Try to imagine what today’s jazz would be like if Stan Getz (or Bud Shank, if you want to get technical) didn’t go down to Brazil in the 50s and discover the sounds and songs of Tom Jobim and the…
Month: February 2013
Scott Healy-Glenn Alexander Quartet: Northern Light
Here’s a subtle and delicate delight: Scott Healy/p-synth and Glenn Alexander/g co-lead a quartet with Kermit Driscoll/b and Jeff Hirshfield/dr on an extremely well conceived, composed and delivered collection of originals. All of the 6 tuens are recorded live to…
Coleman Hawkins Quintet: The Hawk Swings
I’ve been listening to jazz for most of my life, and the best criteria for judging an artist is what my dearly departed dad told me way back when. He termed it the “3 Day Rule.” Simply put, can you…
Paul McCartney: Live Kisses
This charming documentary dvd only confirms my suspicion that Sir Paul McCartney would’ve been completely content to live his life as an obscure cabaret singer/songwriter and play for sparse crowds into the wee hours on a weekly basis, except for…
THE ULTIMATE BLUES BOX! BB King: Ladies & Gentlemen…Mr. BB King
If you’ve ever had the blues, felt the blues, heard the blues, delivered the blues, lived the blues, dated the blues, gave birth to the blues, or ate the blues, you’re going to want to invest in this 10 cd…
The Who: Live At Hull 1970 Deluxe Edition
The rock band The Who were one of the most important units out there in the late 60s and 70s. They not only wrote and performed some important music, but they delivered the first “Rock Opera” in Tommy, of which…
Food: Mercurial Balm
The main plate of Food consists of Thomas Stronen/dr-elec and Ian Ballamy/sax-elec along with appetizers and side plates of Christian Fennesz/g-elec, Eivind Aarset/g-elec, Prakash sontakke/g-voc and Nils Petter Molvaer/tp. With all of the electronics, I’m sure you already get the…
Joe Lovano/Us Five: Cross Culture
Jazz artist Joe Lovano never sits still. He’s put out a catalogue of material that always seems to push himself and the listener. One never knows what to expect from this cat! This is his second with him leading the…
Paulette Dozier: In Walked You
Here’s a lady with a nice clean delivery, warm mezzo soprano tone and a feisty sense of time. Paulette Dozier gives us a dozen treatments of material that ranges from American Standards to Boomer Hits, and gives a fresh breath…
Savion Glover: Fours
Subtitled “A Dance Jam with McCoy Tyner, Eddie Palmieri, Roy Haynes & Jack DeJohnette Live at the Blue Note” this dvd in one sense captures the earliest essence of jazz, that of a tap dancer accompanying a musician and becoming…