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Nathan Haines: The Poet's Embrace

Read "The Poet's Embrace" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
May 12, 2013

The spiritual jazz path is not noted for being an easy option, but over the years it's proved to be one of the most rewarding choices, for both musician and listener. Much of the music on The Poet's Embrace suggests that tenor saxophonist Nathan Haines has traveled at least some way along that path in creating ...

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Article: Interview

Chick Corea: Creative Giant

by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
May 16, 2011

Virtuosity is a beautiful thing. One would somehow like to believe that anybody can learn how to play any given instrument with delicate, enchanting energy; but truth be told, some are simply born with a gift that most can only dream of. The ability to amaze others through music, enriching the hearts and widening the creative ...

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Article: Live Review

Geri Allen Quartet at the Kimmel Center

by Victor L. Schermer
December 10, 2010

Geri Allen QuartetJazz Up Close Celebrates Thelonious Monk SeriesKimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Perelman TheaterPhiladelphia, PA December 4, 2010 Once, when asked to define “jazz," Count Basie simply replied, “Tap your feet." At this December, 2010 concert, the fourth member of pianist Geri Allen's quartet turned out to do ...

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Article: Album Review

Brad Felt Nu Quartet Plus: First Call

Read "First Call" reviewed by John Barron

by John Barron
May 26, 2010

Veteran Detroit jazz musician Brad Felt has been championing the role of the euphonium and tuba as front-line instruments for over thirty years. Felt has an extensive sideman résumé, having performed with notable artists such as Roy Brooks, Martha Reeves and Howard Johnson's Gravity. First Call is an introduction to Felt's progressive jazz ensemble Nu Quartet ...

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The Free Slave

By Roy Brooks

Label: Muse Records
Released: 1972
Track listing: The Free Slave; Understanding; Will Pan's Walk; Five for Max.

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Song For My Father

By Horace Silver

Label: Blue Note
Released: 1964
Track listing: Song for My Father; The Natives Are Restless Tonight; Calcutta Cutie; Que Pasa; The Kicker; Lonely Woman.

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