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Article: Album Review

Jean-Michel Pilc: Follow Me

Read "Follow Me" reviewed by Ken Franckling

by Ken Franckling
October 3, 2004

French pianist Jean-Michel Pilc has made a name for himself as an adventurous musical explorer. Follow Me is his first solo CD after four trio recordings and one large ensemble project. The opening title track is sort of an invitation to follow him through his many moods. He shows himself to be a musical ...

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Jeremy Steig/Vic Juris: Improvised

Read "Improvised" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel
October 3, 2004

Originally brought together in a quartet, flutist Jeremy Steig and guitarist Vic Juris had an instant flash of compatibility and decided to explore playing as a duo. Classical music often employs flute and guitar duets, and listening to Improvised, it's clear these two instruments are natural allies. Improvised is composed of 22 short ...

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Tertiary Trio: Title Goes Here

Read "Title Goes Here" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel
October 3, 2004

Rent Control Records, a label that's putting out some of the freshest sounds in avant-garde jazz, has just released Title Goes Here by the Tertiary Trio. The trio--Andy Haas on sax, Don Fiorino on guitar and Paul Corio on drums--interweaves beautifully on the CD's seven tracks, producing a solid stream of creative improvisation. Andy ...

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Dave Douglas/Louis Sclavis/Peggy Lee/Dylan Van Der Schyff: Bow River Falls

Read "Bow River Falls" reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
October 3, 2004

Recorded one afternoon during the Banff Workshop, Bow River Falls is trumpeter Dave Douglas' first cooperative effort since New and Used in the early '90s. Douglas, clarinetist Louis Sclavis, cellist Peggy Lee and drummer Dylan Van Der Schyff all contributed compositions, mostly from their earlier discographies, which were rearranged for this session. Perhaps because of the ...

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Tony Malaby: Adobe

by Jeff Stockton
October 3, 2004

Tony Malaby is a five-tool saxophonist who can handle standards, ballads, fiery improvisation, delicate abstraction, and sympathetic accompaniment with equivalent skill. He demonstrates the full range of his talents on Adobe, a trio session with bassist Drew Gress and revolutionary drummer Paul Motian. In this setting, there is no true leader as each player alternately moves ...

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Joe Farnsworth: It's Prime Time

Read "It's Prime Time" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

by Terrell Kent Holmes
October 3, 2004

It's Prime Time , by drummer Joe Farnsworth, is an inspired blend of past and present, with a lineup of young lions roaring in the presence of several pantheon-dwelling vets. Their combined talents give this disc, a nod to the hard bop period of the '50s and '60s, a sound that is at once nostalgic and ...

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Cannonball Adderley: Live Session

Read "Live Session" reviewed by Andrew Rowan

by Andrew Rowan
October 3, 2004

The two sessions that comprise this reissue were recorded live in Los Angeles at the Lighthouse ('64) and Memory Lane ('62), offering a snapshot of the era's mainstream offerings. Not as well known as Adderley's work with Nancy Wilson, this session is nonetheless a worthy companion. Eschewing the standards route with the sleek and ...

Article: Book Review

Jelly's Blues: the Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton

by Joel Roberts
October 2, 2004

Jelly's Blues: the Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton By Howard Reich and William Gaines Da Capo Press 2003 There are two heroes in Jelly's Blues. One, of course, is the book's subject, legendary early jazz composer and pianist Jelly Roll Morton. The other is an eccentric New ...

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Article: Profile

Eddie Bert

by Elliott Simon
October 2, 2004

Beginning with swing and then flowing into bop, Broadway and beyond, trombonist Eddie Bert has lent his perfect sense of timing, touch, and tone to sessions led by the best. An integral part of influential recordings and landmark concerts for more than six decades, Bert remains a busy player and at the age of 82 is ...

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Article: Megaphone

Mark Masters: Honor Thy Fathers

by AAJ Staff
October 2, 2004

By Mark Masters Back in 1999, The American Jazz Institute embarked on a journey that has somehow lasted and continues to thrive at a small private college located in Southern California. The jazz program at Claremont McKenna College has three components. The first of which is a series of concerts that brings prominent ...