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Bang on a Can / Don Byron: A Ballad for Many
by John Kelman
It's no surprise that clarinettist Don Byron bemoans the musical conservatism of the 1980s “young lions jazz movement. New York has always been richly cosmopolitan--musically and otherwise. It's also no surprise that for A Ballad for Many, his first album to focus almost exclusively on composition, he has collaborated with the intrepid new music ensemble Bang ...
Pat Metheny Group Reissues: We Live Here & Quartet
by John Kelman
With 1994's We Live Here and the 1996 follow-up Quartet, Nonesuch continues its series of remastered reissues from guitar icon Pat Metheny's out-of-print Geffen era. Metheny has long been a controversial figure in jazz, engendering polarization amongst jazz listeners, with his flagship Pat Metheny Group often the most contentiously debated. More composition-oriented than ...
SFJAZZ Collective: SFJAZZ Collective 2
by John Kelman
The SF Jazz Collective's 2004 inaugural season resulted in an eponymous live recording of reworked Ornette Coleman tunes and originals, SF Jazz Collective (Nonesuch, 2005). The second disc in the series, also part of an independently released multidisc set, offers further evidence of the new mainstream's potential for modernity and innovation through a special focus on ...
Brian Eno / David Byrne: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
by John Kelman
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts was rightfully heralded as groundbreaking when it was first released in 1981. Ambient forefather Brian Eno and Talking Heads singer/songwriter David Byrne created an innovative blend that set precedents for numerous trends, including electronica, sampling and world music. The cerebral concept was also remarkably physical--dance music for thinking people, ...
A Trio of Pat Metheny Group Reissues
by John Kelman
Why artists and/or record labels choose to release remastered versions of pre-existing material can range from the purely artistic to the shamelessly monetary. Sometimes it's a case of getting material, previously out-of-print, back into the marketplace for people who, for whatever reason, didn't pick the material up the first time around. Sometimes the target audience is ...
Phish: New Year's Eve 1995--Live at Madison Square Garden
by Doug Collette
Phish Live at Madison Square Garden: New Year's Eve 1995 Rhino 2005 Here's some perspective: Phish were together roughly three times as long as the Beatles!? The plundering (if you want to call it that) of the Phish archives actually began during the group's self-imposed hiatus from 2000 to 2002, ...
2005 Contributor Picks
by AAJ Staff
We solicited opinions from all active AAJ contributors, and out of more than 600 nominations, the following 2005 releases garnered the most votes. New ReleasesBen Monder Oceana (Sunnyside) CD ReviewsPat Metheny Group The Way Up (Nonesuch) CD Reviews Concert Reviews InterviewJoe Lovano Joyous Encounter (Blue Note) CD Reviews Concert Reviews Interviews Video FeatureMarc Johnson Shades of ...
Publisher's Top Picks for 2005
by Michael Ricci
What a year for record numbers. All About Jazz reached an all-time high for visitors in October (800,552), published 331 CD reviews in August, and won our fourth consecutive JJA Best Website Concentrating on Jazz award. More importantly, we continued to build the backend systems that will drive the site for the next ten years.
Ten Top Tens: 2005
by AAJ Staff
More selections by ten senior staffers...Chris MayNew Releases Tony Bevan, Bruised, Foghorn Records Steve Reid Ensemble, Spirit Walk, Soul Jazz Records Polar Bear, Held On The Tips Of Fingers, Babel Evan Parker, The Eleventh Hour, ECM Hendrik Meurkens, Amazon River, Blue Toucan Music Enrico Pieranunzi, Play Morricone, Cam Jazz Konono No.1, Congotronics, ...
John Kelman's Best of 2005
by John Kelman
Selected picks representing the top recorded events in jazz and beyond for 2005.... Jazz New Releases Tim Garland If the Sea Replied (Sirocco) Marc Johnson Shades of Jade (ECM) The Vandermark 5 The Color of Memory ...
