Features
Tuesday, February 21 2006
The Profiler: Prestige Deserved and Revived as a Welcome Name
With a deep catalog spanning a specifically fertile period in jazz and including performances from some of the greatest names in jazz history, the revival of the Prestige label is celebrated with a massive simultaneous release of artist-specific compilations and samplers. But do the releases prove the vitality of the vaults? Results may vary.
Reviews
Wednesday, January 23 2008
Hot Club Sandwich: Green Room
The best gypsy swing is full of local accents, with a strong indentity, cosmopolitan and not monotonous. It is rare, and it is here.
Monday, January 7 2008
Corey Harris: Zion Crossroads
Corey Harris sings and plays Rasta Reggae hymns while offering spiritual assurance and giving musical insight.
Thursday, January 3 2008
Alvin Queen: I Aint Lookin At You
Very energetic quintet date led by the young veteran European-exiled sometime Horace Silver and Oscar Peterson drummer. Stirring.
Wednesday, December 19 2007
Jim Mize: Release it to the Sky
Broad mood music for a southern joint, to be danced or swooned to, over the talk and drink.
Tuesday, December 18 2007
James Booker: Manchester '77
An inspired gig by the late celebrated genius of New Orleans piano.
Matt Shulman: So It Goes [4.Dec.07]
Phil Woods Quintet: American Songbook II [20.Nov.07]
Gerry Mulligan and Billy Taylor: Live at MCG [18.Oct.07]
Andre Ceccarelli: Golden Land [15.Oct.07]
Gaudi and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Dub Qawwali [5.Oct.07]
Eldar: Re-Imagination [3.Oct.07]
Andrew Violette: Rave [3.Oct.07]
KCP 5 featuring Charlie Mariano: Many Ways [2.Oct.07]
Booker Ervin: The Freedom Book [28.Sep.07]
Luis Salinas: Solo Guitarra [28.Sep.07]
Carl Allen and Rodney Whitaker: Get Ready [27.Sep.07]
Evelyn Glennie: Touch the Sound [26.Sep.07]
Jazz O'Maniacs: Sunset Cafe Stomp [24.Sep.07]
Charlie Haden / Antonio Forcione: Heartplay [19.Sep.07]
Grant Green: The Finest in Jazz: Grant Green [13.Sep.07]
Nigel Kennedy: Blue Note Sessions [12.Sep.07]
Various artists: Think Global Tango [11.Sep.07]
Daniel Smith: The Swingin Bassoon [10.Sep.07]
Led Bib: Sizewell Tea [31.Aug.07]
Joel Frahm: We Used to Dance [29.Aug.07]
Hillstomp: After Two but Before Five [27.Aug.07]
Akiko Tsuruga: Sweet and Funky [24.Aug.07]
Various Tango Performers: Think Global Tango [8.Aug.07]
Michel Camilo: Spirit of the Moment [3.Aug.07]
Acoustic Alchemy: This Way [24.Jul.07]
Hector Martignon: Refugee [20.Jul.07]
Mark Soskin: One Hopeful Day [21.Jun.07]
Joey Calderazzo: Amenecer [20.Jun.07]
Jason Lindner: Ab Aeterno [15.Jun.07]
Sylvain Luc: Joko [8.Jun.07]
Charles Davis: Land of Dreams [7.Jun.07]
Cowboy Roy Brown: Street Singer [4.Jun.07]
Barrelhouse Buck McFarland: Alton Blues [25.May.07]
Omar Sosa and Greg Landau: DO [24.May.07]
Jeff Lorber: He Had a Hat [22.May.07]
Biréli Lagréne: Djangology / To Bi or Not to Bi [18.May.07]
Andy Narell: Tatoom [17.May.07]
Ned Goold: March of the Malcontents [14.May.07]
J.J. Grey and Mofro: Country Ghetto [10.May.07]
Florian Ross: Big Fish and Small Pond [10.May.07]
Mel Davis: Its About Time! [7.May.07]
Bebo Valdes: Bebo [4.May.07]
Peter Primamore: Grancia [2.May.07]
Watermelon Slim and the Workers: The Wheel Man [30.Apr.07]
John Lindberg, Karl Berger: Duets 1 [26.Apr.07]
Richie Barshay: Homework [24.Apr.07]
Big Pete Pearson: Im Here, Baby! [20.Apr.07]
Brian Bromberg: Downright Upright [19.Apr.07]
John Patitucci: Line by Line [17.Apr.07]
Jimmy Burns: Live at B.L.U.E.S. [13.Apr.07]
