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Benjamin Boone - The Poets Are Gathering
by Paul Rauch, All About Jazz
4 1/2 STARS Saxophonist Benjamin Boone continues his ambitious foray into jazz and poetry, this time recruiting an impressive cadre of poets for his aptly entitled release, The Poets are Gathering (Origin, 2020). The union of poetry and jazz has never been so powerfly presented, reflecting the past year of the worldwide Black Lives Matter movement, the universal role of the poet, and the power of art and voice to raise awareness and... read more
James Moody - 80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note, March 26, 2005
by Kevin Whitehead, NPR - Fresh Air
This is FRESH AIR. Jazz saxophonist, flautist and singer James Moody mostly led his own groups, but also performed with friend Dizzy Gillespie and his bands. Moody made an untold number of records during his 63 years of recording. But jazz historian Kevin Whitehead says he really excelled as a live performer. The centennial of James Moody's birth was in March. And now comes a new live album from his 80th birthday.
James Moody at New York's... read more
Michael Vlatkovich Tritet w/ Jonas Tauber and Ken Ollis - Queen Dynamo
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
It's hard to say how the average jazz fan comes to an appreciation of improvised music�and we're talking here spontaneous compositions, not merely an improvised solo in the middle of a mainstream song. One avid listener's introduction to the genre occured some years ago at a concert/lecture in a small state college auditorium. Two young musicians�bass and piano�held forth with a very interesting history of twentieth century jazz, from Louis... read more
Purna Loka Ensemble - Metaraga
by K Knox, Amazon
"Brilliant, innovative "Country & Eastern" Heard a track from this on my local pubic radio station and was so blown away I had to park the car in order to give it my full attention and find out who the players were. East Indian violin of the highest caliber intertwined with equally virtuosic violin rooted in Western classical, Appalachian blues and Celtic reels, all grounded with gorgeous bass and tabla. The compositions are intricate... read more
Bobby Broom - My Shining Hour
by Jerome Wilson, Cadence
Broom is one of the best mainstream jazz guitarists out today, sporting a lively, fluid sound. The loose and freewheeling treatments he gives to "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Jitterbug Waltz" and "Sweet And Lovely" are very impressive and the rhythm section of Dennis Carroll and Makaya McCraven give him strutting, bubbling support. "Heather On The Hill" gets a pretty ballad treatment and "Tennessee Waltz" is done in a measured bluesy... read more
Hadley Caliman - Gratitude
by Larry Taylor, Jazz Review
It's always great when a jazz star, off the national scene for years, reappears, sounding just as good as ever. This is the case with tenor sax veteran Hadley Caliman and his new CD, Gratitude.
Out of the mainstream, living in Seattle, teaching and playing local gigs, Caliman's recording shows his horn hasn't been idle all this time. He is joined here by a group of first-rate musicians - the great Joe Locke on vibes, the lyrical Tom... read more
Deep Blue Organ Trio - Folk Music
by D. Oscar Groomes, O's Place
he Trio is guitarist Bobby Broom, drummer Greg Rockingham and Chris Forman on the Hammond. Don't let the title fool you. These are cool jazzy blues packed with soul. Broom steps up on "The Chant" and "She's Leaving Home" with fine solos. Chris is at the center of the action in most cases and he doesn't disappoint with well-developed solos that build intensity. These guys are not showboating, they just get it done, paying attention to the details... read more
David Friesen and Glen Moore - Bactrian
by Dave Rogers, WTJU - Richmond
The partnership of bass masters Friesen and Moore would seem destined to elicit one of two opposing reactions: (1) two bass players and nothing for variety / melody for half of the recording? Even given the half when one or the other slips over to the piano, that's a awful lot of bass! (2) two of the most inventive and accomplished bassists and we'll get the chance to focus on their individual and combined compositions and interactions - what... read more
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