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Jazz Is Dead: Laughing Water
by Ed Kopp
On Laughing Water, the fusion ensemble Jazz Is Dead one-ups the band that it sets out to honor. Laughing Water is a superior remake of the Grateful Dead's rather ordinary rock album Wake of the Flood.Jazz is Dead's core musicians Jimmy Herring (guitar), T Lavitz (keys) and Alphonso Johnson (bass) trade melodic licks as ...
Jazz Is Dead: Laughing Water ("Wake Of The Flood - revisited")
by Glenn Astarita
Grateful Dead fans or “deadheads” who demand only the finest from those who cover Dead tunes or in this case, a complete rendition of the Dead’s classic “Wake Of The Flood” LP should find much to get excited about here. Jazz is Dead, touted as one of the best “jam bands” on the globe have carved ...
Jazz Is Dead: Laughing Water
by Paula Edelstein
Now that you know the group’s name is an announcement of their respect for the vast collection of Grateful Dead compositions and not a proclaimation of the death of jazz, you are in for more flawless musicianship and wicked jazz-rock fusion. On their second release for Zebra Records, the critically acclaimed jazz-rock fusion quartet Jazz Is ...
The Backsters: Live & Jumpin
by C. Michael Bailey
Da Blooze. The Backsters are a merry little quartet who play a stripped-down brand of Chicago blues that bleeds into and takes advantage of the current swing craze. The songs are the standard fair, some wise choices (“Three Times a Fool”, “Tilt A Whirl”), some not so wise (“Further on Up The Road”, “Caledonia”). All songs ...
Dori Caymmi: Cinema: A Romantic Vision
by Ed Kopp
Dori Caymmi is a veteran guitarist, singer, composer and arranger who has successfully married the popular musical forms of his native Brazil with American jazz. On Cinema: A Romantic Vision, Caymmi offers gentle interpretations of familiar tunes associated with the movies.With 10 recognizable melodies done up in Caymmi's soulful Brazilian style, Cinema is a ...
Bill Evans: Touch
by Ed Kopp
Whenever I hear a soprano saxophone played over a pre-programmed beat my attention inevitably wavers, even if the music it is somewhat challenging. I call this condition the Kenny G Syndrome.While listening to Touch I really had to fight through the Kenny G Syndrome on a couple of tracks, but in time I warmed ...
Bill Evans: Touch
by Paula Edelstein
Touch, produced by veteran saxophonist-composer Bill Evans for his debut on Zebra Records is one of compositional integrity that continues to explore the melodic themes of his previous release, Starfish & The Moon. His 11th as a leader, Touch exemplifies the personality and depth of Bill Evans’ musicianship on tunes ranging from smooth to straight ahead, ...
Vince Mendoza: Epihpany
by Douglas Payne
Composer and arranger Vince Mendoza has explored differing varieties of orchestral music over some half dozen discs since 1988. But it's only for others (Clare Fischer's recent Latin Side and his Grammy nominated work on Blue Note's recent Brian Wilson tribute) that the talented 38-year old has worked with a string orchestra.With Epiphany, Mendoza ...
Vince Mendoza: Epiphany
by Glenn Astarita
This writer first became aware of composer/arranger Vince Mendoza back in the 1980’s. His Blue Note releases, “Start Here” and “Instructions Inside” both featured an assemblage of cutting edge modern day jazz musicians such as, Peter Erskine and John Scofield. Mendoza’s writing and arranging skills were much ballyhooed; hence, critical acclaim was at his doorstep. Since ...
Vince Mendoza: Epiphany
by Ed Kopp
Vince Mendoza is a 37-year-old American composer and arranger well regarded for his work in both classical and jazz fields. In the latter genre, Mendoza has composed and arranged for Peter Erskine ( Transition ), the Yellowjackets ( Greenhouse ), Kyle Eastwood ( From There To Here ), and dozens of other artists.Mendoza's two ...
