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Article: Multiple Reviews

Nina Simone: From Cathouse Blues to Mississippi Goddam

by Andrew Velez
May 20, 2006

Four fine albums, covering the mid 1960s through 1980, which hopefully will introduce a new generation to the high priestess of soul, Nina Simone, and the great dark beauty of her music. Simone's existing devotees won't need any prompting. Nina Simone The Soul Of Nina Simone RCA/Legacy ...

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Article: Live Review

Hot Harlem Swing From The Savoy Still Attracting Lindy Hoppers

by Daniel Kassell
May 20, 2006

Social Swing Dance Savoy Ballroom at Irving Plaza New York, NY March 12, 2006 Harlem's swing jazz is still the heartbeat of swing dance, a craze that originated in the 1930s taking its name from a transatlantic flyer. In the 1980s it experienced a resurgence in popularity and continues ...

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Article: Album Review

Fred Hersch: In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis

Read "In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis" reviewed by Brian P. Lonergan

by Brian P. Lonergan
May 20, 2006

This live recording offers an exquisite sixty minutes of solo piano. In a mix of originals and standards, Fred Hersch's relaxed and loose approach (he didn't know he was being recorded) yields tunes that feel comfortably deconstructed--the ballads especially have a spacious air to them--and freshly re-imagined. Hersch's own voice is always paramount. It's as if, ...

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Article: Album Review

Ray Russell: Goodbye Svengali

Read "Goodbye Svengali" reviewed by Ty Cumbie

by Ty Cumbie
May 20, 2006

Heavy chops and slick production values are the dominant traits of this recording by British guitar wizard Ray Russell. While offering due tribute to the guitar master's powers, I would have liked to have heard more ideas and fewer effects. Russell was called up from the minors near the time fusion was starting ...

Article: Album Review

Alexander McCabe: The Round

Read "The Round" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

by Ernest Barteldes
May 20, 2006

Mostly through original tunes, The Round explores diverse music without straying too far from the jazz realm. This is evident from the first track, “Floating, where saxophonist Alexander McCabe goes into a bossa nova-esque direction (the opening notes are immediately reminiscent of Jobim's “Chovendo Na Roseira ), reminding me of how much I loved Getz's incursions ...

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Article: Interview

Jimmy McGriff: Nobody Else But Himself

by Andrew Velez
May 16, 2006

For two evenings in April, Philadelphia-born Jimmy McGriff celebrated his 70th birthday with a gala gig at New York's Smoke. Wearing a cap reminiscent of the Beatles era, his bulky six-foot frame hunched over the organ, he radiated the intense concentration of a friendly Sumo wrestler. A professional musician since his early teens, he'd evolved firmly ...

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Article: Album Review

Andrew Hill: Timelines

Read "Timelines" reviewed by Matthew Miller

by Matthew Miller
May 15, 2006

March was a month to celebrate. It saw the release of Andrew Hill's new album, Time Lines (for his alma mater, Blue Note), and found him leading a powerhouse quintet for four magical nights at Birdland. The visionary's legions of fans gave him a joyous reception in concert, and there is no end of buzz around ...

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Article: Album Review

James Finn Quartet: Great Spirit

Read "Great Spirit" reviewed by Jeff Stockton

by Jeff Stockton
May 15, 2006

What should instantly grab the attention of James Finn fans is that this is his first quartet recording. His previous efforts (on Cadence, CIMP and Clean Feed, plus five on his own Gingko Leaf label) were all trios, matching his tenor and flute with drums and bass or two drummers. Finn kicks up enough dust that ...

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Article: Download Review

Bill Frisell: Further East/Further West

by Tom Greenland
May 14, 2006

Bill Frisell Further East/Further West Nonesuch Records 2005 Bill Frisell is an exceptional musician because he has the ability to mine the usual guitaristic textures without getting caught up in clichés, to unearth original ore in the same old vein. Further East/Further West (available only in download form) is a ...

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Article: Album Review

Gianluca Petrella: Indigo4

Read "Indigo4" reviewed by Elliott Simon

by Elliott Simon
May 14, 2006

Indigo4 is one enjoyable morsel drawn from what has become a very broad Italian jazz landscape. Trombonist Gianluca Petrella, who routinely plays with trumpeter Enrico Rava's internationally known band, has assembled a quartet that includes bassist Paolino Dalla Porta, the young and sizzling drummer Fabio Accardi, reedman Francesco Bearzatti, and the judicious use of what amounts ...