alto Back on the Map
by Derek Taylor
The early 80s was a nebulous time for jazz. Contrary to what alarmists and revisionists might claim, the music wasn’t in any danger of dying. It was just going through another bout of growing pains that made future trajectories unclear. Fusion’s commercial dominance was waning and free jazz remained largely a niche market outside the influence ...
Vocal Goodies: Forgotten Artists From Verve
by David Rickert
Verve has recently released a number of vocal jazz records as part of their LPR series. Before handling the heavyweights, here are two discs from forgotten artists. After the Ball Frank D’Rone 1960Frank D’Rone was one of many singers after a piece of the Sinatra pie, and the ...
Super Strings - GSP Recordings
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
The GSP label [Guitar Solo Productions], based in San Francisco, began recording guitarists in 1989. Their mission is to produce audiophile recordings of world-class guitarists who, for one reason or another, were not signed to a label, yet needed to be heard. Specializing in classical, jazz and Brazilian music, they focus on interesting new music for ...
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