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Christian McBride Band - Vertical Vision (2003)
By Mark Saleski Vertical Vision would remind me of Weather Report even if it didn't contain a smokin' reading of “Boogie Woogie Waltz." Honest!! It's the tone of the bass ... it's got lot of Jaco in it ... and you know what that means! A quick scan of Christian McBride's amazingly diverse discography lets you ...
K.D. Lang - Recollection (2009)
By Mark Saleski I can't exactly remember either the song or the awards show I saw her perform it on. It had to be either Roy Orbison's “Crying" or maybe “Constant Craving." I also want to say that it was on the Grammy awards. Now that I think about it, I remember running out to buy ...
Forgotten Series: Living Colour - Collideoscope (2003)
By Tom Johnson Listening to Collideoscope, at that point the first album of new material from Living Colour in 10 years, it was a little surprising how much time had lapsed between this offering and Stain. Living Colour broke up in one of those moves that left fans hanging—more “huh?" comments were heard than “it's about ...
Michael White - Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 1 (2011)
As much as famous folks like Wynton Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. have burnished the city of New Orleans' role in jazz, they didn't do it by playing in the style that made the city famous. Enter Michael White, beginning with a career-making sideman turn on Wynton's 1989 recording Majesty of the Blues. Seemingly untouched by ...
Brent Canter - Urgency of Now (2011)
With a tone resembling Kurt Rosenwinkel's but with the soft touch of Jim Hall, Brent Canter's soulful maneuverings display the lessons he learned first hand from Kenny Burrell. And by the way, who won this year's ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award? That's right, Brent Canter. The L.A. native who attended UCLA on a music scholarship (where ...
Bill Frisell - Unspeakable (2005)
By Mark Saleski Big ears: usually a none-too-nice description of some poor kid on the elementary school playground. In the jazz world, “big ears" is a good thing. The musician with big ears has an advantage when responding to band mates and improvising against them. The big ears concept can also be extended to a musician's ...
Craig Taborn - Junk Magic (2004)
by Tom Johnson Another slab of envelope-pushing jazz from Craig Taborn, one that relies heavily on the strong improvisatory skills of the band backing his keyboards and piano. The result is a slightly more ambient atmosphere than one would normally associate with Taborn, but it does not come across feeling foreign or forced, possibly due to ...
America - Back Pages (2011)
The last week of July was an occasion of joy and pain for the folk-rock group America. Two days after founding ex-member Dan Peek passed away at the age of 60, America released their first album since 2007's return-to-form Here And Now. Back Pages continues with the return to the classic sound, but with a twist: ...
Steve Cropper - Dedicated (2011)
Tribute records are a tricky things; star-studded tribute projects even more so. It takes a strong unifying voice, some central character beyond the featured composer, to save them from sounding like choppy compilations. Steve Cropper, on today's 429 Records release Dedicated, is that voice. Co-founder of Booker T and the MGs, and a key sessions player ...
Mace Hibbard - Time Gone by (2011)
They say everything is bigger in Texas. Waco-born Mace Hibbard cuts an imposing figure, like someone who spent his Friday nights (and perhaps even Saturday afternoons) on the gridiron as a teenager. But to this son of notable Texas trumpet player Dave Hibbard, “big" means the full, dulcet sounds coming out of his saxophone. The younger ...
