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Article: Liner Notes

Joe Magnarelli: Hoop Dreams

Read "Joe Magnarelli: Hoop Dreams" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


As Duke Ellington would often remind us, music comes in two varieties, that which is good and that which is bad. This suggests that genre and category are really of little concern and that overall quality is really the defining factor in considering the validity of any musical expression. Taking this axiom one step further, let ...

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Boppin’ in Baltimore Live at the Left Bank

Label: Jazz Detective
Released: 2023
Track listing:
CD 1:
Baltimore Blues; Star Eyes; Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?); They Can't Take That Away from Me.
CD 2:
A Different Blues; Stella by Starlight; Deuces Wild; The Theme.

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Drink Plenty Water

Label: Harvest Song Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Highest Mountain; The Witch Doctor's Chant (Ee-Bah-Lickey-Doo); Drink Plenty Water and Walk Slow; I've Got A Feeling For You; My Papa's Coming Home; Talking Blues; Talking Blues (Instrumental).

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Coffee and Cigarettes

Label: Nagel
Released: 2023
Track listing: Some Other Time; Lucky to Be Me; Night and Day; What Is There to Say; Detour Ahead; Peace Piece; I Wish I Knew; Haunted Heart; Sweet and Lovely; My Foolish Heart; My Romance; Tenderly; Waltz for Debby; Young and Foolish.

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A World of Piano!

Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 2023
Track listing: Cheryl; Manteca; Lush Life; Dahoud; Oleo; Juicy Lucy; For Carl: Cabu.

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Article: Album Review

Clifford Jordan: Drink Plenty Water

Read "Drink Plenty Water" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Clifford Jordan, the iconic American jazz tenor saxophonist, has left an indelible mark on the world of jazz. Known for his dynamic playing style and innovative compositions, his album Drink Plenty Water and Walk Slow is a testament to his unparalleled musical prowess. The original album was recorded in 1974 for Strata-East as an LP but ...

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Article: First Time I Saw

Jimmy Rowles

Read "Jimmy Rowles" reviewed by Carol Sloane


Part 1 I had just finished my night's work at a long-since vanished jazz club in Greenwich Village called Hopper's. I was singing with The New York Jazz Quartet: Sir Roland Hanna, George Mraz, Richie Pratt, and Frank Wess. The year was 1977. Mraz said he was going to walk over to Bradley's* to listen to ...

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Article: Album Review

Clifford Jordan: Drink Plenty Water

Read "Drink Plenty Water" reviewed by Dave Linn


In August 1974, Clifford Jordan entered the studio for what was to be the follow-up to his acclaimed 2-LP set, Glass Bead Games (1973) for his third album on the Strata-East label. Sadly, the label folded in 1975, and the album was never released. Now, 49 years later, Drink Plenty Water, has finally seen the light ...

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Article: Liner Notes

David Hazeltine: Close to You

Read "David Hazeltine: Close to You" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


New York's a tough town. To be seen and heard among the scores of would-be jazz musicians you have to possess talent that is beyond the everyday and a voice that sets you apart from the crowd. Since settling permanently in the Big Apple in 1992, David Hazeltine has done just that. He's consistently in demand ...

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Article: Journey into Jazz

Record Store Day 2023 Jazz Releases

Read "Record Store Day 2023 Jazz Releases" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Record Store Day, which started in 2007, is a biannual event designed to promote independent record stores. Every Record Store Day drop features limited-edition vinyl releases in practically every genre of music. The releases, however, are offered on a limited basis, and they are available for one time only. As a result, collectors often wait in ...


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