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Andrew Rathbun: Shadow Forms

Read "Shadow Forms" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
November 22, 2006

After a series of challenging and complex recordings, saxophonist Andrew Rathbun gives us his “unplugged" album, minus the larger ensembles present on his earlier releases. The seven-piece Jade (FSNT, 2000) with vocalist Luciana Souza, the recording of Margaret Atwood's poetry on True Stories (Blue Moon, 2001), and even his quintet recording Sculptures (FSNT, 2002) with Kenny ...

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Peter Zak Trio: For Tomorrow

Read "For Tomorrow" reviewed by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
October 31, 2006

Consider the minor thrills in life. Six minutes into For Tomorrow, on a romantically titled track, “Plaza de Toros, Peter Zak's robust piano notes rise like smoke and embroider delicate but bold audio patterns into the rhythmic backdrop. Willie Jones III lends his dexterous, almost rocky command of drums to create a mood of urgency and ...

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Loren Stillman: The Brother's Breakfast

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 18, 2006

Nel precedente, quasi contemporaneo It Could Be Anything, Loren Stillman, ex enfante terrible del sax contralto, aveva manifestato la propria maestria di compositore e solista con una delle formazioni più classiche del jazz moderno, ossia piano trio più fiato solista. In questo The Brother’s Breakfast, Stillman mescola le carte: mantiene Jeff Hirshfield alla batteria, sostituisce il ...

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Vincent Gardner Quintet: Elbow Room

Read "Elbow Room" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

by Terrell Kent Holmes
May 23, 2006

Trombonist Vincent Gardner, an alumnus of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, makes an impressive debut as a leader on Elbow Room, a balanced mix of standards and challenging originals. Joining him in his quintet are saxophonist Walter Blanding, pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Greg Williams and drummer Quincy Davis. The band gets off to ...

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April 13, 2006

Album: The Truth
By Greg Tardy
Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2006
Duration: 07:54

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Gregory Tardy: The Truth

Read "The Truth" reviewed by Matthew Miller

by Matthew Miller
March 7, 2006

Of the many stars to have emerged on the jazz horizon during the '90s, one of the most disciplined, emotive and perhaps underrated is the multifaceted Gregory Tardy. The Truth finds him leading a stellar quintet with trumpeter Marcus Printup, pianist Helen Sung, the propulsive bassist Sean Conly, and the talented drummer Jaimeo Brown.

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A New Abode

By Sila Shaman

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: 1. Desperate Measures 2. In New Abode 3. More I Cannot Wish You 4. Simple Bossa 5. Phasing Out 6. No Train 7. White 8. Poirot's Revenge

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Changing Times

By Dave Stryker

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2005

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Ladybird

By Dexter Gordon

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Ladybird/ So What/ Who Can I Turn To?/ Blues By Five.

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Regards

By Dave Ballou

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Tenderly; Labels; Bemsha Swing; Bumpus; If I Should Lose You; Regards; I Remember You; Blues. Total time: 65:19.