Elliott Sharps Terraplane: Secret Life [11.Apr.07]
Bob Margolin: In North Carolina [20.Feb.07]
The Soul of John Black: The Good Girl Blues [19.Feb.07]
Sauce Boss: Florida Blues [15.Feb.07]
Al di Meola: Consequence of Chaos [14.Feb.07]
The Bad Hand: This Is No Time for Modesty [13.Feb.07]
ari hoenig: Inversations [9.Feb.07]
Third World Love: Sketch of Tel Aviv [30.Jan.07]
Dirty Dozen Brass Band: Whats Going On [25.Jan.07]
Junior Wells: Live at Theresas 1975 [24.Jan.07]
The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson [17.Jan.07]
The Frank Hewitt Trio: Fresh from the Cooler [15.Jan.07]
Ben Rileys Monk Legacy Septet: Memories of T [10.Jan.07]
Various Artists: New Orleans Reborn! [5.Jan.07]
Michel Camilo and Tomatito: Spain Again [4.Jan.07]
Stephan Crump: Rosetta [15.Dec.06]
Michael Powers: Prodigal Son [13.Dec.06]
Nils Petter Molvaer: Streamer / ER [12.Dec.06]
Roy Milton: Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton [8.Dec.06]
Rez Abbasi: Bazaar [6.Dec.06]
The Jeff Gauthier Goatette: One and the Same [29.Nov.06]
Dexter Romweber: piano [16.Nov.06]
The Uptown Quintet: Live in New York [15.Nov.06]
Does It Matter? by Graham Dunstan Martin [14.Nov.06]
Skip Heller: Mean Things Happening in This Land [12.Nov.06]
Yellowjackets: Twenty Five [2.Nov.06]
Walter Trout: Full Circle [1.Nov.06]
Various Artists: Jazzin' the Black Forest [DVD] [26.Oct.06]
The Roger Kellaway Trio: Heroes [24.Oct.06]
The Red Shoes (2005) [24.Oct.06]
Kansas City Frank Melrose: Bluesiana [17.Oct.06]
Caribbean Jazz Project: Mosaic [5.Oct.06]
Sean Jones: Roots [4.Oct.06]
Hot Club of Detroit: Hot Club of Detroit [3.Oct.06]
Guitar Shorty: We the People [29.Sep.06]
Shawn Glyde: Alternate Rhythm [22.Sep.06]
Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials: Rattleshake [19.Sep.06]
David Kimbrough Jr.: Shell-Shocked [13.Sep.06]
Tom Lellis: Avenue of the Americas [11.Sep.06]
cephas and wiggins: Shoulder to Shoulder [6.Sep.06]
Eri Yamamoto: Cobalt Blue [28.Aug.06]
Rory Block: The Lady and Mr. Johnson [17.Aug.06]
Bill Coon and Oliver Gannon: Two Much Guitar [17.Aug.06]
Winard Harper Sextet: Make it Happen [9.Aug.06]
Cordovan: Highway 10 Blues [2.Aug.06]
Elliott Caine: Blues from Mars [31.Jul.06]
Brad Goode: Hypnotic Suggestion [14.Jul.06]
Skeriks Syncopated Taint Septet: Husky [12.Jul.06]
Matthias Lupri Group: Metalix [28.Jun.06]
Daniel Smith: Be Bop Bassoon [27.Jun.06]
Shot X Shot: Shot X Shot [21.Jun.06]
Tab Benoit: Brother to the Blues [16.Jun.06]
Harvie S.: Funky Cha [15.Jun.06]
Mac Arnold: Nothin to Prove [13.Jun.06]
Willie Big Eyes Smith: Way Back [12.Jun.06]
Taylor Eigsti: Lucky to Be Me [7.Jun.06]
Dafnis Prieto: Absolute Quintet [31.May.06]
John Long: Lost and Found [26.May.06]
Charnett Moffett: Internet [23.May.06]
Jimmy Cobb: Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb [17.May.06]
Hillstomp: The Woman That Ended the World [15.May.06]
Ari Roland: Sketches from a Bassists Album [9.May.06]
Cyrus Chestnut: Genuine Chestnut [5.May.06]
Duke Robillard: Guitar Groove-a-Rama [20.Apr.06]
Andre Ceccarelli: Avenue des Diables Bleus [19.Apr.06]
Dan Treanor and African Wind: Mercy [17.Apr.06]
Tineke Postma: For the Rhythm [14.Apr.06]
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Solo [8.Mar.06]
Neal Caine: Backstabber's Ball [21.Feb.06]
Frank Hewitt: Four Hundred Saturdays [7.Feb.06]
Mississippi Heat: One Eye Open [6.Feb.06]
Big Mama Thornton: Sassy Mama [3.Feb.06]
Otis Rush: All Your Love I Miss Loving [1.Feb.06]
Denny Zeitlin: Solo Voyage [13.Dec.05]
