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Joe McPhee: Collaborator

by Robert Iannapollo
April 8, 2007

From the beginning, multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee has had a tendency to go against the grain and more often than not, has recorded in non-standard jazz group formations. It's clear that he must view this as one essential way of continually reinvigorating his art. Additionally, he has always seemed game for new and unexpected musical partnerships. These ...

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Trombone Duos: Jiggs Whigham/Wolfgang Kohler & Roswell Rudd/Mark Dresser

by Ken Dryden
April 8, 2007

The trombone has entered a new era where it no longer has to be featured exclusively in a big band or a small group with a complete rhythm section. Virtuoso trombonists are perfectly happy with a single musical partner, as heard on these two outstanding, but very contrasting CDs. Jiggs Whigham & Wolfgang ...

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Article: Book Review

Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz

by Greg Thomas
April 8, 2007

Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz Stanley Crouch Hardcover; 339 pages ISBN: 9780465015177 Perseus Books Group 2006 Stanley Crouch's Considering Genius solidifies his place as one of the most insightful authors on jazz. Certain themes echo throughout, such as the uniquely American identity of jazz as opposed ...

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ECM Guitar: Prezens; The Third Quartet

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
April 8, 2007

David Torn Prezens ECM 2007 John Abercrombie Quartet The Third Quartet ECM 2007 Guitarist David Torn is no stranger to anonymity. He has written the scores for ...

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Article: Live Review

Gal Costa Live at The Blue Note

by Ernest Barteldes
April 7, 2007

Gal Costa Blue Note Jazz Club New York City, New York December 7, 2006 On her second visit to the Blue Note Jazz club in New York, Gal Costa presented pretty much the same selections that she had played during her first visit in the spring of 2006 ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Loren Stillman: The Brothers' Breakfast; Trio Alto Volume One

by Donald Elfman
April 7, 2007

Loren Stillman The Brothers' Breakfast SteepleChase 2007 Loren Stillman Trio Alto Volume One SteepleChase 2007 Loren Stillman has emerged from prodigy status into a player of great ...

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Vibes, Vibes, Vibes!!!: Tom Beckham; Dan McCarthy; Radek Krampl

by Elliott Simon
April 7, 2007

Tom Beckham Center Songs Apria Records 2006 Dan McCarthy Trio Interwords Self Published 2006 Radek Krampl Vibe Fantasy Cube Metier 2006 ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Perpetual Motian: An Old Cat with New Tricks

by Tom Greenland
April 7, 2007

Enrico Pieranunzi/Marc Johnson/Paul Motian Untold Story Egea 2007 Joe Lovano/Bill Frisell/Paul Motian Time & Time Again ECM 2007 Having circumnavigated the sun for over three-quarters of a ...

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Chris Cheek: Coral; Orquestra Jazz do Matinhos Invites Chris Cheek

by Donald Elfman
April 7, 2007

Nikolaj Hess/Jens Skou Olsen/Gregory Hutchinson/Cheek Chris Coral Rainbow-Exlibris 2007 Orchestra Jazz de Matosinhos Invites Chris Cheek Fresh Sound-New Talent 2007 Just when you thought that the vocabulary ...

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Jazz for the Preschool Set: Bop Boo Day & Jazzy Fairy Tales

by Elliott Simon
April 7, 2007

Louise Rogers Bop Boo Day RILO Records 2006 Louise Rogers & Rick Strong Jazzy Fairy Tales RILO Records 2007 Welcome to Ms. Rogers neighborhood and the freshest approach to ...