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Article: Big Band Report

Pointing Fingers... And Naming Names

by Jack Bowers
May 4, 2013

As the countdown continues toward the last Big Band Report in June, the time has come to point fingers and name names--in other words, to compile a short list of contemporary jazz musicians who have risen above the norm to help make life more pleasurable for one devoted listener. These are, mind you, personal choices, and ...

Article: Album Review

Carl Bartlett, Jr.: Hopeful

Read "Hopeful" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
April 10, 2013

Alto saxophonist Carl Bartlett, Jr. was pushing his late twenties when he figured it was high time that he put out a CD. Hopeful resulted, and the Queens, New York native proved he was more than ready for the task. Opening boldly, with a five minute sax solo--the disc's title tune--the young artist announces his arrival. ...

Article: Big Band Report

In Tune or Not in Tune... That Is the Question

by Jack Bowers
April 2, 2013

Suppose a month goes by, you have a column to publish, but nothing has happened that's worth writing about. What do you do then? Read on, as the question is about to be answered. A while back there was a discussion at a Stan Kenton web site (Kentonia) about musicians or groups of ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Moanin'

by Mike Oppenheim
March 19, 2013

Throughout its history, jazz has constantly evolved, developing from and reacting against its earlier incarnations. The mid-1940s saw bebop reinvent jazz as an artist's genre, distinct from the swing style that was the popular music throughout the 1930s and '40s. Bebop was music for listening, not dancing, and the emphasis became virtuosic improvised solos instead of ...

News: Performance / Tour

Saxophonist Bob Pollitt Quartet In Collingswood NJ Thurs. March 6th!

February 18, 2013

Jazz Bridge in Collingswood! presents saxophonist Bob Pollitt and his quartet, appearing at the Collingswood Community Center—30 Collings Avenue in Collingswood, New Jersey—on Thursday, March 7th. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30. Information: 215-517-8337. Bob Pollitt has been deemed a legend for his tenor saxophone ...

Article: Album Review

Harry Allen / Scott Hamilton: ‘Round Midnight

Read "‘Round Midnight" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
January 19, 2013

Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton are two veteran tenor saxophonists whose individual careers have not prevented them from maintaining a friendship or performing together whenever possible. Their third joint project, Round Midnight presents new interpretations of nine standards in a quintet format offering far more solos than normally found in a group featuring one main artist. ...

Article: Record Label Profile

More Fresh Sounds From Fresh Sound

by Bruce Klauber
January 8, 2013

The Fresh Sound record label has released another superb batch of late 1950s and early 1960s recordings by jazz legends, greats, near-greats and now obscure artists who, then and now, deserve wider recognition. As detailed in previous pieces, Fresh Sound is the only organization out there issuing these essential works, which otherwise would remain lost.

Album

Boss Tenors In Orbit! + Boss Tenors

By Gene Ammons

Label: Verve Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Boss Tenors In Orbit!; Long Ago And Far Away; Walkin'; Why Was I Born?; John Brown's Body; Bye Bye Blackbird; Boss Tenors; Blues Up And Down; Counter Clockwise; There Is No Greater Love; The One Before This; Autumn Leaves;

Article: Interview

Mort Weiss: Mort to Come

by Sammy Stein
December 24, 2012

Mort Weiss is a clarinetist with attitude. He has also achieved what few would dare--taking a break from music for almost 40 years and then making a successful comeback. Every man is a sum of his parts, his life story put together like pieces of a jigsaw. For some, the puzzle is simple, pieces slot together ...

Article: Interview

Li Gao Yang: Locks, Stock and Smoking Barrel

by Ian Patterson
December 6, 2012

With dreadlocks tumbling over his shoulders, Li Gao Yang already cuts a striking figure. When he's on stage blowing his tenor saxophone and leading his quartet with quiet assurance, the impact is all the greater. Chinese jazz stars are few and far between, at home or abroad, but already this unassuming musician from Beijing has appeared ...