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Ken Burns: Ken Burns Jazz: The Story Of America
by Jim Santella
Controversial? Come on. How can this be controversial? Y2K was controversial. The November 7th U.S. Presidential election was controversial. But Ken Burns doing a service for the millions of PBS television viewers who know jazz only as a four-letter word? How can that be controversial? A five-CD boxed set, The Story Of America’s Music is arranged ...
Jimmy Cleveland (: Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars
by C. Andrew Hovan
One of the finest jazz and studio trombonists to make a name for himself in the ‘50s and ‘60s, Jimmy Cleveland has recorded with just about anyone who is anyone in the history of the music. To name just a few of those lucky enough to have had Cleveland on hand at various gigs or sessions, ...
Billy Bauer (: Billy Bauer, Plectrist
by C. Andrew Hovan
Well, the premise of Verve’s Elite Edition series is to uncover esoteric and obscure gems that will have a limited appeal. This means that some albums many of us thought would never again see the light of day have made it to CD after all. But with Billy Bauer’s The Plectrist, Verve has gone off the ...
Christian McBride: Sci-Fi
by C. Andrew Hovan
Undeniably a great technician and one of the best jazz bassists of his generation, Christian McBride is so much in demand that he might safely be considered a Paul Chambers for the new millennium. But like many talented men who find themselves viable artists in the role of sidemen, McBride has been inconsistent in his efforts ...
Christian McBride: Sci-Fi
by C. Andrew Hovan
Undeniably a great technician and one of the best jazz bassists of his generation, Christian McBride is so much in demand that he might safely be considered a Paul Chambers for the new millennium. But like many talented men who find themselves viable artists in the role of sidemen, McBride has been inconsistent in his efforts ...
Diana Krall: When I Look In Your Eyes
by Amy L. Seibert
The jazz arena hails plenty of musicians/vocalists devoted to both the music and the instrument, but few have mastered both as well as Diana Krall. The British Columbia native began studying piano at the age of four; landed her first professional gig at 15, and by the age of 24 had the opportunity to work with ...
Jimmy Smith: Root Down
by David Adler
Much of the music on Jimmy Smith’s Root Down seems tailor-made for sampling by today’s hip-hop and electronica artists. Small wonder that the Beastie Boys had a hit in 1994 with their rap version of the title track. On this 1972 reissue, three of the album’s original tracks are restored to their full, unedited length and ...
Mel Torme: My Kind of Music
by David Adler
This 1961 reissue features the late Mel Torme accompanied by three London-based orchestras, led respectively by Geoff Love, Tony Osborne, and Wally Stott. It stands apart from scores of other jazz vocal albums in that nearly half the program consists of Torme’s original songs. The remaining tunes are by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz, including a ...
John McLauglin: John McLaughlin: The Heart Of Things; Live In Paris & Shakti; The Believer
by Glenn Astarita
Shakti: The Believer ; release date – October 3, 2000 The Believer is the follow up to “Shakti’s” 1999, 2-CD reunion set, titled Remember Shakti which to some extent, was unexpectedly mellower than what the band was dishing out back in the 1970’s. Although violinist L. Shankar is no longer with this latest rendition of the ...
John McLaughlin: John McLaughlin's Shakti: The Believer / The Heart Of Things: Live In Paris
by Glenn Astarita
Shakti: The Believer The Believer is the follow up to “Shakti's" 1999, 2-CD reunion set, titled Remember Shakti which to some extent, was unexpectedly mellower than what the band was dishing out back in the 1970's. Although violinist L. Shankar is no longer with this latest rendition of the band, original member and tabla master Zakir ...
