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Article: Book Review

Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter

by A. Henkin
December 13, 2004

Michelle Mercer Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter Tarcher ISBN 158542353X 2004 In Footprints , author Michelle Mercer has accomplished a rare feat: a concise, absolutely compelling biography of a jazz legend that illuminates without overwhelming and recreates scenes and conversations convincingly.

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Jim Black: Swell Henry & Habyor

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
December 12, 2004

From a musical history that stretches back to their Seattle youth and tenure together in many projects, saxophonist/clarinetist Chris Speed and drummer Jim Black have both emerged as bandleaders and composers and still draw on each other's talents. With their groups yeah NO and Alas No Axis, respectively, they have mined different musical territory to forge ...

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Charlie Hunter: Friends Seen and Unseen & Latitude

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
December 12, 2004

Charlie Hunter Friends Seen and Unseen Ropeadope 2004 Still mining inspiration from his relocation to New York, 8-string guitar wizard Charlie Hunter returns to the trio format for his latest release Friends Seen and Unseen. With Hunter's unique style of playing bass lines and guitar melodies simultaneously, it often sounds ...

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Club D'Elf: 100 Years of Flight & Live

by Celeste Sunderland
December 12, 2004

I'm pretty certain the geometric, polychromatic designs on the Club d'Elf album covers are meant to be stared at while listening. Because if your eyes linger long enough, the patterns propel into motion. Club d'Elf 100 Years of Flight (12/18/2003) Live (5/26/2004) Kufala Recordings 2004

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Mat Maneri Times Two

by Ty Cumbie
December 12, 2004

Cecil Taylor Algonquin Bridge 2004 Cecil Taylor started out with a bracingly original sound that had a tenuous but easily discernible connection to recognizable forms and gradually over the decades moved into total abstraction. Taylor is perhaps at the peak of his technique and his music can be both as ...

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Larry Willis: Sanctuary & The Powers of Two

by Russ Musto
December 11, 2004

Larry Willis Sanctuary Mapleshade Records 2003 Larry Willis, for too long a time unjustly under-recorded as a leader, happily has found a home as Mapleshade Records' music director for the past 12 years. The Maryland-based label has afforded the veteran New Yorker a multitude of opportunities to demonstrate his imposing ...

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Ned Rothenberg: Parting & Harbinger

by Kurt Gottschalk
December 11, 2004

Ned Rothenberg's Double Band was a force of the early '90s, a powerful pairing of horns, percussionists and electric bass and guitar historically made all the more potent by being one of the strongest sideman jobs performed by the late saxophonist Thomas Chapin. The group's two records on the German Moers Music label ...

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James Carter: Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge & Two Dreams

by Russ Musto
December 11, 2004

James Carter Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge Warner Bros. 2004 James Carter is a passionate player whose solos are frequently pushed over the top by his awesome virtuosity. That tendency is put to good use on this live extravaganza recorded before a raucous crowd at Baker's Keyboard Lounge. Joined by ...

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David Hazeltine and Jim Rotondi: Close to You & New Vistas

by Russ Musto
December 10, 2004

These two new releases by Criss Cross regulars David Hazeltine and Jim Rotondi present the pair in different contexts from their earlier releases on the label, permitting the two to showcase some additional aspects of their increasingly recognized mastery of the jazz tradition. David Hazeltine Close to You Criss Cross ...

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Evan Parker: America 2003 & The Bishop's Move

by A. Henkin
December 10, 2004

In sports, when a starting player goes down with an injury, it sometimes gives a bench player an opportunity to contribute in special ways. When Brit bassist Barry Guy had personal issues that made his participation in last year's Evan Parker Trio tour impossible, German pianist Alex Von Schlippenbach stepped right in. While no one would ...