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Lee Shaw Trio: Live in Graz

Read "Live in Graz" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson


Live in Graz gives listeners a chance to catch up with one of the more improbable second acts in jazz: that of eighty-something pianist Lee Shaw. A poised Shaw usefully recounts the biographical details in the accompanying DVD (which is unfortunately somewhat shoddily produced): she acquired a broad musical education in tiny Ada, Oklahoma; later continued ...

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Jazz Manifesto

Label: Telarc
Released: 2008

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The Jazz Legends Series

Label: Telarc
Released: 2008

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Oscar Peterson: Date with Oscar

Label: Membran Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: CD1: Oscar's Blues; For You; Pennies From Heaven; Whispering; Body & Soul; Flying Home; Hungarian Dance; Gypsy in My Soul; (I Don't Stand a) Ghost of a Chance with You; I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles; I've Got Rhythm; Tea for Two; The Man I Love; Rose Room; Yesterdays; Seven Come Eleven; Just You; To A Wild Rose; Air Mail Special; Night & Day; Get Happy. CD2: Laura; Easter Parade; Long Ago & Far Away; Without a Song; I Want to Be Happy; The Lady is a Tramp; Blue Moon; Lover; I Only Have Eyes for You; You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby; I Can't Give You Anything but Love; Jam Session for a Dancer. CD3: These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You); Cotton Tail; Sophisticated Lady; Just A-sittin' and A-rockin'; I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good); Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; In a Mellow Tone; Things Ain't What They Used to Be; Prelude to a Kiss; John Hardy's Wife; Rockin' in Rhythm; Take the "A" Train. CD4: Isn't This a Lovely Day; Puttin' on the Ritz; I Used to Be Color Blind; The Continental; Let's Call the Whole Thing Off; Change Partners; 'S Wonderful; Lovely to Look At; They All Laughed; Cheek to Cheek; Steppin' Out with My Baby; The Way You Look Tonight; I've Got My Eyes on You; Dancing in the Dark; The Carioca; Nice Work if You Can Get It; New Sun in the Sky; I Won't Dance; Fast Dances (Ad Lib Instrumental); Top Hat White Tie & Tails; No Strings; I Concentrate on You; I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket. CD5: Cheek to Cheek; It Ain't Necessarily So; Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'; What is This Thing Called Love?; Prelude to a Kiss; Fascinating Rhythm; Angel Eyes; Just You, Just Me; The Song is You; The Second Astaire Blues. CD6: Je Ne Sais Pas; Lover Come Back to Me; Ad Lib Blues; Laura; What a Little Moonlight Can Do; Don't Get Around Much Any More; That Old Black Magic; Tea for Two; Pennies from Heaven; Indiana. CD7: Always; Star Duet; Soft Winds; Tenderly; Sweethearts on Parade; Hallelujah!; Date with Oscar; Jam Blues. CD8: That Old Black Magic; Come Rain or Come Shine; Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea; I've Got the World on a String; As Long as I Live; Over the Rainbow; Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive; Let's Fall in Love; Stormy Weather (Keeps Raining All the Time); Blues in the Night; It's Only a Paper Moon; I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues. CD9: Jumpin' at the Woodside; Blues for Basie; Blue & Sentimental; Lester Leaps In; Jive at Five; Easy Does It; Topsy; 9:20 Special; One O'Clock Jump; Broadway. CD10: 52nd Street; Love You Madly; Nuages; How High the Moon; Gypsy in My Soul; Noreen's Nocturne; Swinging on a Star; Flamingo; How About You?; Falling in Love with Love.

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Oscar Peterson: The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of The Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953)

Label: Mosaic Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Disc I: Turtle Neck; It's Easy To Remember; Pooper; Love For Sale; Until The Real Thing Comes Along; You Go To My Head; They Can't Take That Away From Me; There's A Small Hotel; You Turned The Tables On Me; These Foolish Things; I Can't Get Started; Blue Moon; East Of The Sun; The Astaire Blues.

Disc II: Tea For Two; Slow Down; Oh, Lady Be Good; Body And Soul; Stompin' at The Savoy; Rough Ridin'; Just One Of Those Things; Too Marvelous For Words; But Not For Me.

