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Nora McCarthy/Jorge Sylvester: A Small Dream in Red
by Florence Wetzel
A Small Dream in Red is a new CD as well as the name of the group composed of vocalist Nora McCarthy and alto saxophonist Jorge Sylvester. Inspired by painter Wassily Kandinsky's 1925 masterpiece of the same name, A Small Dream in Red is a joy of dynamic interplay between two diverse talents. McCarthy's roots include ...
Tia Fuller: Pillar of Strength
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Saxophonist and flutist Tia Fuller stakes her claim to being one of the finest new musicians on the scene with her exhilarating debut as a leader, Pillar of Strength. Her top-shelf chops on reed and wind instruments are complemented by her formidable skills as a composer and arranger, and she has an excellent band along for ...
Edward Ratliff: Barcelona in 48 Hours
by AAJ Staff
Rhapsodalia and Five Agents are comparable yet unique quintets led by instrumental wizard Edward Ratliff. His work on cornet, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, accordion, celeste, and even Fender Rhodes makes you want to tap your foot, be social, and clank wine glasses (better yet beer pints). Early last month, Five Agents graced Barbès (one of Brooklyn's better ...
Mulgrew Miller: Live At Yoshi's Volume Two
by Joel Roberts
Mulgrew Miller is one of the unsung heroes of jazz. The veteran pianist, who turns fifty this month, has played in the bands of major figures like Betty Carter, Woody Shaw, Art Blakey, and Tony Williams and has more than four hundred recording credits to his name. Though respected as a dependable, first-call sideman, he's only ...
Sal Mosca: Thing-Ah-Majig
by Brandt Reiter
Often referred to as Lennie Tristano's prime pupil, 78-year-old Sal Mosca has spent the greater part of the last half-century teaching rather than performing or recording, so any new disc by the low-profile pianist is immediately something of an event. Thing-Ah-Majig, recorded in 2004 and especially noteworthy as Mosca's first trio recording since 1959, does not ...
James Spaulding: Round To It!
by Brandt Reiter
High quality hard bop from one of the pillars of the music. Master alto saxophonist and flutist James Spaulding has been an A-list sideman since the late fifties, when he worked frequently with Sun Ra. During the sixties he could be found on countless Blue Note recordings, lending invaluable support to such legendary artists as Wayne ...
Mark Dresser/Denman Maroney: Time Changes
by Brian P. Lonergan
Listening to bassist Mark Dresser and pianist Denman Maroney's Time Changes is often like being in a car with someone trying to learn stick shift--smooth coasting is interrupted by sudden lurches, premature downshifts, or unexpected accelerations. To the musicians' credit, though, the music never stalls. By creating tension with so many rhythmically off-kilter sections, the passages ...
J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding Quintet: Complete Fifties Studio Recordings
by Francis Lo Kee
The first thing that piqued my interest about Complete Fifties Studio Recordings (compiled from the Savoy, Prestige, Columbia, and Bethlehem labels) was the inclusion of a rare Mingus piece called “Reflections. When you get to track number six after traveling through the preceding tunes (including the delightful “Bernie's Tune ) you might utter “Toto, I don't ...
Per Henrik Wallin: The Stockholm Tapes, Burning in Stockholm, Mandelstam & Velodromer
by AAJ Staff
The late pianist Per Henrik Wallin's music, though heralded in Europe, is a barely known entity to jazz fans in the US. Wallin passed away in June at 58, but his playing and reputation went well beyond his years--the Swedish pianist was widely considered one of Europe's finest of the last three decades, along with Fred ...
Roswell Rudd & Archie Shepp: Roswell Rudd & Black Gipsy
by AAJ Staff
A phenomenal outpouring of reissued '60s timepieces has come stateside. Available for the first time on CD are seminal recordings by Steve Lacy, Alan Shorter, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Frank Wright, Anthony Braxton, Archie Shepp, and Roswell Rudd from Verve's collectable Free America catalogue. Roswell Rudd Roswell Rudd Verve/Free ...
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