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Melody Gardot's "My One and Only Thrill" in Sores Now!
With her debut album Worrisome Heart, Melody Gardot displayed her instinctive gift for transforming the traditions of jazz and blues with “her personal kiss of life.” But even her most ardent admirers will be amazed at the giant creative leap forward she has taken with the follow-up, My One and Only Thrill. Mixing Latin rhythms, finger-snapping ...
Geir Lysne Ensemble: The Grieg Code
by John Kelman
The Norwegian aesthetic for large ensembles is often considerably distanced from the American tradition, though there are mid-Atlantic meeting points, with Mariah Schneider and Darcy James Argue finding some common ground with Jon Balke, Trygve Seim and Geir Lysne. Lysne, in particular, has managed to combine a greater predilection for overt soloing within oftentimes expansive, detailed ...
Grammy Winner 2009: Jazz
= winner Category 45 Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) Randy In Brasil Randy Brecker [MAMA Records] Floating Point John McLaughlin [Abstract Logix] Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball ...
Vince Mendoza: Blauklang
by Glenn Astarita
For jazz aficionados, composer/arranger Vince Mendoza's artisanship is a well-known entity. However, he's also enamored the works of pop-rock stars of note, including Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello and Sheryl Crow. Mendoza is a master-craftsman who possesses a keen ear to complement his vivid imaginative powers, characteristics that are fastidiously transmitted throughout this rather wondrous ...
Vince Mendoza: Blauklang
by John Kelman
It's been nearly a decade since composer/arranger Vince Mendoza released the sweepingly orchestral Epiphany (Zebra, 1999), but he's been anything but inactive. The arranger/orchestrator of choice for artists including quirky popstress Bjork and her hit album Vespertine (Elektra, 2001), and Joni Mitchell--reinventing the iconic singer/songwriter's vast songbook on Both Sides Now (Reprise, 2000) and Travelogue (Nonesuch, ...
Vince Mendoza: Color, Counterpoint and Open Ears
by Paul Olson
If Vince Mendoza were only known as a composer, he'd still be worth interviewing; his songs have been covered by Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Kurt Elling, Charlie Haden and John Abercrombie. He'd be fascinating to talk to if he were only known as a recording bandleader--his early records Start Here (Blue Note, 1990) and Instructions Inside ...
Epiphany
Label: Michael Watts Production
Released: 2005
Track listing: Impromptu; Wheaten Sky; Esperanca; Ambivalence; Sanctus; Epiphany; Barcelona; Deep Song
A Jazz Portrait Of Brian Wilson - Wouldn't It Be Nice
By Don Grusin
Label: IN2N Entertainment Group
Released: 2005
Track listing: Surfer Girl (Prelude) - Don Grusin; Surfer Girl (Version) - Don Grusin; Can't Wait Too Long - Clark
Burroughs Group; Wouldn't It Be Nice - Jeffrey Osborne; 'Til I Die - Elements; The Warmth of the Sun -
Tim Weston/Shelby Flint; I Just Wasn't Made for These Times - Larry Carlton; In My Room - Marilyn
Scott; I Went to Sleep - Clark Burroughs Group; Caroline No - Dori Caymmi; Our Sweet Love/Friends -
Eliane Elias; Cabin Essence - Clark Burroughs Group; Don't Worry Baby (No Te Preocupes Nena) - Steve
Khan/Gabriela Anders; God Only Knows - The Yellowjackets; Surf's Up - Clark Boroughs Group; Don't
Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) - Vince Mendoza/John Abercrombie; 'Til I Die - Clark Burroughs
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Vince Mendoza/London Symphony Orchestra: Epiphany
by John Kelman
In and out of print since its initial release in '99, composer/arranger Vince Mendoza's Epiphany represents one of the finest examples of orchestration in a jazz setting. While there have been other fine examples of large-scale blending, they have often simply retrofitted existing material, as was the case with last year's Promises Kept, where pianist Steve ...