Richie Hart Trio: Greasy Street [29.Nov.05]
Bucky Pizzarelli / Frank Vignola: Moonglow [23.Nov.05]
Paul Oscher: Down in the Delta [22.Nov.05]
Nachito Herrera: Bembé en Mi Casa [21.Nov.05]
Teddy Wilson: Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz [17.Nov.05]
Various Artists: Def Jazz [16.Nov.05]
Gerald Wilson: In My Time [15.Nov.05]
Kip Hanrahan: Pinero [10.Nov.05]
The Knife Man: The Extraordinary Life and Times of John Hunter, Father of Modern Surgery by Wendy Mo [3.Nov.05]
Robert Glasper: Canvas [3.Nov.05]
Arturo O'Farrill: Live in Brooklyn [1.Nov.05]
Hendrik Meurkens: Amazon River [27.Oct.05]
Moutin Reunion Quartet: Something Like Now [25.Oct.05]
Sacha Perry: Eretik [21.Oct.05]
Bob Rodriguez: Corridor [7.Oct.05]
Russ Freeman: Safe at Home [6.Oct.05]
Various Artists: Swing Around the World [13.Sep.05]
Dexter Gordon: Manhattan Symphonie [9.Sep.05]
Bob Brookmeyer: Bob Brookmeyer and Friends [7.Sep.05]
Gerry Mulligan: Jeru [6.Sep.05]
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: Live at MCG [30.Aug.05]
Eric Lewis: Hopscotch [CD and DVD] [25.Aug.05]
Dexter Gordon: Jazz Moods: 'Round Midnight [24.Aug.05]
Billy Bang: Vietnam: Reflections [22.Aug.05]
Ahmad Jamal: After Fajr [25.Jul.05]
Chet Baker: Jazz Moods: Cool [13.Jul.05]
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: A Love Supreme [30.Jun.05]
Various Artists: Jazz Moods: Sounds of Spring [22.Jun.05]
Jimmy Thackery: Healin' Ground [2.Jun.05]
Kelly Joe Phelps: Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind [1.Jun.05]
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne: Let It Loose [31.May.05]
Various Artists: Once More: Music of Thad Jones [26.May.05]
Johnny Maddox: Dixieland Blues [25.May.05]
Sonny Stitt: It's Magic [12.May.05]
John Ellis: One Foot in the Swamp [9.May.05]
Kurt Rosenwinkel: Deep Song [4.May.05]
Paul Motian Trio: I Have the Room Above Her [3.May.05]
David Weiss: The Mirror [2.May.05]
Charles Lloyd: Jumping the Creek [20.Apr.05]
Various Artists: The Future of the Blues, Vol. 2 [18.Apr.05]
David Sanborn: Closer [11.Apr.05]
Frank Hewitt Trio: Not Afraid to Live [4.Apr.05]
Monty Alexander: Live at the Iridium [1.Apr.05]
Frank Jackson: New York After Dark [28.Feb.05]
Miles Davis: A Tribute to Jack Johnson [24.Feb.05]
Detroit Jr.: Blues on the Internet [23.Feb.05]
Kermit Ruffins: Putumayo Presents Kermit Ruffins [22.Feb.05]
Roger Davidson Trio: Rodgers in Rio [21.Feb.05]
J.B. Hutto: Stompin' at Mother Blues [18.Feb.05]
Stefano di Battista: Parker's Mood [14.Feb.05]
Monk's Music Trio: Think of One [11.Feb.05]
Richie Hart: Blues in the Alley [9.Feb.05]
Renaud Garcia-Fons: Entremundo [8.Feb.05]
Bill Connors: Return [31.Jan.05]
Dizzy Gillespie: Jivin' in Bebop [DVD] [22.Dec.04]
The RH Factor (Roy Hargrove): Strength EP [14.Dec.04]
Michel Portal / Richard Galliano: Concerts [13.Dec.04]
Bud Powell: Eternity [9.Dec.04]
Gonzalo Rubacalba: Paseo [2.Dec.04]
Vic Juris: Blue Horizon [15.Nov.04]
Herbie Hancock: The Piano [11.Nov.04]
Herbie Hancock and VSOP: Live Under the Sky [10.Nov.04]
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey: Walking with Giants [2.Nov.04]
Duke Ellington: Centennial Collection [29.Oct.04]
Coleman Hawkins: Centennial Collection [28.Oct.04]
Oscar Peterson / Herb Ellis / Ray Brown / Bobby Durham: The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio: Live at [27.Oct.04]
Branford Marsalis Quartet: Eternal [15.Oct.04]
Benny Golson: Terminal 1 [7.Oct.04]
Shilelagh Law: Good Intentions [5.Oct.04]
Benny Green / Russell Malone: Bluebird [4.Oct.04]
