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Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2012
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Article: Album Review

The Cookers: Believe

Read "Believe" reviewed by Troy Collins


Believe is The Cooker's third release in as many years, celebrating the all-star septet's fifth anniversary as a working group. More than just a collective of high-profile scene veterans (named after Freddie Hubbard's live 1965 Blue Note recording Night of the Cookers), the lineup's impressive credentials collectively span from the acoustic hard bop of Art Blakey's ...

Article: Album Review

The Cookers: Cast the First Stone

Read "Cast the First Stone" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Quando il trombettista e arrangiatore David Weiss ha deciso di creare un sestetto formato da maestri del jazz anni Settanta si è dovuto confrontare con l'estetica del “Play-Hard-and-Mean-It". E' il manifesto di uno stile legato alla lezione dell'hard bop, ma aperto alle innovazioni modali e all'urgenza espressiva del decennio precedente. In quegli anni il pubblico era ...

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Article: Album Review

The Cookers: Cast the First Stone

Read "Cast the First Stone" reviewed by Troy Collins


Cast the First Stone is the sophomore follow-up to Warriors (Jazz Legacy Productions, 2010), the debut recording of the all-star ensemble The Cookers, whose name was inspired by the 1965 Blue Note live album series Night of the Cookers. Lending credence to its namesake, this powerhouse septet swings mightily through a series of post-bop originals and ...

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News: Recording

The Cookers - Cast the First Stone (Plus Lion Music, 2011)

The Cookers - Cast the First Stone (Plus Lion Music, 2011)

The Cookers is a collective unit primarily consisting of veteran musicians who came up in the wake of hard-bop and free jazz in the late 1960's and early 1970's. It's a pretty extraordinary unit, all things considered: Billy Harper on tenor saxophone; Eddie Henderson and David Weiss on trumpet, Craig Handy on alto saxophone, Azar Lawrence ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Subject: The Cookers Celebrate The Release Of Cast the First Stone @ The Iridum - May 14 & 15!

Subject: The Cookers Celebrate The Release Of Cast the First Stone @ The Iridum - May 14 & 15!

THE COOKERS Celebrate The Release Of CAST THE FIRST STONE (Plus Loin), Hard- Hitting Follow-Up to Acclaimed WARRIORS May 14 & 15! The Iridum 1650 Broadway, NYC (at 51st Street) Tel 212 582 2121 Showtime is 9:00 PM, tkts are $30 Billy Harper (Tenor Sax), Eddie Henderson (Trumpet), David Weiss ...

Article: Album Review

The Cookers: Warriors

Read "Warriors" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Il progetto Warriors nasce da un'idea del trombettista e arrangiatore David Weiss, fondatore del New Jazz Composers Octet. Ha riunito sette maestri legati alla stagione del jazz anni Sessanta-Settanta, in particolare a quella fusione di hard bop, free e modale ben rappresentata da Coltrane, Woody Shaw, Hubbard e da molta produzione Blue Note. Guerrieri perché esponenti ...

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Article: Year in Review

J Hunter's Best Releases of 2010

Read "J Hunter's Best Releases of 2010" reviewed by J Hunter


Counting down the best releases of 2010: Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom Foxhaven 2010 Anyone with job references as diverse as organ icon Dr. Lonnie Smith and indie singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco must have something interesting to say, and drummer Allison Miller proves that out. Boom Tic Boom is ...

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News: Radio

Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz - "New Jazz, Straight Ahead (part 2)"

Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz - "New Jazz, Straight Ahead (part 2)"

Soulandjazz.com Presents: Continuum—A Journey Through Jazz Episode 24: “New Jazz, Straight Ahead (Part 2)" Hosted & Produced by J. Scott Fugate, “The Jazz Evangelist" As it has been with the past 23 episode (which are still available on the soulandjazz.com website, by the way) the show is absolutely free, completely legal, fun ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 20, 2010

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks177Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society (Heads Up)256165+9117415256Steve Turre Delicious & Delightful (HighNote)223170+5306024341James Moody Moody 4B (IPO)210195+1505715435The Marsalis Family Music Redeems (Marsalis)201199+205035593Conrad Herwig The Latin Side Of Herbie Hancock (Half Note)184155+2905534612Tamir Hendelman Destinations (Resonance)181221-4015518769Freddy Cole Freddy Cole Sings Mr.B (HighNote)148167-1904664884Kenny Burrell Be Yourself (HighNote)147157-1004011091331Hadley Caliman & Pete Christlieb Reunion (Origin)133129+404794102429Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke Band (Heads Up)13275+57059214111010Curtis Fuller ...


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