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Tuck & Patti: I Remember You
by Tom Greenland
I Remember You, from guitar/vocal duo Tuck & Patti, is the first in its catalogue to exclusively feature songs from the Great American Songbook. Originally inspired by the duets of Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald, the pair has been a marital and musical team for 30 years, evolving a crossover sound that draws on jazz, R&B, ...
Come In and Hear the Truth: Jazz and Race on 52nd Street
by Tom Greenland
Come In and Hear the Truth: Jazz and Race on 52nd Street Patrick Burke Hardcover; 314 pages ISBN: 987-0-22608071-0 University of Chicago Press 2008 The section of Manhattan's 52nd Street between 5th and 7th Avenues, fondly referred to as “The Street," holds iconic status as a ...
Donny McCaslin: Recommended Tools
by Tom Greenland
Recommended Tools, saxophonist Donny McCaslin's seventh session as a leader and his first for Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music, follows in the tenor trio tradition of Sonny Rollins' A Night at the Village Vanguard and Joe Henderson's The State of the Tenor. Going chordless, without the safety-net of a comping instrument, gives the frontline instrumentalist more latitude ...
Rudy Van Gelder Editions: Red Garland, Horace Silver, Freddie Redd
by Tom Greenland
For almost a decade, the protean recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder has been remastering his analog masters into 24-bit digital format, affording fans an enhanced audio experience and/or a chance to rediscover previously hard-to-find or overlooked classics. Albums by three pianists--Red Garland's 1957 Soul Junction, Horace Silver's 1958 Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet and ...
Lou Donaldson: Here 'Tis
by Tom Greenland
Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson is one of a slew of hornmen to emerge from the long shadow of Charlie Parker, one whose distinctive bluesy sensibility eventually became a leading voice in the soul jazz movement. Here 'Tis (recorded in 1961), Donaldson's 14th session as a leader for Blue Note, is a standout release in ...
Nina Simone: To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story
by Tom Greenland
There was only one Nina Simone, an original and highly imaginative artist whose style embodied a wide range of influences from musical Americana and beyond. To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story (three CDs and a DVD) is a fine boxed set overview of her career, emphasizing the live performances where she was most in her ...
Roy Hargrove: Earfood
by Tom Greenland
Trumpeter Roy Hargrove's 15th release, Earfood, is one of his best, showing that this not-so-young lion is in top shape. The disc features Justin Robinson (alto/flute), Gerald Clayton (piano), Danton Boller (bass) and Montez Coleman (drums), with Robinson's gushing alto ebullience, slightly loose around the edges, the perfect foil for Hargrove's eclectic moods, which range from ...
Jazz & Ethiopia: Etenesh & Le Tigre & Mahmoud Ahmed & Either/Orchestra
by Tom Greenland
Eténèsh Wassié & Le Tigre (des Platanes) Eténèsh Wassié & Le Tigre (des Platanes) Budamusique 2007 Mahmoud Ahmed & Either/Orchestra Mahmoud Ahmed & Either/Orchestra Budamusique 2007 Ethiopia, ...
Return to Forever: Return to Forever: The Anthology
by Tom Greenland
In support of their 2008 reunion tour, Concord Records has released Return to Forever: The Anthology, a selective overview of the quartet's classic 'middle period.' Formed by principal composer/keyboardist Chick Corea, RTF included bassist Stanley Clarke, drummer Lenny White and guitarists Bill Connors or Al DiMeola. An alumnus of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969), inspired ...
Telarc Records
by Tom Greenland
Telarc, established by Jack Renner and Robert Woods in 1977 in Cleveland, Ohio began as a classical music label, later branching into jazz with the 1989 release of Andre Previn's After Hours and eventually adding blues to its docket in 1993. In 2005, the company was annexed by Concord Music Group, while retaining its distinctive identity ...
