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Article: Live Review

Mehldau, All Alone

by R.J. DeLuke
March 8, 2004

It seems Brad Mehldau is the pianist du jour these days, darling of the critics for recordings like “Art of the Trio,” and a first-call player for people’s sessions. Upon hearing him, it’s not hard to figure out why. The intrigue with Mehldau is not misplaced.Mehldau dazzled on April 18 in a solo concert at ...

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Article: Book Review

Stuff of Legends: Miles and Co. and Kind of Blue

by R.J. DeLuke
March 8, 2004

From the first notes of Bill Evans piano intro it starts to hook you. The resonant tones from Paul Chambers bass tip-toe in and the head to “So What" is played. Then the warm, soulful trumpet enters as a resounding, but subtle, symbol crash from drummer Jimmy Cobb sets off the beginning of Miles Davis' solo ...

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Article: Book Review

Thelonious, the Onliest

by R.J. DeLuke
March 4, 2004

The Thelonious Monk ReaderRob van der BliekOxford Univ PressISBN: 019512166X The “Reader” series on great jazz artists is a great idea, and the continuation of the project in the subject of Thelonious Sphere Monk is particularly welcome.“The Thelonious Monk Reader,” (Oxford University Press, 286 pages) ...

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Article: Interview

Michel Camilo: Pianist for a Golden Era

by R.J. DeLuke
March 1, 2004

Michel Camilo has emerged over the last decade or so as one of the virtuoso piano players of jazz, amassing a strong and loyal following. He's classically trained, with monstrous technique and a fertile musical imagination. Naturally, because he hails from the Dominican Republic, his playing is tinged with Latin elements. It may be that the ...

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Article: Interview

Patricia Barber: Complete; Not Complacent

by R.J. DeLuke
March 1, 2004

It's good to be Patricia Barber these days. The singer/pianist with the deep, winsome voice admittedly in a good place, getting gigs, getting recognition, amassing a following that, while not Diana Krall-ish in number, is strong and growing. And she's about to release a new CD on Blue Note, comprised of virtually all original music (one ...

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Article: Interview

Bill Carrothers: Content in his Corner of the Jazz World

by R.J. DeLuke
March 1, 2004

Pianist Bill Carrothers is a realist.Don't look for him to pine away for the “good old days" in jazz. Those are days he never saw anyway. Only 34, he grew up outside Minneapolis, Minn., with rock music and the period that punished us with Disco. Don't expect him to foretell the next great wave ...

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Article: Interview

David Sanchez and His Universe

by R.J. DeLuke
March 1, 2004

David Sanchez, the percussive saxophonist, hails from Puerto Rico, and brings with him the Latin rhythms one might associate with that background. But he steams ahead in the mainstream as well, having had his life altered when his sister came home with a Miles Davis album featuring John Coltrane. He's also studied with the likes of ...

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Article: Interview

Savoy Jazz Reaches 60, But Looks Beyond

by R.J. DeLuke
February 23, 2004

Every so often someone in jazz has their career resurrected. Different elements feed into that. Good luck; a sudden public “discovery;" Perseverance. Going on in jazz right now, however, is the resurrection of an old tried and true recording label, Savoy Jazz. It's the result of hard work and a desire to maintain classic ...

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Article: Interview

Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez : One Size Fits All

by R.J. DeLuke
February 23, 2004

Horacio “El Negro" Hernandez is a drummer for all seasons. One size fits all. A consummate pro with broad musical tastes, he graces the bands and recordings of a wide variety of performers, not just those in the jazz realm. He's a drummer. Period. Don't mistake that for “any ol' drummer," because he is far from ...

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Article: Interview

Ed Bradley: Journalist and Jazzman

by R.J. DeLuke
February 23, 2004

This aricle first appeared on All About Jazz on November 2002. People know Ed Bradley as a journalist in his 22nd season with the award-winning CBS television news magazine “60 Minutes," and now “60 Minutes II." You've watched him report on diverse subjects, his stories taking him around the country and around the globe. ...