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Origin

Maddie Vogler: While We Have Time

by Dan McClenaghan
August 27, 2023

In the introduction to alto saxophonist Maddie Vogler's debut recording, While We Have Time, are two striking images. The first is the cover shot, a pair of venerable unmatched hands, depicting those of the artist's immigrant grandmothers, beautifully and simply adorned. The second image is the inside photo of a vibrant young woman, an alto saxophone ...

Origin

By Joey Alexander

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Remembering; On the Horizon; Dear Autumn; Winter Blues; Promise of Spring; Summer Rising; Midnight Waves; Angel Eyes; Rise Up; Hesitation.

Joey Alexander: Origin

by Peter Jones
July 5, 2022

Pianist Joey Alexander was never going to spend his life churning out standards. You could tell from his reimagined version of “Giant Steps," the first track on his 2015 debut album, which begins with a dazzling two-minute solo introduction. The same album also features an original tune, the prowling “Ma Blues." It was clearly only going ...

New Spins On Old Masters

by Jerome Wilson
November 22, 2021

Dave Brubeck and Charlie Parker were two of the most influential jazz figures of their eras. Many musicians have interpreted their work over the years but these two albums take more liberties than usual with their compositions to good effect. Mark Zaleski Band Our Time: Reimagining Dave Brubeck Origin Records

Crossing Borders

By Eva Cortés

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Corazón; The Sky is Crying; Déja Vu; Quizás; Rabo de Nube; Se Te olvida; Noche de Luna; Sabor A Mi; Contigo en Montego; Crossing Borders; Piel Canela

Eva Cortés: Crossing Borders

by Paul Rauch
February 28, 2018

Honduras born vocalist/composer Eva Cortes is, in some ways, a cultural anomaly. Her sound has roots in her Latin American heritage, but bears the aesthetic traits of her upbringing in Sevilla, Spain. On Crossing Borders, Cortés solicits the assistance of master producer/trombonist /arranger Doug Beavers to produce a vibrant recording that reflects her rich ...

Chick Corea - Steve Gadd Sextet al Parco della Musica di Roma

by Mario Calvitti
December 19, 2017

Chick Corea -Steve Gadd Sextet Roma Jazz Festival 2017 Parco della Musica Roma 05.11.2017 Il compito di inaugurare la versione 2017 del Roma Jazz Festival è toccata a due mostri sacri del jazz come Chick Corea e Steve Gadd, capaci di richiamare un'affluenza di pubblico tale da riempire la sala ...

Origin

By Morten Kaargard Septet

Label: Gateway Music
Released: 2015
Track listing: The Sad Toreros; Homeland; Rising; Butterflies; Utah; White; Go West; Koloni.

Morten Kargaard Septet: Origin

by Budd Kopman
April 2, 2015

The Danish jazz scene is very alive and eclectic as shown by Origin, composer and guitarist Morten Kargaard's beautiful album that defies all attempts at attaching a label. The question, “What is jazz?" is not answered within the album's musical universe and for that matter, neither is the even wider notion of “creative improvised ...