Monday, October 31 2011
Ron Carter: Ron Carter’s Great Big Band
Ron Carter's Great Big Band is one of those mixed bags that ends up being a full blessing.
Wednesday, June 9 2010
Five Guys or, the Greatest Band of All Time (No, Really)
Aside from John Coltrane's classic quartet, there is no jazz band that can hold a candle to the second Miles Davis quintet.
Thursday, October 30 2008
McCoy Tyner: Guitars
An overpolite meeting between a great jazz trio and batch of six-string slingers.
Wednesday, January 2 2008
Joe Henderson: Power to the People
A lost hint of jazz-rock fusion from one of jazz's finest straight post-bop players.
Monday, February 19 2007
Steve Kuhn Trio: Live at Birdland
Mature, classic piano trio jazz: vintage stuff.
Thursday, October 12 2006
Geri Allen: Timeless Portraits and Dreams
A fantastic jazz trio gets somewhat stuck in a web of other voices and intentions -- but still plays great.
Friday, July 21 2006
George Benson: The Essential George Benson
Looking back at the once and future king of jazz guitar, Bad Benson.
Monday, June 5 2006
Out There/Eric Dolphy Out There [Rudy Van Gelder Remasters]
Vintage early Dolphy featuring Ron Carter on cello, in a sterling Van Gelder remastered version
Joey Baron with Arthur Blythe, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell: We’ll Soon Find Out (Reviews) [14.Aug.00]
