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Article: My Blue Note Obsession

In Praise of Liner Notes

Read "In Praise of Liner Notes" reviewed by Marc Davis


Joni Mitchell was onto something. You don't miss liner notes until you don't have them. I admit: Many liner notes leave me cold, for two reasons. First, they're way too detailed, especially in jazz. Every take has to be scrupulously annotated. Who played third trumpet in that big band? Was that Bird's second or ...

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Article: Year in Review

2015: The Year in Jazz

Read "2015: The Year in Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling


The year 2015 was a curious blend of ups and downs, with glimmers of optimism offset by its losses. Venues opened to great fanfare, but others closed for a variety of reasons. UNESCO's International Jazz Day became firmly entrenched as the exclamation point on Jazz Appreciation Month activities in April. Daily arts journalism took a hit ...

Album

Exclusively For My Friends

Label: MPS
Released: 2015
Track listing: CD1: Action. At Long Last Love; Easy Walker; Tin Tin Daeo; I've Got A Crush On You; A Foggy Day. CD2: Girl Talk. On A Clear Day; I'm In The Mood For Love; Girl Talk; Medley: I Concentrate On You/Moon River; Robbins Nest. CD3: The Way I Really Play. Waltzing Is Hip; Satin Doll; Love Is Here To Stay; Sandy's Blues; Alice In Wonderland; Noreen's Nocturne. CD4: My Favorite Instrument. Someone To Watch Over Me; Perdido; Body And Soul; Who Can I Turn To; Bye, Bye Blackbird; I Should Care; Lulu's Back In Town; Little Girl Blue; Take The A-Train. CD5: Mellow Mood. In A Mellotone; Nica's Dream; Green Dolphin Street; Summertime; Sometimes I'm Happy; Who Can I Turn To. CD6: Travelin' On. Travelin' On; Emily; Quiet Nights; Sax No End; When Lights Are Low. CD7: The Lost Tapes 1. Gravy Waltz; Three O'Clock In The Morning; Squeaky's Blues; Tenderly; I Will Wait For You; Let's Fall In Love; Put On A Happy Face; Stella By Starlight; Moanin'; Never Say Yes; It's Impossible; My Romance. CD8: The Lost Tapes 2. Autumn Leaves; The Folks Who Live On The Hill; Body And Soul; Misty; Hymn To Freedom; Goodbye; Li'l Darlin'; Satin Doll; All Of Me; A Lovely Way to Spend An Evening.

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Article: Album Review

Gianni Marinucci: Live @ Bennett's Lane

Read "Live @ Bennett's Lane" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello


Those aware will tell you that to listen to Gianni Marinucci's tonal expressions is to hear poetry of the heart. It is no different here with Live @ Bennett's Lane. From the first few pitches on this vividly unique performance--vulnerable, yet filled with emotional depth--to the joyous last few, the Australian trumpeter and his sidekicks, Colin ...

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Article: Bailey's Bundles

Notable and Nearly Missed 2015

Read "Notable and Nearly Missed 2015" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


John Petrucelli Quintet--The Way (Self Produced, 2014). New Jersey-native saxophonist John Petrucelli is an ambitious young man releasing his debut recording, The Way, as a two-CD set. The eleven selections presented are divided roughly in half, original compositions to standards. Petrucelli's quintet contains both a guitar and piano as harmony instruments, providing a fully-realized foundation for ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Jazzy Christmas - Creole Christmas

Read "Jazzy Christmas - Creole Christmas" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


I canti natalizi si sono trasformati nel tempo da inni prettamente religiosi, derivati da laudi o ninne-nanne in onore a Gesù bambino, a pop song strutturate sul modello Tin Pan Alley, che celebrano il Natale in un'ottica secolarizzata, mantenendo i valori di amore e fratellanza. La relazione tra jazz e canti di ...

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Article: Album Review

Danny Mixon: Pass It On

Read "Pass It On" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Despite his low profile, veteran pianist Danny Mixon has quite a history. His career has included stints playing with Betty Carter, Kenny Dorham, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Frank Foster, Grant Green, Pharoah Sanders, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Charles Mingus, and many others. Most of Pass It On finds him alternating between solos and trios. Many of the ...

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Article: Live Review

Larry Fuller Trio at Jazz at Kitano

Read "Larry Fuller Trio at Jazz at Kitano" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Larry Fuller Trio Jazz at Kitano New York, NY November 22, 2015 While jazz is a music founded and fed on innovation, it's also an art form steeped in tradition, forwarded through the passing of the torch to the next generation(s) in order to keep the life force of the ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Michael Kocour

Read "Take Five with Michael Kocour" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Michael Kocour: Michael Kocour is a jazz pianist, organist and composer. He also serves as Director of Jazz Studies in the School of Music at Arizona State University. Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “one of the most sophisticated pianists in jazz," Kocour has performed at venues around the world and has been ...

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Article: Album Review

Tom Hewson Trio: Treehouse

Read "Treehouse" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Treehouse, album number two from the young British pianist Tom Hewson, finds him working in a trio (which is also known as Treehouse) alongside two more of the brightest young players on the UK jazz scene--bassist Calum Gourlay and vibes player Lewis Wright. It's a lyrical and engaging collection--mostly of Hewson's own compositions--with the relatively rare ...


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