Disc III: That Makes A Difference To Me; Autumn In New York; Pettiford's Tune; You Go To My Head; Thou Swell; Willow Weep For Me; Willow Weep For Me (previously unissued); Minor Blues; Pick Yourself Up; Long Ago And Far Away; Love Walked In; I Got Rhythm; A Fine Romance; A Foggy Day; Strike Up The Band!; The Man I Love; Let's Do It; It Ain't Necessarily So; I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm; I've Got A Crush On You; Night And Day; Isn't This A Lovely Day; What Is This Thing Called Love?.

Disc IV: Oh, Lady Be Good; 'S Wonderful; Anything Goes; I've Got You Under My Skin; Fascinatin' Rhythm; Cheek To Cheek; I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good); In A Mellow Tone; I Love You; Somebody Loves Me; I Was Doin' All Right; In The Still Of The Night; Every Time We Say Goodbye; Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'; Begin The Beguine; So Near And Yet So Far; Blue Skies; Take The 'A' Train; Sophisticated Lady; Cotton Tail; Prelude To A Kiss; Things Ain't What They Used To Be; Rockin' In Rhythm.

Disc V: Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; John Hardy's Wife; Always; Easter Parade; Alexander's Ragtime Band; The Song Is Ended; Say It Isn't So; Remember; If I Had You; How Deep Is The Ocean; Streets Boogie; Booker T. Blues; I'm Glad There Is You; Polka Dots And Moonbeams; One For My Baby; I Hear Music; Autumn In New York; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; Spring Is Here; The Things We Did Last Summer.

Disc VI: Pompton Turnpike; Pompton Turnpike (short version excluding Kessel solo); Cherokee; Soft Winds; Soft Winds (long version); Carioca; The Continental; The Continental (long version); Tea For Two (short version, without drums); I Know That You Know; Hallelujah; Yesterdays; You Are Too Beautiful; Isn't It Romantic?; The Sheik Of Araby (vocal, previously unissued); There'll Be Some Changes Made.

Disc VII: Without A Song; Sometimes I'm Happy; Time On My Hands; More Than You Know; This Can't Be Love; Blue Moon; The Lady Is A Tramp; It Might As Well Be Spring; Bewitched; The Way You Look Tonight; Ole Man River; Can't Help Lovin' That Man; The Song Is You; Lovely To Look At; Johnny One Note; Smoke Gets In Your Eyes; Bill; Look For The Silver Lining; The Surrey With The Fringe On Top; Lover.

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Article: Profile

Curtis Fuller: Motor City Messenger

Read "Curtis Fuller: Motor City Messenger" reviewed by Russ Musto


The most recorded jazz trombonist of his lifetime, Curtis Fuller's illustrious career spans six decades and includes tenures with many of the greatest names in this music. Born Dec. 15th, 1934 in Detroit, Fuller was orphaned at an early age, but found family in the close-knit jazz community of the musically fertile Motor City. He first ...

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Article: Profile

Jan Johansson: From Small Acorns...

Read "Jan Johansson: From Small Acorns..." reviewed by Ian Patterson


Upon hearing the news and in a state of disbelief, Randi Hultin the legendary Norwegian jazz journalist rang pianist Reinhold Svensson who confirmed the worst: “Yes. Swedish jazz has just died."1 Reinhold's reaction to the death in a car accident of fellow pianist Jan Johansson whilst melodramatic reflected Jan Johansson's importance in the contemporary Swedish jazz ...

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Article: Film Review

Jazz Icons Series 3: Oscar Peterson Live '63, '64 and '65

Read "Jazz Icons Series 3: Oscar Peterson Live '63, '64 and '65" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Oscar Peterson Jazz Icons Series 3: Live '63, '64 and '65 Jazz Icons 2008 Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) had but one peer on jazz piano, and that was Art Tatum. While greatly influenced by Tatum, Peterson nevertheless developed into the superior blues player of the two. ...

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Article: Album Review

Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson: The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of The Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953)

Read "Oscar Peterson: The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of The Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953)" reviewed by Samuel Chell


How do you criticize pianist Oscar Peterson? The two primary meanings of such a question expose the divide among those who must confront his talent--and, like it or not, no musician or supporter of the music can duck the issues raised by the most prolifically recorded pianist in jazz history. To the one camp, Peterson's playing ...


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