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Lucky Peterson - You Can Always Turn Around (Dreyfus, 2010)
Lucky Peterson was a childhood prodigy playing blues and R&B from an early age and mastering several instruments, even scoring a major label deal at one point. After some personal problems that led him to take a lower profile, he returns with this album, which demonstrate his diverse musical interests. Putting together a nice small band ...
Michael Formanek - The Rub and Spare Change (ECM, 2010)
Bassist Michael Formanek is a well known presence on the creative music scene, but usually as a band member rather than a leader. ECM rectifies this situation by releasing this thoughtful and patient album, filled with excellent playing and composing. Joining Formanek are Tim Berne on alto saxophone, Craig Taborn on piano and Gerald Cleaver on ...
But All the Cool Kids Are Doin' It...
Seems a little early to be dispensing with the annual top ten, but since the lists seem to be proliferating the Internet, and I don't have any fresh content to add, here goes... Vandermark 5 Special Edition—The Horse Jumps and the Ship is Gone (Not Two) Ches Smith and These Arches—Finally Out of My ...
Various Artists - CTI: The Cool Revolution (Sony, 2010)
After helping to form the Verve and Impulse! labels, jazz producer Creed Taylor struck out on his own, lending his initials to his new label, and signing some of the most commercially viable jazz talent of the day. This four disc retrospective mostly covers CTI's years as an independent company during the 1970's. CTI was well ...
Blues: Buddy Guy - Living Proof; Dave Specter - Spectified
Buddy Guy—Living Proof (Jive, 2010)Legendary blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy may proclaim that he is “74 Years Young" on the opening track of this album, but he plays and sings with the energy and verve of a man half his age. Guy can occasionally go overboard with the guitar pyrotechnics, but he harnesses all of ...
Mike Reed's Loose Assembly - Empathetic Parts (482 Music, 2010)
Drummer and composer Mike Reed has been quietly carving a very distinctive niche for himself in the creative and competitive Chicago jazz scene. On this album he was trying to find an ensemble that could perform what he calls “collective arranging" where the whole group would be responsible for the development of the music. Bringing in ...
Movie: It Might Get Loud (Sony Pictures, 2009)
This interesting documentary is about three prominent rock 'n' roll electric guitarists, The Edge of U2, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Jack White of the White Stripes. The movie follows them all individually, and them brings them together in a discussion and jam session. It's interesting to see how the musicians approach the instrument in ...
Scorch Trio - Melaza (Rune Grammofon, 2010)
As can be inferred by their name, The Scorch Trio is a high energy improvisational jazz band that touches of fusion, rock 'n' roll and free jazz. Consisting of Raoul Bjorkenheim on guitar, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on bass and new member Frank Rosaly on drums and percussion, the group mixes high energy blowouts with abstract soundscapes ...
Grant Green - Retrospective (Blue Note, 2002)
Guitarist Grant Green was a workhorse for Blue Note records during a couple of tenures on the label. Introduced to the Blue Note scene through Lou Donaldson, Green quickly became a valued sideman and leader on many records, according to Wikipedia, From 1961 to 1965, he made more appearances on Blue Note albums, as leader or ...
Bob Dylan - The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (the Bootleg Series Vol. 9) (Columbia, 2010)
A feast for the fans of the young Dylan, this is a collection of demo recordings that Bob Dylan made to try to pitch his songs to other artists. The music has a nice off the cuff feeling, with Dylan on acoustic guitar and harmonica and occasional piano. With the music stark and unadorned, the lyrical ...
