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John McLaughlin: Industrial Zen
by John Kelman
It's been six years since John McLaughlin released a flat-out fusion record, but the guitar icon has been talking about Industrial Zen for some time, generating considerable buzz in the process. And it's been worth the wait. The Promise (Verve, 1995), McLaughlin's last recording with a large cast, rather than a fixed ensemble, was an inconsistent ...
Artisti Vari: The Complete Jazz at the Philarmonic on Verve 1944-1949
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il 2 luglio del 1944 al Philarmonic Auditorium di Los Angeles un giovane appassionato di jazz, Norman Granz, organizza un concerto di beneficenza a favore di alcuni uomini arrestati per omicidio e bisognosi di assistenza legale. Chiama dodici musicisti, fra i quali J. J. Johnson, Illinois Jacquet, Nat “King” Cole, Meade “Lulx” Lewis, Barney Kessel e ...
The RH Factor: Distractions
by Chris M. Slawecki
A straight-up hard bop player of often stunning ability, Roy Hargrove (RH) needs to play more than straight-up hard bop, and sometimes he embarks on outside projects like The RH Factor for explorations beyond the jazz repertoire. He performs on trumpet and flugelhorn here, with an experimental laboratory that includes a double rhythm section (bassists Reggie ...
Mark Sholtez: Real Street
by Gina Vodegel
Australian singer/songwriter Mark Sholtez and this debut album have been a buzz since March of 2005. At first, Real Street was scheduled to be released in September of 2005, but after a long delay, it was set for April Fool's Day of 2006, no less. The album, however, is everything but a joke! For the recording, ...
Regina Carter: I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey
by Troy Collins
Regina Carter dedicated I'll Be Seeing You to her mother, who recently passed away. In the process of recording this disc as both loving tribute and musical therapy, Carter followed the advice of arranger John Clayton, working through a set of tunes culled from her mother's youth. The results are wistfully nostalgic and viable in their ...
Roy Hargrove: Nothing Serious
by Russ Musto
Despite the nonchalance of its title, Nothing Serious may be Roy Hargrove's best disc yet. The first working band outing by the genre-leaping trumpeter since 1993's Of Kindred Souls features a cohesive quintet with alto saxophonist Justin Robinson, pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Dwayne Burno and drummer Willie Jones III, augmented on three selections by special guest ...
Sonny Stitt: New York Jazz
by Samuel Chell
"Genius" is a misunderstood, overused term. In music there have been only a few geniuses--visionaries who have tapped into the original, vital stream that we might consider musical consciousness and changed it--Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Armstrong, Parker, Coltrane. Sonny Stitt was not one of the geniuses, nor one of the innovators. Rather, he took the complex language ...
Ernie Andrews: This is Ernie Andrews
by Ollie Bivens
Philadelphia-born singer Ernie Andrews has made Los Angeles his home for 60 of his 77 years, in the process becoming a legend among local jazz and blues fans by consistently presenting one of the best live performances in town. Die-hard fans of the blues/jazz singer will most appreciate Verve's new reissue of this album, first recorded ...
Coleman Hawkins: Body and Soul Remixed!
by John Eyles
This release seems likely to re-open a heated debate and cause controversy. Should classic and famous jazz performances--such as Hawk's “Body and Soul --be treated with reverence and respect and be left in peace? Or can they be used as source material for further explorations, however remote from the mood and spirit of the original? Yes, ...
Brazilian Girls: Brazilian Girls
by AAJ Italy Staff
I Brazilan Girls sono una vera e propria illusione sin dal nome. Una illusione raffinatissima come i disegni di Escher, psichedelica come i sogni di Andy Warhol, infida come le promesse di Mick Jagger. Intanto nessuno dei quattro componenti del gruppo è brasiliano e di girl ne troviamo solo una (ma si potrebbe dire che fa ...
