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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Art of the Duo

by Ken Dryden
September 9, 2007

The pairing of a pianist and a reed player sans rhythm section always invites interesting possibilities. Three separate duos are all sessions worth exploring. Mike Nock & Dave Liebman Duologue Birdland Records 2007 Mike Nock, a New Zealand native but longtime Australia resident, is joined by saxophonist Dave ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Eddie Henderson: The Doctor is In

by Ken Dryden
September 9, 2007

Now in his late 60s, Eddie Henderson was at one time torn between medicine and jazz; he completed training to be a psychiatrist but chose a performing career. The trumpeter has gone back and forth between fusion and various forms of bop, though he seems to be leaning more toward post-bop in recent years. ...

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Article: Album Review

Dayna Stephens: The Timeless Now

Read "The Timeless Now" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
September 9, 2007

"But Beautiful , the final track from saxophonist Dayna Stephens' debut album, summarizes his session. This modern mainstream performance centers on his warm tenor saxophone conversations, and includes seven originals as well as two standards. Pianist Taylor Eigsti, bassist Ben Street and drummer Eric Harland are seamlessly cohesive throughout and, with guests guitarist John Scofield on ...

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Article: From Far and Wide

Paul Rutherford In Memoriam: 1940-2007

by AAJ Staff
September 9, 2007

The passing of Paul reminds us of the fragility of living life as a pioneer in an uncertain musical world. Our work together in Iskra 1903 represented the buoyant days of intense experimentation in the small ensemble, but Paul was also busy working with several large groups -Westbrook, Globe Unity, London Jazz Composers Orchestra and later ...

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Article: Album Review

Hal Galper: Furious Rubato

Read "Furious Rubato" reviewed by Ken Dryden

by Ken Dryden
September 9, 2007

Hal Galper's aptly named Furious Rubato, finds the pianist opening the listener's ears by stretching the tempo of the tunes and frequently seeming to be playing independently of his rhythm section without ever losing sight of the harmony within each song, approaching free jazz but never abandoning post-bop. He's accompanied by bassist Jeff Johnson (who has ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Kuhn: Pastorale

Read "Pastorale" reviewed by Brandt Reiter

by Brandt Reiter
September 9, 2007

Though he's been an inimitable sideman for jazz legends like John Coltrane, Stan Getz and Arts Farmer and Blakey and though he's been leading his own first-rate groups for decades, Steve Kuhn has never become a household name. Like his frequent (and equally idiosyncratic) collaborator Sheila Jordan, he's better known abroad than here, both in Europe ...

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News: Music Industry

Mitchell's Jazz Bar & Grill Opens in Brooklyn, NY

September 8, 2007

Mitchell's Bar & Grill 259 Flatbush Avenue Brookyln, NY, 11217 Map 718-484-4114 Jazz lovers will be delighted to have a new spot to experience top names on the jazz scene with the opening of Mitchell's Bar & Grill, located at 259 Flatbush Avenue, right on the Park Slope ...

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Article: Live Review

Matthew Shipp Trio at the Blue Note, NYC

by Lyn Horton
September 8, 2007

The Matthew Shipp Trio The Blue Note New York, New York August 27, 2007 Making a record means freezing music in time. The musicians have done their job for that session. What will be heard will only be that session for as long as the recording lasts. Even though a ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Evan Parker: Hook, Drift & Shuffle & Zafiro

by Marc Medwin
September 8, 2007

Evan Parker Hook, Drift & Shuffle Psi 2007 Evan Parker/Barry Guy/Paul Lytton Zafiro Maya 2006 These two releases form a wonderful cross-section of a seminal British improvising ...

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