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Present TNT; The Monk's Progress; Trumpet Madness

by Terrell Kent Holmes
January 22, 2006

Jazz has been a variegated entity practically from its first note and a trio of new releases in the orchestral genre exemplifies this diversity, which recalls a line from the Wallace Stevens' poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird : “I was of three minds/Like a tree/In which there are three blackbirds. ...

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Mike Pride: Scrambler / Bartlomiej Brat Oles: Free Drum Suite

by Michael Puccio
January 22, 2006

Mike Pride Scrambler Not Two 2005 Mike Pride's Scrambler starts off with a bang. On the first track, “A Cry For Unity , the drummer-leader starts the trip with a barricade of beats. Soon enough his “Cry For Unity is answered by a tremendous trio of sounds, William Parker booming ...

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Self-Luminous / Chamber Trio / Pentagon

by Michael Puccio
January 22, 2006

Mat Maneri is the constant on all three of these records. His viola has a brooding tone that rings similar on each album. O'Leary/Maneri/Peterson Self-Luminous Leo 2005 Self-Luminous starts off slow, but eventually progresses to show some strong playing. Mark O'Leary (guitar) pours out some fast paced scales that parade ...

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Article: Profile

George Russell

by AAJ Staff
January 22, 2006

By Ed Hazell At 83, George Russell moves a little slower than he used to and his voice, which has never lost its Midwestern twang, is softer. But his eyes have not lost their amused, intelligent twinkle and he has never lost his passion for making music.“My aim at this point ...

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Louie Belogenis: Unbroken / M41: The Orbit of Sirius

by Jeff Stockton
January 22, 2006

Louie Belogenis Unbroken Tick Tock 2005 Tenor saxophonist Louie Belogenis traces his roots to Coltrane and Ayler explicitly, having recorded as a duo with drummer Rashied Ali and in Prima Materia, a band led by Ali that has recorded album-long interpretations of Meditations and Bells. His agenda is the same ...

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Garrison Fewell/John Tchicai: Big Chief Dreaming / Adam Caine: Pipe

by Elliott Simon
January 22, 2006

A partnership between reedman John Tchicai and guitarist Garrison Fewell has resulted in a melodic multicultural release while guitarist Adam Caine's trio offers up a time warping ethereal sonic journey. Tchicai, Fewell, Tracanna, Dalla Porta and Manzi Big Chief Dreaming Soul Note 2005 Beginning with an engaging ...

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Barry Guy: Oort-Entropy / Dakryon

by A. Henkin
January 22, 2006

Few could imagine in 1972, when bassist Barry Guy first convened the London Jazz Composers Orchestra, its future impact as a large ensemble. When he chose to work with a “new orchestra in 2000, the scope was condensed, 10 players doing the work of what had been 20, but surprisingly was no less expansive. Barry Guy ...

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Article: Album Review

Slavic Soul Party!: Bigger

Read "Bigger" reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk

by Kurt Gottschalk
January 19, 2006

The music of the Roma--some of whom accept the “gypsy moniker and some of whom reject it--is often joyful, necessarily so. Like the American blues, gypsy music isn't about complaining so much as surviving despite. For even the biggest Balkan stars, the money gigs are weddings, which involve a week of ceremony and parties. A successful ...

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Lynn Seaton: Puttin

Read "Puttin" reviewed by Marcia Hillman

by Marcia Hillman
January 19, 2006

This recording offers a refreshing take on eight standards, plus one original. Between them, bassist Lynn Seaton, pianist Stephen Anderson, and drummer Joel Fountain make a lot of good music. “Bernie's Tune is a perfect opener, swinging with solos by all three players. “Gone With The Wind starts off with Anderson playing out-of-tempo ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

ArtistShare

by Brian P. Lonergan
January 17, 2006

In early 2005, something happened at the 47th Grammy Awards that had never happened before: an album won its category (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album) without having been available in any brick-and-mortar record store - only through online sales. The album was the Maria Schneider Orchestra's superlative Concert in the Garden and the ...