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Marcus Goldhaber: Almost Love

Read "Almost Love" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

by Ernest Barteldes
November 11, 2012

On his third album, vocalist and songwriter Marcus Goldhaber presents an eclectic mix of original songs that run the gamut of his musical influences, ranging from pop-inflected ballads to more swinging jazz tunes.The disc opens with “Love Me Tonight," a romantic ballad that sets the tone for almost half of the album, mostly comprised ...

Article: Live Review

Angel City Jazz Festival: Hollywood, CA, Oct. 5, 2012

by Chuck Koton
November 11, 2012

Angel City Jazz FestivalJohn Anson Ford AmphitheaterHollywood, CAOctober 7, 2012A bright, golden sun, cobalt sky and cool breeze welcomed Southland jazz lovers to the friendly confines of the John Anson Ford Amphitheater for the fifth annual Angel City Jazz Festival. Eagerly anticipated by serious and passionate jazz aficionados, the festival's founder, ...

Article: New York Beat

John Coltrane's Music Gets New Life at Lincoln Center

by Nick Catalano
November 11, 2012

In jazz history, the often ignored contributions of the great arranger/orchestrators can never be overestimated. It was Jelly Roll Morton's orchestral writing that enabled “Black Bottom Stomp" to soar. In trumpeter Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain (Columbia, 1960), it was Gil Evans' pen that created the magic. At Town Hall, it was Hall Overton's arrangements that ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

The Helping Hands Of Oz Noy

by Dan Bilawsky
November 10, 2012

Jazz Heaven rolled out its initial wave of instructional DVDs in 2011, entering the market with a slew of top-quality offerings that showcase modern-day monsters doling out their hard-earned wisdom for eager students willing to listen and learn. Each disc in that batch, which includes outstanding entries from drummer Ralph Peterson, saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi and several ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Berkeley

by Doug Collette
November 10, 2012

Jimi Hendrix ExperienceLive at BerkeleySony-Legacy Music2012Released with virtually no fanfare, the compact disc of The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live at Berkley is nonetheless one of the most noteworthy of the seemingly innumerable archive titles that have come out since the rock icon's death. Though the graphics ...

Article: Album Review

9Volt: Open Circuit

Read "Open Circuit" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
November 10, 2012

The career of Israeli guitarist Eyal Maoz, now based in New York, is a schizophrenic one. He releases albums on the Tzadik label with his Radical Jewish quartet Edom (the self-titled, 2005 debut and 2009'sa Hope and Destruction) and takes part in saxophonist John Zorn's ongoing Masada songbook, including 2012's Abraxas: The Book Of Angels, Volume ...

Article: Live Review

George Coleman Organ Trio: New York, NY, October 26, 2012

by Ernest Barteldes
November 10, 2012

The George Coleman Organ QuintetThe Jazz StandardNew York, NYOctober 26, 2012Nearing the end of a weeklong residency at New York's Jazz Standard, George Coleman and his Organ Quintet kicked off their sold-out first set on Friday night, October 26, with a New Orleans-like shuffle led by guitarist Russell Malone, allowing the ...

News: Recording

Shrunken Head Shop - Live In Germany

November 10, 2012

SHRUNKEN HEAD SHOP Live In Germany Release date: Early 2013 Recent tour dates in Germany by guitarist Willie Oteri (Spiral Out, WD-41, Tony Levin, Mike Keneally, etc) have produced several live recordings that will be mixed and released with a new band name of Shrunken Head Shop. Look for a release date ...

News: Recording

Internationally Acclaimed Vocalists Jane Monheit And Sara Gazarek Team Up For A New Holiday Single: "Come Spend Christmas With Me"

November 10, 2012

Digital Release Only (iTunes and Amazon) available Nov. 5th Palmetto Records, Sara Gazarek & Jane Monheit are proud to support the ASPCA and its mission. To learn more, visit: aspca.org. Once in a while all the stars align to make something beautiful and meaningful possible. This holiday season they have done just that by bringing internationally ...

News: Recording

Buck Owens' "Honky Tonk Man" And Don Rich's "Sings George Jones" Trace Development Of Bakersfield Sound

November 10, 2012

Owens’ 18 tracks from the Hee Haw era and Rich’s only solo album were never released until now. Street date is January 23. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The San Joaquin Valley city with a population of just over 300,000 served as the Western counterpart to Nashville from the ’50s on through the ’70s, producing such stars as ...