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Lynn Bush with New Stories - Still Life
by Mark Fefer, Seattle Weekly
Sometimes I think it's me. Maybe I have a "problem" with female singers. Or maybe jazz really is dead and that's why Krall and Karrin and Monheit bore me to madness with their tiresome twittery standards. And then I hear someone like Lynn Bush and realize that jazz lives plenty and so does my heart. She won't win awards for prettiest voice or most pristine technique, but shit, computers, and computer-like performers can supply that now. Bush has... read more
Eric Jacobson - Discover
by Paul Abella, WDCB
Milwaukeean Eric Jacobson has assembled a fantastic band with pianist Bruce Barth and Chicagoans Geof Bradfield (sax), Dennis Carroll (bass) and George Fludas (drums) for an outstanding new release called Discover. Discover is a mix of original material, Jazz classics (Dizzy Gillespie's "Con Alma") and standards ("I Hear a Rhapsody," "Old Folks"). All eight selections on the album are fantastic with "The Unknown" and "New Combinations"... read more
John Moulder - Earthborn Tales of Soul and Spirit
by Mateusz Krępski, MultiKulti Project (Poland)
4 1/2 - STARS John Moulder remains one of the most underrated jazz guitarists in the world. His work combines elements of both jazz tradition, jazz-rock, blues and folk. This Chicago guitarist and composer has developed a characteristic, recognizable style over the years - intense and rapacious, he is a hellishly exact, demanding and incredibly spontaneous guitarist. His compositions are a testimony to the individual's freedom to create... read more
Xose Miguélez - Ontology
by Félix Amador, Jazz, Ese Ruido (Spain)
Risk is the title of the chapter that the Jazz series of Ken Burns dedicates to bebop and, although bebop has ceased to be a novelty, jazz continues to advance and good musicians continue to appear capable of risking, giving everything to find that (eternal) new path that is the risky essence of jazz. In the disc of saxophonist Xose Miguélez there is only one theme that could be classified as bebop, but his taste for risk is appreciated in the... read more
Jack Mouse - Range of Motion
by Brent Black, Critical Jazz
Origin Records is an often overlooked label when in reality they have a stable of artists that are as technically proficient and artistically gifted as most any other label one can think of. The Jack Mouse Group is certainly no exception and with a distinguished musical resume including work with such luminaries as Kenny Burrell, Bob Mintzer, and Sheila Jordon it is easy to see this is not Mouse's first rodeo.
Jack Mouse has assembled what... read more
Bill Anschell - Improbable Solutions
by Andy Harrison, Arts Axis Florida
The Pacific Northwest has become something of a hotbed for great new jazz music in recent years, with the region producing forward-thinking artists and records at a seemingly improbable rate. Bill Anschell, one of the most talented pianists working in today's scene and a Seattle native, was not someone known to rock the boat: previous albums such as Rumbler and Blueprints operated within the existing bounds of mainstream... read more
Piet Verbist - Zygomatik
by Tom Beetz, Jazzflits- Netherlands
*translated from Dutch
The zygomaticus major is the large zygomatic muscle that runs to the mouth corners making it possible to smile. It is also the title of the last song on 'Zygomatik,' the newest CD from bass player Piet Verbist. Of laughter is indeed no question when listening to this, there is this too seriously. Verbist is one of the leading figures of the Belgian jazz scene, which might be a lot smaller than the Dutch scene... read more
Jessica Williams - With Love
by Pierre Giroux, Audiophile Audition
Margaret Singleton writes in her book The Box In The Closet: My Journey To Claim Who I Am: " I like to have quiet music in the background when I am writing. The keyboard skills of Jessica Williams playing solo piano help me to go beyond the mundane. Her tunes are creative, interpretive, mystical and sometimes haunting." This is a perfect description of the results of Jessica Williams first album in two years With Love.
For... read more
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