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Pianist Michael Wolff Guests with Bassist Leon Lee Dorsey and Drummer Mike Clark on Evocative Tribute Album, 'Letter to Bill Evans'
For their seventh outing together as a close-knit, collaborative rhythm tandem, bassist Leon Lee Dorsey and drummer Mike Clark tapped pianist Michael Wolff as third man in their ongoing trio adventures. Wolff, who had previously appeared with Dorsey and Clark on 2020’s Play Sgt. Pepper, was indeed the perfect choice to complete the triumvirate on this ...
Bill Evans: The Legendary Trio At Birdland 1960 Revisited
by Glenn Astarita
Bill Evans' The Legendary Trio at Birdland 1960 is a seminal recording that captures a fleeting moment of jazz brilliance, immortalizing the profound synergy of Evans with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian. Recorded live at the iconic Birdland Jazz Club in New York City, this album is a vivid snapshot of a group at ...
Bill Evans: The Legendary Trio At Birdland 1960 Revisited
by John Eyles
Keen-eyed Bill Evans aficionados will know that this album is the pianist's third in the Revisited series by ezz-thetics, following At The Village Vanguard 1961 Revisited and the double-CD Duos with Jim Hall & Trios '64 & '65 Revisited, both released in 2023. “The Legendary Trio" refers to the threesome of Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro and ...
Bass Notes: Jazz In American Culture, A Personal View
by Harvie S
Bass Notes: Bass Notes: Jazz In American Culture, A Personal View Chuck Israels 240 Pages ISBN: 1493074849 Backbeat Books 2024 Chuck Israels developed musically in what many would say was an extremely fertile time in Jazz. I'm talking about the 1960s. Of course, his stint with Bill Evans during ...
More OJC Magic: Masterpieces from Bill Evans and Dave Brubeck
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although they might have been one of the last concerns to significantly ramp up their release schedules when the vinyl renaissance hit its stride, Concord has been making up for lost time with several series now part of their Craft imprimatur. At the end of 2023, they announced a new audiophile reissue series titled after the ...
Bill Evans: The Legendary Trio At Birdland 1960 Revisited
by Chris May
Thank you, Boris Rose. The obsessive New York jazz maverick set out to record every musician of note who performed in the city's clubs from the mid 1940s through the mid 1970s. He must have come close to succeeding. His vast accumulated horde of tapes--today presumed more or less safe, stacked floor to ceiling in a ...
Complete Trio Recordings
By Bill Evans
Label: Fingerpoppin' Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Disc 1 Portrait in Jazz: Come Rain or Come Shine; Autumn Leaves; Witchcraft; When I Fall in Love; Peri's Scope; What Is This Thing Called Love?; Spring Is Here; Some Day My Prince Will Come; Blue in Green; Come Rain or Come Shine (alt tk); Autumn Leaves (alt tk mono); Blue in Green (alt tk 1); Blue in Green (alt tk 2). Disc 2 Explorations: Israel; Haunted Heart; Beautiful Love; Elsa; Nardis; How Deep Is the Ocean?; I Wish I Knew; Sweet and Lovely; The Boy Next Door; Beautiful Love (alt tk); How Deep Is the Ocean? (alt tk); I Wish I Knew (alt tk). Disc 3 1960 Birdland Broadcasts: Autumn Leaves; Our Delight; Beautiful Love; Autumn Leaves; Come Rain or Come Shine; Come Rain or Come Shine; Nardis; Blue in Green; Autumn Leaves; All of You; Come Rain or Come Shine; Speak Low. Disc 4 At The Village Vanguard Part 1: Gloria's Step (alt tk); Alice in Wonderland (alt tk); My Foolish Heart; All of You (alt tk 1); My Romance; Some Other Time; Solar; Gloria's Step; My Man's Gone Now; All of You; Detour Ahead (alt tk); Conversation. Disc 5 At The Village Vanguard Part 2: Waltz for Debby; Alice in Wonderland; I Loves You Porgy; My Romance (alt tk); Milestones; Detour Ahead; Gloria's Step (alt tk 2); Waltz for Debby; All of You (alt tk 2); Jade Visions (alt tk); Jade Visions 4:04; A Few Final Bars.
At The Village Vanguard 1961 Revisited
By Bill Evans
Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2023
Track listing: Gloria’s Step; My Man’s Gone Now; Solar; Alice In Wonderland; All of You; Jade Visions; My
Foolish Heart; Waltz For Debby; Detour Ahead; My Romance; Some Other Time; Milestones.
Chris May's Best Albums Of 2023
by Chris May
Another great year for recorded jazz. Fourteen of 2023's most special albums are presented here. Eight are new recordings and six are reissues or previously unreleased archive items. Joint Number One Best New Albums Of 2023 Irreversible Entanglements Protect Your Light Impulse! There are two contendors for the slam-dunk ...
Jakob Dreyer: Songs, Hymns And Ballads Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
by Dave Linn
German-born bassist Jakob Dreyer grew up interested in many diverse music styles. He says, “As a little child I had a thing for national anthems, church hymns, and traditional songs with simple melodies that I could remember and sing." He began playing classical piano at a young age but also enjoyed playing the pop music he ...
