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Ray Barretto: Time Was - Time Is
by Russ Musto
Ray Barretto continues to refine his brand of swinging, Latin-inflected jazz with each succeeding release. On Time Was - Time Is, the venerable conguero leads a polished instrumental ensemble featuring Joe Magnarelli on trumpet and Myron Walden on alto with Robert Rodriguez at the piano and Sean Conly and Vince Cherico on bass and drums.
Sayuri Goto: Flashback
by Elliott Simon
No other three instruments taken together can display the versatility and virtuosity of a jazz piano trio. For her debut as a leader, Sayuri Goto has added her own unique take on this format with Flashback, a session that evokes the masters while validating a beautiful new stylist. Goto has most recently been a New York ...
Eye Contact: Embracing the Tide/Making Eye Contact with God
by Florence Wetzel
This is the real thing: raw, live avant-garde jazz recorded in New York City, music that soars and uplifts and ignores all boundaries. Trumpeter and bass clarinetist Matt Lavelle is blessed with technical skill and great heart, and he's fueled by a ferocious spiritual imperative. His music questions and explodes human limitations, and he's constantly discovering ...
Carli Mu: Maverick
by Ernest Barteldes
Carli Muñoz is a self-taught pianist who began his career in dance bands in Puerto Rico in the early '60s, then left for the mainland. He returned home in 1986 and founded his own club, the Carli Cafe Concierto. Muñoz came to town recently to perform at Jazz Standard on November 30 for the release of ...
Noah Baerman: Soul Force
by Celeste Sunderland
A gregarious energy triumphs through pianist Noah Baerman's compositions. Jubilant and free at their core, they prosper with a stamina similar to that which propelled Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his mission toward human equality and understanding. Soul Force was inspired by King, and with three tracks named for significant events in the Civil Rights ...
Gato Barbieri: Chapter Four: Alive In New York
by Russ Musto
The final installment of Gato Barbieri's excellent Latin America series features the fire-breathing Argentinean tenor saxophonist leading a smoking international septet--with Howard Johnson (bass clarinet, flugelhorn and tuba), Eddie Martinez (keyboards), Paul Metzke (electric guitar), Ron Carter (bass), Portinho (drums) and Ray Armando (percussion)--at the Bottom Line back in 1975, a time when jazz was moving ...
Freddie Hubbard: The Artist Selects
by Russ Musto
Blue Note's The Artist Selects series offers a valuable insight into some of the jazz greats who recorded for the label by having the musicians themselves select and sequence songs to be reissued on a single disc. In the case of Freddie Hubbard, the choices are especially interesting because they are culled from a particularly diverse ...
Neal Smith: Some of My Favorite Songs Are...
by Elliott Simon
Debut recordings can give a deceptively strong impression of a leader, since his or her best hour of material is showcased. Many an artist can't match that initial effort and fall prey to the dreaded sophomore jinx. Drummer Neal Smith has confounded that scenario by releasing his second recording along with his first--and when they are ...
Zebulon Cafe Concert: This Is It: Live at Zebulon Vol. 1
by Brian P. Lonergan
A pure joy of harmonious cacophony, oxymoronic as that may be, best describes the opening few minutes of This Is It--a raucous twelve-bar blues by Butch Morris' improvising orchestra, Butchland Band. Titled BCW and built on a simple blues riff, the thirteen-minute orchestral party is a fine example of why the Williamsburg jazz cafe has in ...
Sonny Rollins: Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert
by Florence Wetzel
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Sonny Rollins was in his home, located six blocks from the World Trade Center. His evacuation the next day happened to be filmed by CNN. Despite the travel restrictions, Rollins and his band managed to make their September 15 gig at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston. Rollins was ...

