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Article: Album Review

Steve Davis: Meant to Be

Read "Meant to Be" reviewed by Andrew Rowan

by Andrew Rowan
January 19, 2005

On Meant to Be, trombonist Steve Davis features all original material, creating and sustaining a positive impression from the first track to the last. The band plays as a unit, the solos are more than mere scale runs, and each of the compositions has an individual character that distinguishes it from its surroundings. Take ...

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Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts: Dangerous Vision

Read "Dangerous Vision" reviewed by Ken Franckling

by Ken Franckling
January 19, 2005

From the opening trill of repetitive block chords on Michael Wolff's piano and a brash hip-hop drumbeat compliments of Mike Clark on the opening title track, listeners tuning in to Dangerous Vision will sense rather quickly that they're in for an exhilarating ride. This third recording by Wolff's working band, Impure Thoughts, is its finest moment ...

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Mike Longo's New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble: Oasis

Read "Oasis" reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
January 18, 2005

The golden age of big bands ebbed long ago and the economics and logistics of maintaining large groups in today's music climate make a comeback unlikely. Despite these difficulties, there are champions of the big band--those who don't assemble all-star groupings merely for one-offs, but develop their music with a stable band. One such ...

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Article: Book Review

JAZZ ZOOM: Carryin

by A. Henkin
January 16, 2005

Desdemone Bardin JAZZ ZOOM: Carryin' It On DVC Press 2004 When this book arrived in the mail, the first thought was that is was a set of LPs. It ended up being something equally impressive. Jazz has never been an easy fit for a coffeetable book. Maybe ...

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Louise Rogers & Rick Strong: Bass-ically Speaking

Read "Bass-ically Speaking" reviewed by Andrew Rowan

by Andrew Rowan
January 16, 2005

Louise Rogers, a singer with great chops and a warm, witty approach to song, owes a debt, whether consciously or not, to the legendary Sheila Jordan. The latter's approach to improvising (note, among other signs, Rogers' scatting on the title track), as well as the voice-bass format, is evident. But Rogers uses these as a jumping-off ...

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Article: Profile

Myra Melford

by Kurt Gottschalk
January 13, 2005

Tracing Myra Melford's influences is a bit like playing connect-the-dots on a map. She grew up outside of Chicago, but only came to work with that city's jazz pioneers in New York, years after seeing an Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians [AACM] concert while she was a student at Evergreen State College in Washington ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The New Talent Jazz Orchestra: The Sound Of New York Jazz Underground

by Mark Sabbatini
January 13, 2005

The New Talent Jazz Orchestra The Sound Of New York Jazz Underground Fresh Sound New Talent 2004 Modern jazz fans could throw darts at a board listing Fresh Sound New Talent albums and probably hit a winner nine times out of ten. So leave it to this label ...

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Article: Album Review

Joel Forrester and People Like Us: Ever Wonder Why

Read "Ever Wonder Why" reviewed by Joel Roberts

by Joel Roberts
January 13, 2005

Joel Forrester has had a fascinating career. He studied piano with Thelonious Monk, scored early Andy Warhol films, wrote the theme for the popular NPR show Fresh Air, accompanied silent films at the Louvre, and spent years as a principal member of the fondly remembered Microscopic Septet. He's also been the driving force between ...

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Article: Album Review

Robert Glasper: Mood

by Russ Musto
January 13, 2005

Glasper is that rare example of a young jazz artist well schooled in the tradition, but still willing to explore the popular music of his contemporaries--a versatile talent who has already been heard with artists from Charles Tolliver and Carmen Lundy to Marcus Strickland and Bilal. His debut recording with bassist Bob Hurst and drummer Damion ...

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Article: Interview

Branford Marsalis: It's All About the Band

by Russ Musto
January 12, 2005

Branford Marsalis is one of this music's most recognizable figures. The eldest brother of jazz's first family, he's been an honored constituent of the community since first joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1980. As a member of the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, saxophonist with Sting and director of the Tonight Show band he has been at ...