Thelonious Monk: Monk 'Round the World [28.Sep.04]
Denny Zeitlin: Slickrock [23.Sep.04]
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls: Breeding Resistance [16.Sep.04]
John Stetch: Exponentially Monk [15.Sep.04]
Bobby Watson and Horizon: Horizon Reassembled [26.Aug.04]
Roy Haynes: Fountain of Youth [25.Aug.04]
Geri Allen: The Life of a Song [23.Aug.04]
Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez: Italuba [13.Aug.04]
David Sanchez: Coral [12.Aug.04]
Mulgrew Miller: Live at Yoshi's, Vol 1 [11.Aug.04]
George Shearing: Like Fine Wine [10.Aug.04]
Tethered Moon: Experiencing Tosca [6.Aug.04]
Curtis Fuller: Up Jumped Spring [5.Aug.04]
Courtney Pine: Devotion [30.Jul.04]
Count Basie: Jazz Moods -- Hot [26.Jul.04]
Billie Holiday: Jazz Moods -- 'Round Midnight [23.Jul.04]
Duke Ellington: Piano in the Background [22.Jul.04]
Duke Ellington: Piano in the Foreground [21.Jul.04]
Duke Ellington: Blues in Orbit [20.Jul.04]
Greg Osby: Public [15.Jul.04]
Dave Liebman: In a Mellow Tone [30.Jun.04]
Hiromi: Brain [29.Jun.04]
Charnett Moffett: For the Love of Peace [24.Jun.04]
Abdullah Ibrahim: African Suite [21.Jun.04]
Fats Waller: Centennial Collection [18.Jun.04]
Ingrid Jensen: Here on Earth [15.Jun.04]
Abdullah Ibrahim Trio: Cape Town Revisited [8.Jun.04]
John Pizzarelli: Bossa Nova [19.May.04]
John Abercrombie Quartet: Class Trip [10.May.04]
The Claudia Quintet: I, Claudia [7.May.04]
Al Ashley: These Are Them [25.Apr.04]
George Cables: Looking for the Light [23.Apr.04]
Bennie Wallace: The Nearness of You [20.Apr.04]
Carla Bley: Rarum: Selected Recordings, Vol. 15 [14.Apr.04]
Marty Ehrlich: The Long View [13.Apr.04]
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Gypsy Swing [12.Apr.04]
Various Artists: Africa Straight Ahead [7.Apr.04]
Mike Stern: These Times [1.Apr.04]
Michel Petrucciani, Marcus Miller, Bireli Lagrene, Kenny Garrett, Lenny White: Dreyfus Night in Par [10.Mar.04]
Miguel Zenon: Ceremonial [26.Feb.04]
Various Artists: Jazz Hear and Now [24.Feb.04]
Fred Anderson: Back at the Velvet Lounge [11.Feb.04]
Alan Broadbent: You and the Night and the Music [10.Feb.04]
The Charlie Parker Remix Project: Bird Up [6.Feb.04]
Steve Swallow: Damaged in Transit [2.Feb.04]
Various Artists: Savoy on Central Avenue [26.Jan.04]
Various Artists: Savoy Blues 1944-94 [23.Jan.04]
Joe Chambers: Urban Grooves [19.Dec.03]
Johnny B. Moore: Rockin' in the Same Old Boat [16.Dec.03]
Don Friedman: Waltz for Debby [15.Dec.03]
Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic Ensemble: Private Astronomy: A Vision of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke [2.Dec.03]
Jimmy Burns: Back to the Delta [21.Nov.03]
Ray Brown: Walk On [21.Oct.03]
Various Artists: For Jumpers Only [20.Oct.03]
Various Artists: The Story of Tone-Cool, Vol. 1 [17.Oct.03]
Thelonious Monk: Underground [30.Sep.03]
Thelonious Monk: Solo Monk [29.Sep.03]
Thelonious Monk: It's Monk's Time [26.Sep.03]
Thelonious Monk: Criss-Cross [25.Sep.03]
Kenny Brown: Stingray [18.Sep.03]
Joe Lovano: On This Day . . . At the Vanguard [20.Aug.03]
William Parker Violin Trio: Scrapbook [31.Jul.03]
The Klezmatics: Shvaygn = Toyt [17.Jul.03]
Various Artists: Now That's Chicago [7.Jul.03]
The Klezmatics: Rhythm & Jews [3.Jul.03]
Christian Howes: Jazz on Sale [1.May.03]
Omar Sosa (with Gustavo Ovalles): Ayaguna [25.Apr.03]
The Rob McConnell Tentet: Thank You, Ted [15.Apr.03]
Hiromi: Another Mind [8.Apr.03]
Robert McCoy: Bye Bye Baby [24.Jan.03]
The John Hart Trio: Indivisible [1.Jan.95]
