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Jimmy Smith - "The Sermon" (1964)

May 23, 2010

In Memoriam: Hank Jones (1918 - 2010)

May 19, 2010

John and Julie and Julia

May 17, 2010

Julia Child made me a blogger. At the beginning of this year, I watched Julie & Julia. For those of you unfamiliar with the film, it concerns a young woman in Queens, Julie Powell (played by Amy Adams), who is feeling that her life has stagnated. To break out of her doldrums, she decides to cook ...

New Release: Hot Club of Detroit - It's About That Time

May 10, 2010

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Django Reinhardt and the 76th anniversary of the formation of the original Quintette du Hot Club de France with Stephane Grappelli. From all appearances, the tradition of “gypsy jazz" is alive and well, and the Hot Club of Detroit is a prime example. They both honor ...

Sonny Rollins - "St. Thomas" (1968)

May 10, 2010

Nice Guy Trio Live at the Bluesix Acoustic Room

May 5, 2010

Happy Birthday, John Lewis!

May 3, 2010

Dexter Gordon - "Loose Walk" (1964)

April 28, 2010

Give "Gator" Some Respect

April 27, 2010

In 1964, sax man Willis “Gator" Jackson released the album Nuther'n Like Thuther'n on Prestige Records. This title neatly sums up the main criticism of Jackson: that he made a lot of records and they all sound the same. Granted, Jackson was no musical innovator, but one can still feel how his gritty, lowdown-blues blowing could ...

A Love Letter to Latin Jazz

April 26, 2010

Calle 54 is clearly the work of an enraptured lover of Latin jazz, and the film looks marvelous. This 2000 documentary was directed by Spaniard Fernando Trueba, who also directed the wonderfully sexy film Belle poque (1992), starring Penelope Cruz. Here, he films some of the all-time greats of Latin jazz playing their music, including Tito ...