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Article: Book Review

Jazz Guitar for the Absolute Beginner

by AAJ Staff
December 22, 2005

By Karen Hogg Amanda MonacoJazz Guitar for the Absolute Beginner (Book+CD)Alfred Publishing ISBN: 0739036718 47 pages 2005 Jazz Guitar for the Absolute Beginner, the debut instructional tome from New York City-based musician Amanda Monaco, is a well-thought out, step-by-step guide for the jazz guitar ...

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Article: Album Review

Annie Ross: Annie Ross Live in London

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by Andrew Velez
December 20, 2005

Midway into this set, vocalist Annie Ross revisits “Jumpin' at the Woodside (Basie/Hendricks) and her high-energy delivery is an instant encapsulation of the halcyon days when she sparkplugged the now-legendary trio known as Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. Even before the trio's success, Ross' clarion pipes, stratospheric vocalizing, and musical know-how had made fans of the likes ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Complete Norman Granz Recordings; Live in Brooklyn; The Jim Seeley/Arturo O'Farrill Quintet

by Brandt Reiter
December 18, 2005

Chico O'Farrill The Complete Norman Granz Recordings Lone Hill Jazz 2005 The rise of the compact disc has meant reissue after reissue, but more than two decades into the shiny little disc's lifespan, reissues themselves are now being reissued, albeit often with new packaging and a “bonus track or two. ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Hod O'Brien Trio: Live at Blues Alley, Set 1 & 2

by Ernest Barteldes
December 18, 2005

It was a clear November night at Jazz Standard when Hod O'Brien's trio appeared, backing the pianist's wife, vocalist Stephanie Nakasian. The set opened with an instrumental theme in which Jimmy Wormworth sat in on drums. On the following number, Nakasian took the stage while Ron Vincent took his place behind his kit. The band quickly ...

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Article: Live Review

Charlie Peacock Band at the Jazz Standard

by Ernest Barteldes
December 18, 2005

Charlie Peacock Jazz Standard New York City November 9, 2005 The Jazz Standard was packed to see Charlie Peacock leading a group with Marc Ribot (guitar), Jeff Coffin (tenor sax, flute), Felix Pastorius (electric bass), Maurice Brown (trumpet) and Matt Wilson (drums) in support of his most recent CD, Love ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Donald Harrison: Free Style; New York Cool

by Russ Musto
December 17, 2005

Donald Harrison is one of the most confident and convincing improvisers in jazz today. The boundary leaping New Orleans alto saxophonist's distinctive broad toned sound is immediately recognizable as his own, regardless of the environment in which it is being heard, be it bebop, hard bop, New Orleans R & B or funk. Harrison has managed ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Joelle Leandre: Concerto Grosso / Mark Dresser: Unveil

by Kurt Gottschalk
December 17, 2005

Pity the poor bull fiddle. It's taken over from the tuba as the anchor of most jazz groups, yet when its turn comes to solo it's often seen as time to chat or go to the bathroom. It more than has the range of the saxophone or guitar, but the low tones demand greater concentration to ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Norman Simmons: In Private / Houston Person: All Soul

by Greg Thomas
December 17, 2005

Norman Simmons In Private HighNote 2005 Norman Simmons has been one of the most talented accompanying pianists for over fifty years, arranging and playing with instrumentalists Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw Davis, Ramsey Lewis, and singers Dakota Station, Ernestine Anderson, Carmen McRae, and Joe Williams, among many others. This recording, ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Free Association; Duologues; Indian Winter

by Francis Lo Kee
December 17, 2005

It's an accepted fact that Jim Hall is considered one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of jazz. In fact, December 4, 2005 is his 75th birthday and he is celebrating at the Village Vanguard that week. Two of Hall's most famous recordings are Undercurrent and Intermodulation, duets with pianist Bill Evans. Indeed, ...

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Article: Film Review

Peter Bernstein Trio: Live at Smoke

by Tom Greenland
December 14, 2005

Peter Bernstein Trio Live at Smoke Mel Bay Records 2005 Peter Bernstein is the ultimate guitar anti-hero. Without the usual prestidigitation and pyrotechnics of his ilk, without an incessant impulse to chart new stylistic frontiers, Bernstein is nevertheless a guitarist's guitarist and a musician's musician. On his first DVD release, ...