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Article: Multiple Reviews

Kalaparush and The Light: Morning Song & The Moment

by Clifford Allen
December 18, 2004

With this latest incarnation of The Light, the moniker bestowed on most of reedman Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre's ensembles over the years, the sparse moodiness of AACM “little instruments" and side-long suites has been replaced by a more ebullient and lyrical spirituality contained in a crack tenor-tuba-drums trio. This particular version of The Light was formed as ...

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Article: Live From New York

December 2004

by AAJ Staff
December 16, 2004

It was hard to find an empty seat on closing night of the fifth annual Django Reinhardt Festival at Birdland (Nov. 14th). The week had seen guest appearances by Harry Allen, Paquito D'Rivera, James Carter, Gil Goldstein and Joel Frahm. But on Sunday Dave Samuels (vibes) and Peter Beets (piano) of Holland joined the drummerless house ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Duke Ellington: The Centennial Collection & The Jaywalker

by Joel Roberts
December 16, 2004

Five years after the widely fêted Duke Ellington centennial, record companies are finding--or at least finding ways to remarket--still more treasure from the seemingly endless trove of Ellingtonia. Duke Ellington Centennial Collection Bluebird 2004 Bluebird's latest, a 2-disc CD/DVD/audio/video collection, offers a fine overview of the 1927-1942 Ellington Orchestra, a ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Count Basie: 100th Birthday Bash & The Count Basie Story

by Joel Roberts
December 16, 2004

This past August marked the 100th anniversary of Count Basie's birth and in recognition of that august event, reissued are some of the big band master's finest sides from the late '50s and early '60s. Count Basie Count Basie and Friends: 100th Birthday Bash Blue Note 2004 ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Dave Schnitter & Gary Bartz Ntu Troop

by Jeff Stockton
December 16, 2004

Dave Schnitter Sketch Omix 2004 The genius of what Dave Schnitter does with his quartet on Sketch is combine the mainstream straight-ahead sensibility of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (of which Schnitter was a longtime member) with the pianoless, fractured, multi-note lines of convergence and retreat that Ornette Coleman brought to ...

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Article: Album Review

James Williams: Jazz Dialogues Vol. 1-4

Read "Jazz Dialogues Vol. 1-4" reviewed by Russ Musto

by Russ Musto
December 15, 2004

The tragedy of pianist/producer James Williams' premature passing in July at the age of 53 is too great and painful too dwell upon at this early juncture, so suffice it to say that the sadness his untimely death has brought to his many, many friends and fans in the jazz community is truly immense. Williams was ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Brian Lynch Meets Bill Charlap & Fuschia/Red

by Russ Musto
December 15, 2004

Trumpeter Brian Lynch is one of the most versatile artists in jazz today, with a pedigree that includes stints with Art Blakey, Eddie Palmieri, Horace Silver and Phil Woods, but these two discs recorded three months apart in 2003 demonstrate such a diverse spectrum of stylistic approaches that their contrasting perspectives are impressive even considering their ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Dave Liebman Times Two

by Terrell Kent Holmes
December 15, 2004

Dave Liebman, a chameleonic multireedist, is featured on two diverse new recordings, one as a leader and the other as a co-leader. Dave Liebman Group In a Mellow Tone ZOHO Records 2004 As leader of the Dave Liebman Group, the recent release of In A Mellow Tone features Liebman regulars ...

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Focus on Stan Getz

by Florence Wetzel
December 15, 2004

Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz (1927-1991) is one of the most important jazz stylists of the last century. Schooled in the '40s big bands of Teagarden, Kenton, and others, Getz first rose to prominence as part of the “Four Brothers." In the '50s he was one of the defining voices of West Coast jazz and cool, and ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Masada: 50th Birthday Celebration Vols. 1 & 4

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
December 14, 2004

Masada String Trio 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 1 Tzadik 2004 A year after his month-long residency at Tonic, saxophonist/composer John Zorn continues the revelry with the 50th Birthday Celebration series. Volumes One and Four coincide with the ten-year anniversary of Zorn's Masada songbook: the former features one of the most ...