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Article: Book Review

With Billie

by Joel Roberts
June 13, 2006

With Billie Julia Blackburn Pantheon Press 2005 ISBN: 0-375-40610-7 354 pages The story behind this portrait of Billie Holiday is a compelling and tragic one. More than 30 years ago, a woman named Linda Kuehl set out to write a biography of Holiday. She conducted over ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Two Bass Hits: Cowboy Justice and A Fine Balance

by Matthew Miller
June 13, 2006

Ben Allison Cowboy Justice Palmetto Records 2006 Michael Bates' Outside Sources A Fine Balance Between the Lines 2006 Bands led by bassists are something of a novelty, even today. From ...

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Article: Album Review

Klaus Suonsaari / Frank Carlberg: Fallingwater

Read "Fallingwater" reviewed by Celeste Sunderland

by Celeste Sunderland
June 12, 2006

The packaging for Fallingwater includes a quote from Wassily Kandinsky. Two tracks into the album, the music gives way to images of intricate linear patterns and geometric designs--and one gets the impression that the Finnish duo's music could have inspired the painter's own works. A constant, careful examination of sound and texture persists ...

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Article: Album Review

Ramsey Lewis: Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: Showcase

Read "Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: Showcase" reviewed by Greg Thomas

by Greg Thomas
June 11, 2006

Jazz is virtually nonexistent on network television. Pianist and broadcaster Ramsey Lewis has addressed this vacuum with the PBS program Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis. This Showcase CD/DVD set serves as a sampler of performances from the series. The end result is a patchwork of genres. Benny Golson captivates on the classic ...

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Article: Profile

Hamid Drake

by Kurt Gottschalk
June 10, 2006

When Hamid Drake takes the stage at the Vision Festival on June 16th, the concert will be something of a signpost in the drummer's long career. It won't be, as many have assumed to be the case, the first time Drake has led a band. But it will be the first live appearance of Bindu, the ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Jessica Lurie: Drive & Licorice & Smoke

by Celeste Sunderland
June 10, 2006

The Tiptons Drive Zipa 2005 Jessica Lurie Licorice & Smoke Zipa 2006 The Tiptons, that notorious, all-female saxophone quartet from Seattle, have a tremendous amount of fun ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Ralph Towner: Time Line and Siroko

by Celeste Sunderland
June 10, 2006

Ralph Towner Time Line ECM 2006 Olivier Ker Ourio Siroko Nocturne 2005 As the nylon strings of Ralph Townerâ????s classical guitar or the steel of his 12-string ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Ned Rothenberg: El Nino and The Fell Clutch

by Tom Greenland
June 10, 2006

Ned Rothenberg, Matthias Ziegler, Peter Schmid El Nino Creative Works 2006 Ned Rothenberg, Tony Buck, Stomu Takeishi, Dave Tronzo The Fell Clutch Animul 2006 “Unvorherhorbar," Meinrad Buholzer ...

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Article: Profile

Al Harewood

by AAJ Staff
June 9, 2006

By Robert Paul Silverman Listening to drummer Al Harewood speaking about his life in jazz is like opening a secret chapter in a special history book filled with wondrous swinging grooves and illustrious personalities. Harewood turns 83 years old this month, but he has an acute memory, and speaks with a voice that ...

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Article: Album Review

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Live! at Slug's, NYC

Read "Live! at Slug's, NYC" reviewed by Samuel Chell

by Samuel Chell
June 9, 2006

The drums and bass are miked too “hot," and the horns occasionally distort, but there are at least two compelling reasons to listen to this 2006 release of a 1968 on-location Messengers date featuring an unusual Blakey lineup. (No doubt some jazz fans will recognize Slug's as the unpretentious Bowery jazz saloon where Lee Morgan was ...