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Tardo Hammer: Somethin' Special

Read "Somethin' Special" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
August 1, 2001

Piano man Tardo Hammer is the perfect poster boy for the category of “one of the greatest jazz musicians you’ve never heard of.” His record dates have been few in number and his musical activity is confined primarily to the New York area, but his world-class stature is categorically undeniable. Now thanks to Sharp Nine, the ...

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Tardo Hammer: Somethin' Special

Read "Somethin' Special" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
August 1, 2001

The best Jazz pianist you’ve never heard? He could answer to the name Tardo Hammer. The 43–year–old New Yorker is indeed somethin’ special, as he demonstrates time and again on his second album for Sharp Nine. We were lucky enough to review the first one ( Hammer Time ), and everything written then bears repeating, with ...

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Tardo Hammer: Somethin' Special

Read "Somethin' Special" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
May 1, 2001

A half-century removed from its heyday, and no longer the most influential style or common dialect of the ever-expanding jazz canon, bebop is more often intimated than played in its unalloyed form. For many young musicians bop is not a destination or even a place to linger, but at best a way station en route to ...

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Tardo Hammer: Somethin' Special

by David A. Orthmann
May 1, 2001

Album

Hammer Time

By Tardo Hammer

Label: Sharp Nine Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: Gnid, No Problem, Reflections, Ski Ball, Moment to Moment, I Concentrate on You, Plan B, Time, Celia, You Leave Me Breathless

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Tardo Hammer: Hammer Time

Read "Hammer Time" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
August 1, 1999

Well, according to the promotional advertising that accompanies this release, Tardo Hammer is known around the New York area as one of the underground greats of bebop piano. After a few spins of this disc, his maiden voyage, one would be hard pressed to suggest that the accolades were mere hype. This pianist is indeed a ...