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Articles tagged "jazz" Music ReviewVarious Artists: Assemblage 1998-2008by Mark W. Adams[18.Jul.08] :. Cryptogramophone's triumphant 2-CD retrospective is highly listenable, accessible, and immensely engaging. What is the opposite of under the radar? Cryptogramophone is headed there.  Books ReviewFollow Your Heart: Moving with the Giants of Jazz, Swing, and Rhythm and Blues by Joe Evansby Gabriel Baker[28.May.08] :. It's fun discovering that Jackie Wilson used to be a prizefighter or imagining band members waking up a drugged-out Charlie Parker right before his solo.  ShortTakes ReviewHuong Thanh & Nguyen Le: Fragile Beautyby Deanne Sole[21.Feb.08] :. This, the fourth album from these two Paris-based musicians, is a combination of squashy-soft jazz guitar and needle-pointed Vietnamese voice, all angles and prisms. Huong Thanh sings, Nguyen...  Books ReviewColtrane: The Story of a Sound by Ben Ratliffby Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][8.Jan.08] :. Story of a Sound isn't just the story of a sound. It's a piece of jazz criticism that passionately questions and enhances the role of jazz criticism.  NewsIn the age of downloads, CDs still reign in jazzby Howard Reich [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][20.Dec.07] :. Somehow, in the age of downloads, iPods, file sharing and what-not, great jazz keeps turning up on compact disc. The proof lies in this year’s best recordings, which range from the vastness...  Music ReviewVarious: The Rough Guide to the Music of Parisby Deanne Sole[17.Dec.07] :. It's as if World Music Network wanted to release a follow-up to their Rough Guide to Paris Café Music but for some reason decided that it wasn't complete without a bit of Putumayo tucked in front of it. Jazz great Sonny Rollins says improvisation is in his bloodby Mark Stryker [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][9.Oct.07] :. 12 CLASSIC SONNY ROLLINS SOLOS “St. Thomas” (1956). Rollins’ landmark calypso inaugurated his lifelong fascination with Caribbean rhythms while the marriage of... Arturo Sandoval is on a mission to elevate jazzby Jordan Levin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][11.Sep.07] :. Arturo Sandoval is a big man. Makes a big sound on the trumpet, big gestures, big talent, big cigar in his mouth whenever he’s not playing the horn. But it doesn’t slow him down. Right... Joel Frahm: We Used to Danceby Robert R. Calder[29.Aug.07] :. A young tenor saxophonist of emotional range, with Kenny Barron in rhythm that can't be improved on. At 67, Herbie Hancock hasn’t lost a bit of his go-for-broke attitudeby Mark Stryker [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][28.Aug.07] :. "Miles wanted to hear me. That set me free." Akiko Tsuruga: Sweet and Funkyby Robert R. Calder[24.Aug.07] :. A young organist for Japan who swings for herself. Chris Byars: Photos in Black, White and Grayby Jon Ross[23.Aug.07] :. Though the CD bears his name, saxophonist Byars allows his quartet to solo, at length, on each of the album’s eight tracks. This could be an asset, but the musicians sound like they’re wandering through each instrument, trying to grab inspiration from the air. Jazz drummer Max Roach diesby Howard Reich [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][17.Aug.07] :. Like trumpet visionary Miles Davis, drummer Max Roach helped ignite several revolutions in jazz. From the bebop eruptions of the 1940s to the “cool jazz” style of the `50s, from the... A Desire to Make Sound: The Arrival of Creative Guitar God Nels Clineby Will Layman[14.Aug.07] :. The jazz guitarist -- with Wilco, his trios, or anyone else -- opens up a conversation about how to keep this music living. Jean Luc Ponty: The Acatama Experienceby Elizabeth Newton[8.Aug.07] :. It is uplifting to hear modern jazz that is at once both easily accessible and startling creative. Featured Article Music ReviewCharles Mingus Sextet: Cornell 1964by Will Layman[20.Jul.07] :. A truly great band at a definitive moment in the music's history -- and never heard before. Another jazz ‘Trane arriving on his own termsby Tim Blangger [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)][17.Jul.07] :. More than 40 years after his death in 1967, John Coltrane, the iconic jazz saxophonist, still casts an imposing shadow over jazz. Ravi Coltrane, who never met his famous father, is well aware of his... The Unconscious Realm: An Interview With Medeski, Martin & Wood Drummer Billy Martinby Will Layman[27.Jun.07] :. With the release of Mago, an album of duets with bandmate John Medeski, Billy Martin continues to pursue a personal vision of music without many boundaries, a pop-jazz-avant-garde combination that barely acknowledges the market while still sounding irresistible. Somi: Red Soil in My Eyesby Deanne Sole[6.Jun.07] :. Red Soil is worth checking out, even if soft jazz is not usually your thing. Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake: From the River to the Oceanby Phillip Buchan[24.Apr.07] :. A Chicago jazz vet surrounds himself with an eclectic mix of avant-garde musicians and post-rock types. Pat Martino: El Hombreby Will Layman[23.Apr.07] :. A lovely Rudy Van Gelder-remastered reissue of the great guitarist's solo debut, a 1967 date with organ, flute, and speed Ornette finally gets propsby Jason Gross[19.Apr.07] :. It’s great that Ornette Coleman was honored by the Pulitzer board but looking back at his history and their history reveals some unpleasant truths about said board. ... Jazz legend Dave Brubeck is still going strong at 86by Michael G. Mooney [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][13.Apr.07] :. MODESTO, Calif.—There’s more to Dave Brubeck than the classic jazz composition “Take Five.” In fact, that haunting song, composed in 5/4 time, was written by the pianist and... PopMatters Pick Music ReviewRobert Glasper: In My Elementby Will Layman[12.Apr.07] :. A genuinely new sound for a jazz trio -- swing plus hip-hop brings something powerfully new. Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake: Back Together Againby Patrick Sisson[21.Apr.04] :. Back Together Again finally documents an amazing working relationship between two friends and musicians. Fred Anderson: Back at the Velvet Loungeby Robert R. Calder[11.Feb.04] :. Fred Anderson has a lovely sound on tenor saxophone, bigger than Sonny Rollins and more on the lines of the sort of thing Charlie Rouse and Anderson’s fellow-Chicagoan Gene Ammons. Pat Martino: Think Tankby Scott Hreha[12.Dec.03] :. Martino’s new release Think Tank is likely to raise more than a few eyebrows, as it marks a return to the modal-flavored hard bop upon which his reputation is largely based. Pat Martino: Live at Yoshi’sby Maurice Bottomley[21.Jun.01] :. Martino, whose career stretches right back to supplying rock ‘n’ roll licks for the likes of Chubby Checker and Bobby Darin, first made his mark playing with some of the ‘60s’ best known organ combos. Even the most nostalgically inclined will have to admit that this current line-up is the equal to any of them. But remember—PLAY IT LOUD. Fred Anderson: On the Runby Marshall BowdenFred Anderson is what jazz musicians have always been about—learning to craft their music over a lifetime, never feeling like they’ve “arrived”, and nurturing new generations of talent by providing an example and providing them with the opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment. |
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