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Kahil El'zabar's Ritual Trio Featuring Pharoah Sanders - Ooh Live (Bright Moments Records, 2008) ***a1/2

May 27, 2008

Kahil El'Zabar's has this magical touch to turn all his music into a pure joy, full of playful spirituality, reverent and fun at the same time. And yes, he tends to repeat himself at times, but then what, who cares, the performances of his Ritual Trio or the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble are always great to excellent. ...

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Red Trane: The Collaborations of John Coltrane and Red Garland

May 27, 2008

John Coltrane and pianist Red Garland, who both worked in Eddie Cleanhead Vinson's late-1940s group, began playing together again in 1955 as part of Miles Davis' quintet. Davis sought Garland out for his relaxed, block-chord style and his ability to impart an Ahmad Jamal-like sound; Coltrane, nearly 30 years old, was at a troubled juncture in ...

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Good Old Billy Taylor

May 27, 2008

Early in his career, pianist Billy Taylor made a difference in jazz by developing an individual approach to the use of chords. His concept fit well with that of the beboppers who in the second half of the 1940s were a new and powerful force in the music. Some swing musicians with open ears and open ...

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Sunday Spin: McCartney

May 26, 2008

OUR WEEKLY SALUTE TO GREAT ALBUMS DIPS INTO SOME POST-BEATLES CONTENTMENT This week in 1970, Paul McCartney's first solo album, the simply titled McCartney, began a three week residence atop the U.S. charts. Mostly recorded at his home studio (with a few sessions at Abbey Road under the pseudonym “Billy Martin"), ...

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Xavier Rudd Gets Blue

May 26, 2008

NEW ALBUM FROM BELOVED AUSTRALIAN IMPORT ARRIVES IN AUGUST Dark Shades of Blue Best-selling Australian singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd is set to release his seventh album, Dark Shades of Blue, on August 19. Confirmed appearances at the Jazz Aspen Snowmass and Bumbershoot festivals in August and the Austin City Limits festival in September will bookend ...

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Jim Hobbs, Joe Morris, Luther Gray - The Story of Mankind (Not Two, 2008) ****

May 26, 2008

Saxophonist Jim Hobbs is probably best known as the leader of the insufficiently known Fully Celebrated Orchestra, his quartet with Taylor Ho Bynum, Timo Shanko and Django Corranza, a band that is funky, free and often hard-driving as a rock band.On “The Story Of Mankind", Hobbs joins forces with Joe Morris on bass and ...

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John Densmore's Jazz Education

May 25, 2008

John Densmore, the former drummer for the Doors offers an essay describing the infinite musical knowledge gleaned from his club-hopping days well before he ever met Jim Morrison. THE GREAT jazz drummer Elvin Jones carried on a constant musical conversation with John Coltrane. It inspired me to have that kind of dialogue with Jim Morrison. Not ...

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Minus the Bear:planet of Ice

May 25, 2008

By: Chase Sewell Spin this disc for the first time and it's clear “she's gone across the border, man." And no, your CD isn't skipping; the strategic glitches are part of the magic. Be it math rock, indie rock or experimental rock, by trying to pigeonhole this band into tidy little genres you end up putting ...

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Happy Birthday Bob Dylan!

May 25, 2008

DYLAN TURNS 67 CELEBRANTS SALUTE HIM FROM WATCHTOWER Born May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota, Bob Dylan continues to age like great whiskey, gaining flavor and smoothness with every passing year. The great man (why stop at musician or songwriter with this guy?) is living proof that the phrase “golden years" can mean ...

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Marc Ducret and Benoit Delbecq - Bleu Sur Sca NE (Sans Bruit, 2008) ****

May 25, 2008

French guitarist Marc Ducret is best known for his collaborations with Tim Berne, but he already has close to a dozen own releases. French pianist Benoit Delbecq has played with numerous musicians, including Evan Parker, Franois Houle, with the French Kartet, recently with Poolplayers, and he has of course also released several own CDs. I think ...