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Various Artists: One More: Music of Thad Jones
by Jack Bowers
The term “all-star is used often these days to describe many groups, some of which even deserve the label. One More (which could be the name of this eight-member co-op or the album itself; your guess is as good as mine) doesn't call itself an all-star ensemble, but it could. Hank Jones, James Moody, Frank Wess, ...
Various Artists: Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius
by Alain Londes
This tribute to the late Jaco Pastorius is like a musical kaleidoscope that makes the inquisitive listener wonder what color will come next. The large number of musicians featured includes some who had the chance to play with Pastorius, as well as others who were influenced by him. Most tunes were written by the great bassist, ...
Various Artists: Circa 1960
by Jack Bowers
This is an interesting album, historically speaking, as the first five tracks are taken from Gene Hall's final concert as director of what was then the Laboratory Dance Band A at North Texas State College (now the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas). The date was April 27, 1959, and the admission ...
Various Artists: Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius
by John Kelman
In his relatively short life, John Francis “Jaco Pastorius III not only revolutionized the role of the electric bass, he contributed a small but resonant body of composed work that remains influential to this day. Pastorius is best known for his work with Weather Report and his own Word of Mouth band. The tragedy of mental ...
Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions (1953-62)
by George Harris
Various Artists Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions (1953-62) Mosaic Records 2005 The joy, camaraderie and enthusiasm reflected on Mosaic's Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions (1953-62) grabs the heart, soul and mind. The listener yearns to dance to it, sing with it, even take up an instrument and play along. One ...
Various Artists: Gospel for JFP III: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius
by David Miller
As a neophyte to Jaco Pastorius' music, I did not know what to expect from Gospel for JFP III. I didn't know if I would feel right reviewing the disc having nothing to compare it to. However, after giving the album a spin, I realized this would be easy. First of all, this is great jazz, ...
Alaskan Cool: Jazz from The Last Frontier
by Mark Sabbatini
Contrary to popular myth, Alaskans don't live in igloos, Eskimos buy refrigerators even from lousy salesmen and Jewel isn't the state's best musician. It's tough finding a jazz musician from The Last Frontier with the notoriety of the 31-year- old singer/songwriter who left her “home town" of Homer 15 years ago. But look hard ...
Various Artists: Jukebox Jazz
by David Rickert
Once the long-playing record became the recording industry standard, jazz had an uneasy relationship with the jukebox. LPs allowed artists the freedom to stretch out in extended solos and longer compositions than the 78 afforded them, and thus any resulting singles tended to be edited versions or, in some cases, split in half over two sides ...
Superstar Lineup From Shout! Factory
by Charlie B. Dahan
In its all but three-year history, Shout! Factory has made its mark as the new premier reissue label on the block, but what would you expect from the former founders and executives from Rhino? Since March, they have begun releasing an aggressive schedule of reissues, collections and two top of the line three-CD box sets that ...
Various Artists: Irving Stone Memorial Concert
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Irving Stone's history as a voracious listener stretched back to checking out Monk and Coltrane at the Five Spot and hanging with Ornette. In his later years, he focused on the burgeoning downtown jazz scene, championing musicians taking risks and forging new sounds. Stone developed a reputation for big ears, and insiders knew they were at ...
