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Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band: Gerry Mulligan at the Village Vanguard
by Joel Roberts
Anyone who's ever complained that so-called “cool jazz" artists don't know how to swing should check out this one from Gerry Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. The 13-piece group was sure swinging hard one Sunday afternoon at the Village Vanguard in December 1960. What sets this ensemble apart isn't so much the compositions (though they're a fine ...
Diana Krall: Live in Paris
by AAJ Staff
Those who have spent the last year or so on the International Space Station or shipwrecked on a deserted island may be forgiven for not knowing about Diana Krall's crossover conquest of the Jazz and Adult Contemporary charts; everyone else not familiar with Ms. Krall's visage, smooth sounds, and last recording The Look of Love will ...
Charlie Haden with Michael Brecker: American Dreams
by Dan McClenaghan
American Dreams is an addition to Verve Records' collection of ..."with Strings" sessions pioneered by legedary producer Norman Granz. Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Harry Carney and others gave this genre a shot for Verve. Something about the grit of the sax sound in front of the orchestral string washes that jazz fans seem to either love ...
Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band: Change of Scenes
by William Grim
This amazing album was the last recording by the Clarke-Boland Big Band and features six original compositions by Francy Boland with Stan Getz as featured soloist. The album was originally released only in Europe and its current CD re-release is now out of print, which is regrettable because it features some of the finest big band ...
Chris Potter: Traveling Mercies
by Mark F. Turner
Walking in jazz saxophonist Chris Potter's shoes on his new recording Traveling Mercies may prove to be a rewarding experience for the exploratory listener. The multitalented musician has covered a lot of ground on recent tours and sessions with acclaimed recordings such as the Dave Holland Quintet's Not for Nothin' and Steely Dan's Two Against Nature. ...
Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, and Roy Hargrove: Directions in Music: Celebrating Miles Davis and John Coltrane
by C. Michael Bailey
Herbie and Wayne... Wayne and Herbie... Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter are two of the dwindling number of true giants of Jazz. Any new release by them should be greeted with interest if not wonder. In this odd Summer of 2002, both men have released live recordings using an acoustic format with the same ...
Kenny Rankin: A Song for You
by Dave Nathan
Veteran vocalist Kenny Rankin, in my opinion, has been variously misclassified, misassigned in terms of where he belongs as a performer for far too long. The knee jerk reaction to his material, on record and in concert, is that he was more a soft rock singer than a singer/songwriter, with occasional performance references to entries from ...
Wayne Shorter: Footprints Live!
by Celeste Sunderland
Could saxophonist Wayne Shorter have known that the songs he wrote and recorded back in the '60s would be fresher than ever over 30 years later? Of course not, but he cranks them out on his new disc Footprints Live! with confident, fresh, Scope-tinged breath. Perhaps the jazz icon didn't realize how timeless his tunes would ...
Joe Sample: The Pecan Tree
by Mike Perciaccante
Wow! I don't think there is a better description for this new recording from Joe Sample. I truly believe that this is the best jazz CD that I have heard in the past year. If you're a new listener to jazz, Sample is an accomplished composer, keyboardist and co-founder of the Crusaders. The Pecan ...
Various Artists: Verve//Remixed
by AAJ Staff
This ambitious project throws the doors of the Verve vault wide open, to be raided by the cream of the crop electronic producers. The Verve Records catalog boasts a plethora of classic jazz vocalists, from Billie Holiday to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone and more. It almost sounds sacrilegious to allow such classics to be ...
