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Rodney Whitaker - All Too Soon: The Music of Duke Ellington
by Bob Doerschuk, DownBeat
For bassist Rodney Whitaker, making an album is a serious endeavor. "Recordings are diaries of where you are in your life," Whitaker told DownBeat. "But they're also about doing research. And doing research, then being able to communicate and talk about it, that's a beautiful thing for me."
That was basically the plan when Whitaker recorded All Too Soon: The Music Of Duke Ellington (Origin), a project preceded by no less than 20 years of... read more
Bug - The GADfly
by Jan P. Dennis, Audiophile Audition
Multi-reed master Peter Epstein (exclusively on alto sax here), who conceptualized and brought to life one of the great discs of the new century, The Invisible, anchors a very attractive jazz-rock group featuring the Miley brothers, Jeff and James. Long, loping melodic lines, intuitive ensemble interaction, striking soling, and gorgeous colorations set this music apart from run-of-the-mill indie jazz offerings.
All compositions are by Jeff... read more
Don Lanphere with New Stories - Home At Last
by Ira Gitler, JazzTimes 2001
Ira Gitler Top 5 CDs:
Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy in South America, Vol. 3 (CAP)
Roy Haynes Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker (Dreyfus Jazz)
Kenny Drew Jr. Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival (TCB)
Don Lanphere and New Stories Home at Last (Origin)
Russell Malone Heartstrings (Verve)... read more
Doug Beavers 9 - Two Shades of Nude
by Ric Erben, Jazz Junction Review
Trombonist Doug Beavers has released an outstanding album that features spirited arrangements and soloing upon original compositions as well as music from other jazz composers. In Phil Woods parlance, this is a "little big band" as the instrumentation achieves a rich tonal pallet, sounding both tight and loose at the same time. Beavers has played in the Mingus Big Band and toured with Eddie Palmieri; and has found inspiration in the works of... read more
Karrin Allyson - A Kiss for Brazil
by Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News
No matter where you find Karrin Allyson, it's a sure bet that she's keeping the best company.
One of jazz's great polyglot vocalists — she's honed an extensive repertoire of songs in French and Portuguese — the New York City-based singer plunges back into the Brazilian songbook on her new album "A Kiss for Brazil" (Origin Records). It's a musical journey she's made before, most conspicuously on 1999's alluring "From Paris to Rio" and... read more
David Friesen and Glen Moore - Bactrian
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
Both David Friesen and Glen Moore play bass and piano on this collection of duets and solos. Friesen plays a Hemage bass and Moore a regular acoustic one, and they emphasize the rumbling conversations of the strings on the babbling "Still Waters" and the agile "Caravan." Friesen's piano is pensive with Moore on"Soft as Silk" and when the roles are reversed, a bop feel is created on "Kontrast." Quiet and... read more
Bobby Broom - Song And Dance
by Scott Gilliam, All About Jazz.com
The guitar trio is a challenging format for any six stringer. So often the end result is an album full of knuckle busting licks and very little in the way of substance. Veteran guitarist Bobby Broom avoids those pitfalls on his latest effort Song And Dance. Broom, along with bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Kobie Watkins, avoids a noodle fest and serves the melodies the respect they deserve. Make no mistake though, these guys can cook.
The... read more
John Moulder - Decade: Memoirs
by Mateusz Krępski, MultiKulti Project (Poland)
5-STARS I met John Moulder thanks to the Chicago drummer Paul Wertico, who presents avant-garde fusion with his teams with Moulder. He remains one of the most underestimated 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,... read more
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