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Listening To Prestige
by Kyle Simpler
Listening To Prestige Tad Richards 278 Pages ISBN: # 9798855804959 Excelsior Editions/State University of New York 2026 Shortly after World War II ended, a young music lover named Bob Weinstock opened a record store in Times Square, New York City. The store specialized in jazz recordings, the music that ...
Roy Brooks: The Free Slave
by Angelo Leonardi
Esistono molte ragioni per non farsi sfuggire questa splendida riedizione (anche in vinile dal master originale analogico). Primo: Il nome del batterista Roy Brooks resta ingiustamente dimenticato anche se gli unici raffronti possibili--musicalmente parlando--sono con Tony Williams ed Elvin Jones. Affetto da un disturbo bipolare Brooks fu spesso internato in case di cura e in carcere ...
Alex Ventling, Rafał Jackiewicz, Greg Foat, Out Of/Into & More
by Marek J. Śmietański
It's time to say goodbye to the old year--not by recapping 2025, but by finally wrapping up our roundup of last year's standout new releases. The first New Year's edition of the show (episode 121) will focus primarily on December premieres, with a handful of overlooked gems from the autumn slipping in as well. This time, ...
RIP Gordon Goodwin and Phil Upchurch. Classics by Bobby Timmons, Peggy Lee, and others
by David W. Daniels
Recognizing the transition of Gordon Goodwin and Phil Upchurch. Additionally, classic music from Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, and more. Newly released music from La Tanya Hall, Yusef Lateef, Lettuce, and others. Recognizing birthdays for McCoy Tyner, Diane Schuur, and others.Playlist Alchemy Sound Project “Divergency" from Further Explorations (Alchemysoundproject) 00:00 Clifford Brown “Get Happy" from ...
John Donegan Trio, Linda Dachtyl, Horace Silver, Rufus Wainwright
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, more music than one could hope for. We start with saxophonist Yusef Lateef; then onto vocalists Rufus Wainwright and Sacha Boutros; the John Donegan Trio; guitarist Brent Laidler; drummer Al Foster; the trio Organology; the duo Inclusion Principle with their fourth EP of the year; and ...
Best of the Best: Jazz From Detroit
by Paul Rauch
Best of the Best: Jazz From DetroitMagic Circle Productions LLC2025 The history of jazz music is told in hundreds of cities from coast to coast in America. From the cradle in New Orleans and the Mississippi River delta, the great migration of Black Americans northward spread the sounds that we know ...
Don Was & the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Nubian Lady
by Ludovico Granvassu
Don Was' Groove in the Face of Adversity (Mack Avenue Records) is both a celebration of friendship and positivity in challenging times, and a heartfelt love letter to his hometown. Sneaking out from behind the Blue Note presidential desk for a moment, Was slips back behind the upright bass to shine a light on Detroit's vibrant--yet ...
A Muse Renaissance: Reissues from Roy Brooks, Kenny Barron, and Carlos Garnett
by C. Andrew Hovan
The independent jazz label has long served as a bellwether for the music's highest artistry, ever since the advent of the long-playing record. Labels such as Verve Records, Blue Note Records, Prestige Records, Contemporary Records, and Riverside--each a modest operation led by passionate entrepreneurs--were devoted to documenting the sound of their era with fidelity and purpose. ...
A Savoy Revival: New OJCs from Hank Mobley & Yusef Lateef
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although the Concord Music Group acquired the legendary Savoy Records archives in 2017, the catalog has seen little reissue activity since. Founded in 1942 by Herman Lubinsky, Savoy earned distinction for documenting rhythm and blues, gospel, and jazz over several decades. The label captured many of bebop's pioneering voices--Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Clarke, and Dizzy ...
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