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Steve Swell: Still in Movement; tHiS nOw!
by Kurt Gottschalk
That Steve Swell is a hell of a trombone player should come as no surprise. There are few who take on the difficult horn, and fewer still who master it. What should be noted, however, is his emergence as a bandleader. Swell has helped to define a number of strong groups, from Joey ...
Steve Lacy: With Mal Waldron and the Beats
by Clifford Allen
Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron Live at Dreher Paris 1981 hatOLOGY 2003 According to Steve Lacy, playing Monk's music offered the improviser a way to see what was on “the other side," not just of an individual tune's possibilities, but to a certain sort of harmonic and rhythmic ...
Columbia Monk
by David Rickert
Monk’s Columbia recordings have never been as highly regarded as the Riverside sessions, some critics claiming that Monk was merely rehashing material he had previously recorded in inferior versions. However, Monk was always going to offer something new with each session, and in newly remastered versions with extended running time, Monk’s last sessions deserve another look.
Blue Note Goes Latin: Five New Afro-Cuban Gems From the Vaults
by C. Andrew Hovan
As the owners of several historically significant record labels, Capitol Records has at its fingertips some great music in the Latin vein and with a recent set of reissues decided to bring to light five titles from their holdings with this singular theme in mind. Although more detailed reviews follow, on a whole this idea proves ...
Jazz to the Max: 4 New Releases From MaxJazz
by C. Andrew Hovan
With a distinctive although somewhat monochromatic look that stands out from the crowd, the digipak covers of the MaxJazz label have housed some fine contemporary jazz releases as of late, starting first with a series of recordings by pianists and vocalists. Now they have expanded their horizon to include the works of trumpeters Jeremy Pelt and ...
Art Ensemble of Chicago: After Lester Bowie
by Clifford Allen
After Lester Bowie, renowned trumpeter and regular Art Ensemble of Chicago (AEC) member (daresay frontman) passed away in 1999, there was some question as to what the fate of the group would be. Of course, many lesser groups have folded with fewer catalysts than the death of a major contributor. But continue the group did, as ...
The Return of the Art Ensemble
by Rex Butters
Even before the untimely death of trumpet virtuoso Lester Bowie, the Art Ensemble of Chicago had begun mutating. Joseph Jarman’s withdrawal from the group in ‘93 to concentrate on Buddhist and aikido studies put the band on hiatus. Bowie continued to record prolifically with his Brass Fantasy band, Roscoe Mitchell attended to health concerns and recorded ...
Two From Monk
by Jay Collins
Fellow jazz fans are likely familiar with Columbia’s reissue program of the '80s and '90s. These “Columbia Jazz Masterpieces” were packaged with an ugly blue/purple border that cropped the original album art and contained muddy and sometimes horrific sounding “remastering” jobs. Attempting to make up for past sins, Sony’s Columbia Legacy division has been responsible for ...
King Oliver
by Charlie B. Dahan
I have started a project that is equally exciting as it is daunting. I am compiling a complete discography of the Gennett record label, it subsidiaries, licensees and all the recordings made in it’s Richmond, Indiana recording facility. This pre-war label recorded a full spectrum of sessions from jazz to blues, ethnic to sound effect records ...
Fusion Times Four: New From Cuneiform
by AAJ Staff
Anyone who thinks that fusion died in the '80s needs a head check. It didn't even take a nap. And for those who assume the genre consists solely of virtuosic guitar solos, heavy beats, and cheesy keyboard textures... well, it's time to catch up. The modern fusion is an amalgamation of progressive rock, adventurous ...
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