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

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by Joel Roberts

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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Dave Schnitter & Gary Bartz Ntu Troop

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by Jeff Stockton

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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James Williams: Jazz Dialogues Vol. 1-4

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by Russ Musto

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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Brian Lynch Meets Bill Charlap & Fuschia/Red

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by Russ Musto

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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Dave Liebman Times Two

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by Terrell Kent Holmes

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

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by Florence Wetzel

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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Masada: 50th Birthday Celebration Vols. 1 & 4

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by Sean Patrick Fitzell

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 ...

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Matthew Shipp Times Two

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by Jeff Stockton

Matthew Shipp Harmony and Abyss Thirsty Ear 2004 As the curator of Thirsty Ear's Blue Series, Matthew Shipp has rejected categorization, using his position to shape a musical future in his own vision, intermingling familiar players from the jazz avant-garde with turntablists, classical musicians and electronic soundscapers. The outcome has ...

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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Return

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by Russ Musto

Together, these three titles documenting four dates, each featuring a different configuration of the Jazz Messengers, clearly demonstrate Art Blakey's ability to instigate his young charges' creativity while maintaining an identifiable group sound that remained open to change. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Free for All Blue Note 2004 ...

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Reuben Wilson: A Groovy Situation & Boogaloo to the Beastie Boys

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by Andrew Rowan

You can safely bet that a Reuben Wilson record will be a jumping situation. These two sessions offer up grooves that reflect the popular rhythms of their eras. Reuben Wilson A Groovy Situation Blue Note-Water Music 2004 (1970) A Groovy Situation comes from 1970 and features alto saxophonist Earl Turbinton, ...


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