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Article: Live Review

Scott Hamilton & Harry Allen: Swing Is Good Medicine for Jazz

by Daniel Kassell
November 22, 2005

A jazz fan and medical newspaper publisher has combined his love of swing with his professional audience of physicians and clinicians to form “McMahon Jazz Medicine. Ray McMahon began his odyssey by buying a tenor sax, self-training books, and every tenor masters' CDs that he had enjoyed in the 1950s, and proceeded to learn from the ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Django Reinhardt: Genius of Improvisation; Blanchard/Schmitt: Rendez-vous

by Florence Wetzel
November 21, 2005

One of jazz' most distinctive voices, guitarist Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) was a master of melodic improvisation and swing. Two new releases continue Reinhardt's legacy: Django Reinhardt: Genius of Improvisation and Rendez-vous by Pierre Blanchard and Dorado Schmitt. Django Reinhardt Genius of Improvisation Definitive-Disconforme 2005 Genius of Improvisation is a sublime ...

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Article: Album Review

Paal Nilssen-Love: Townhouseorchestra

Read "Townhouseorchestra" reviewed by A. Henkin

by A. Henkin
November 19, 2005

Given the instrumentation on this album (tenor sax, piano, bass, and drums), the involvement of Evan Parker, and the format of long group improvisations, it's natural to think first about Parker's long-standing quartet with Alex Von Schlippenbach, Peter Kowald, and Paul Lovens. But that would be a mistake; a better comparison, though unnecessary, is an earlier ...

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Article: Album Review

Bebo Vald: Bebo de Cuba

Read "Bebo de Cuba" reviewed by Russ Musto

by Russ Musto
November 19, 2005

This landmark set superbly documents the wide ranging talents of one of Cuba's greatest artists--expatriate pianist/composer/arranger Bebo Valdés--in the company of an impressive cast of New York's finest Latin jazz instrumentalists. The first disc, Suite Cubana, features the pianist, father of the more famous Chucho Valdés, leading an all-star big band through a collection of original ...

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Article: Album Review

Jean-Michel Pilc: Live at Iridium, New York

Read "Live at Iridium, New York" reviewed by Brian P. Lonergan

by Brian P. Lonergan
November 16, 2005

French pianist Jean-Michel Pilc has composed some attractive music in his decade in New York, and he is a dynamic improviser as well. On Live at Iridium, New York, recorded in the fall of 2004, the latter quality is most prominent. Live at Iridium is the first recording featuring Pilc's new trio with ...

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Article: Album Review

William Hooker: Live At Sangha

Read "Live At Sangha" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

by Ernest Barteldes
November 15, 2005

Full-fledged improvisational music can be hard on the ear, but it can also be amazing if you're openminded enough to listen carefully. In that state of mind, I paid a visit to The Kitchen on October 6 to catch drummer William Hooker performing with Text of Light, an ensemble that included Ulrigh Krieger, Alan Licht, Christian ...

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Article: Profile

Mats Gustafsson

by A. Henkin
November 14, 2005

When reedman Mats Gustafsson is onstage but not playing, he stands with his legs apart, leaning over slightly. Close-cropped head back, stretching his mouth repeatedly and holding one of his horns almost like an axe, he rocks back and forth. Usually dressed in tight fitting black clothing, when he finally takes his turn to play, he ...

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Article: Album Review

Cheryl Bentyne: Let Me Off Uptown

Read "Let Me Off Uptown" reviewed by Greg Thomas

by Greg Thomas
November 14, 2005

Away from the multi-Grammy winning Manhattan Transfer, soprano Cheryl Bentyne has taken this opportunity to put together a fine tribute to the under-appreciated Anita O'Day. The caliber of musicianship is top-notch, with Bill Holman conducting the “Mighty Little Big Horns, a group of first-rate Los Angeles musicians, among them Pete Christlieb, a robust ...

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Article: Film Review

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

by Celeste Sunderland
November 13, 2005

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate CollectionBillie Holiday Verve/Hip-O/Decca2005 There's a moment on Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection when Lester Young slips into his sax solo and the camera zooms in on Billie Holiday's face. Glistening eyes, arching brow and an uncontrollable smile reveal anticipation, awe and admiration. The ...

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Article: Album Review

Sonido Isle: Vive Jazz!

Read "Vive Jazz!" reviewed by Celeste Sunderland

by Celeste Sunderland
November 13, 2005

Changüi, a mix of Spanish guitar and African percussion, carries at its core a relentless churning. Toiling rhythms kick up bits of cultural history that fall in layers, like the overlapping generations from the old and the new country who made their way though the Caribbean to New York. Benjamin Lapidus' “East of el Son, Wes ...