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Article: Multiple Reviews

A Double-Barrel of Bob Mintzer

by Elliott Simon
December 4, 2004

The Body Acoustic The Body Acoustic Chesky Records 2004 For The Body Acoustic , pianist David Chesky has wisely engaged Bob Mintzer to play bass clarinet and cleverly given him equal footing with Randy Brecker's muted trumpet. Even in its soaring upper register, the bass clarinet has a beautiful resonance ...

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Article: Film Review

On the Road With Ellery Eskelin w/ Andrea Parkins and Jim Black

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
December 4, 2004

On the Road with Ellery Eskelin w/ Andrea Parkins & Jim Black Prime Source DVD 3010 2004 What is life like on the road? Music enthusiasts often wonder. As part of the 10-year anniversary celebration of his trio, saxophonist Ellery Eskelin offers a glimpse of touring on his new DVD On the ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Effendi Records

by Terrell Kent Holmes
December 3, 2004

In Turkey the word “effendi" is a title of great respect. Based on the impressive track record Effendi Records has assembled in a relatively short period of time, it has certainly earned the same kind of respect. Since its inception in 1999, this Montreal-based label has released 46 albums, many of which have been critically acclaimed ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

A Jazzy Christmas with Sinatra, Reeves, and Justin Time

by Mitchell Seidel
December 2, 2004

Various Artists Justin Time for Christmas Four Justin Time Justin Time's label celebration of the holiday season is fairly straight ahead renditions of Christmas music that you can safely put on the stereo when non-jazz company's visiting without fear of offending. Vocalist Carmen Lundy's “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Happy Chanukah 2004

by Elliott Simon
December 2, 2004

These offerings from disparate quarters are perfect for those who are looking for new music this Chanukah. The latest from the Klezmatics and Lori Cahan-Simon hold up well musically while engendering a festive family listening experience. The Klezmatics Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanuka Klezmatics Records 2004 Woody ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Candido, Patato & Totico

by Russ Musto
December 1, 2004

Candido Camero Candido Verve These three discs, featuring two venerable Cuban conga kings, document very different realms of AfroCuban music. The earliest recording, Candido Camero's 1956 date, Candido is one of the first Latino led cubop albums for an American label. Candido, who replaced Chano Pozo in Dizzy Gillespie's Orchestra and went ...

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Article: Profile

Prince Lasha

by Clifford Allen
December 1, 2004

Born September 10, 1929 in Fort Worth, Tex., flutist, clarinetist and altoist Prince Lasha came from a musical family. His grandfather was a clarinetist and his father Don Jones played tenor with Count Basie's band: “Him and Herschel Evans were good friends, like [Sonny] Simmons and I." Lasha relates his youthful encounter with his future axe: ...

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Article: New York Beat

Barbara Carroll: Vintage Wine

by Nick Catalano
December 1, 2004

There are evenings in a reviewer's life when the mind is replenished, the soul is uplifted and the blood sings. You've just witnessed an ingenious performance and can't wait to get home and write about it, even though you feel you cannot possibly capture the spirit of the evening with your feeble prose. Such an event ...

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Article: Album Review

Frank Jackson: New York After Dark

Read "New York After Dark" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
December 1, 2004

San Francisco's Frank Jackson has an impressive musical resume. At age 78, he has 60 years of musical experience as a singer/pianist. He dates back to Bay Area jazz clubs like Jimbo's Bop City and Slim Gaillard's Voute City and has been associated with some of the jazz masters of the Twentieth Century (e.g. Parker, Webster, ...

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Article: Interview

Warren Smith

by Clifford Allen
November 30, 2004

Drummer, percussionist and composer Warren Smith has arguably had one of the most varied careers of any improvising drummer, working with artists as diverse as Sam Rivers, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Bill Cole and Harry Partch. Though originally trained in modern classical percussion, jazz and improvised music became paramount after moving to New York in the ...