Thursday, February 12 2009
Carla Bley and Her Remarkable Big Band: Appearing Nightly
A live outing from the composer/arranger's big band, playing tunes referencing classics without being entirely classic themselves.
Monday, December 3 2007
Thelonious Monk: Live at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival
The vintage, never-before-released outing from the a high point of Monk's career
Friday, August 10 2007
A Critic’s Grab-Bag
The most rewarding work as a critic is not in evaluating the flow of big menu items from established artists, but in sampling the little dishes that come along -- like this quartet of obscure, interesting stuff from 2007's first half.
Tuesday, March 6 2007
Steve Swallow with Robert Creeley: So There
Veteran bassist Steve Swallow fuses poetry to jazz and a string quartet, to mixed results.

































