Schreiner's Media Landscape (Free subscription) | 01/21/2010
Many believe “Last Tango in Paris” was an erotic masterpiece. The only thing erotic about it was Maria Schneider’s performance, not Marlon Brando (in the album... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Verve's admirable, no frills, reissue series, "Originals," includes a mixture of masterpieces and also-rans from its own and its associated labels' archives. This trio of albums from the September 2009 batch includes one near masterpiece, saxophonist {{Gato Barbieri = 3627}}'s Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata; an outstanding blowing session, saxophonists {{Gerry Mulligan = 9681}} and {{Paul...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
John Abercrombie Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes and Noble (NYC) on Friday, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, November 13th, for an in-store Barnes and Noble interview with seminal jazz guitarist, John Abercrombie. Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
As with previous Gilles Peterson compilations, there's a few tracks here that make you wonder whether he listened all the way through, but once past the dodgy vocals and workaday vamps, this two-CD collection of revolutionary US funky free-jazz contains real goodies. The field has been well-mapped in recent years, not least by Soul Jazz, so many of the usual suspects are absent, leaving room for obscure...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Aguilar Amplification, maker of high-quality bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets and accessories for bassists is pleased to announce a Latin Bass Master Classes on Saturday, September 26th 2009 at their New York City headquarters with endorsing artists, Oskar Cartaya and Ruben Rodriguez. This master class is free of charge...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Guitarist Peter White Bids Fans Good Day On New Album Of All-Original Songs For nearly twenty years, Peter White has made the acoustic guitar a dynamic and expressive voice in the overall soundscape of contemporary jazz. Since his first recordings in the early 1990s, he has infused pop standards and his own original material with a sense of innovation and energy that rivals the abilities of many of...
Bagatellen (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
ESP 1049 ESP-Disk’ has long been a haven for the under-recognized in left field music, documenting valuable works by artists as diverse as saxophonist Marzette Watts and psych priestess Erica Pomerance. In a few cases, artists who released their debuts on ESP went on to some degree of commercial success, usually well-removed from their initial [...]
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
1959 Jazz's Greatest Year (Indie Europe/Zoom ) Alex Welsh - Bones For The King (United States Of Dist. (Uk) ) Ayelet Rose Gottlieb - Upto Here From Here (Obliqsound ) Babatunde Lea - Umbo Weti: A Tribute To Leon (MTM ) Ben Dowling - World Rising (Visionsound) Ben Dowling - World Rising (Visionsound) Bill Easley - Hearing Voices (18V ) Blue Note 70th Anniversary At Tokyo J (EMI Japan/Zoom ) Brian Harnetty...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Bob Sneider/Joe Locke Film Noir Project Nocturne for Ava Origin 2009 Joe Locke/David Hazeltine Mutual Admiration Society 2 Sharp Nine 2009 The versatility of vibraphonist {{Joe Locke = 2251}} comes to the fore here, one album moody with intricately arranged, programmatic/impressionistic music, the other a loose quartet date emphasizing solos as much as tunes...
Bearded Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Hong Kong in the 1960s must have been a fascinating place – a gateway to the East, a city where ancient tradition met head-on with modern development, the proverbial cultural melting pot. Likewise the band Hong Kong In The 60s presents a dazzling array of styles and skills, diverse and satisfying, literate and ultimately highly listenable.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
{{Gato Barbieri = 3627}} winds up and uncorks a meandering apocalyptic shout that begins with a growling, sinewy tenor and often returns there via a continuous spiral of bell-like primal screeches. He is probing, poking the tones of the tenor and searching madly for a timbral key to unlock a hidden route to harmonic peace. On this seminal recording--In Search of the Mystery--from Stollman's ESP Disk,...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
Akiko Tsuruga - Oriental Express (18V ) AlasNoAxis / Jim Black - Houseplant (Winter & Winter ) Allan Browne / Margie Lou Dyer - Allfrey Street (Newmarket Music ) Ambrose - 1929-1930: The Hottest Of The Decca M Series (Retieval ) Ambrose & His Orchestra - 1929-1930: The Hottest Of The Decca M Series (Challenge ) Andy Milne - Where Is Pannonica? (Songlines Recordings ) - SACD Art Lillard - It's...
Verve music group (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
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Line Out (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
A key figure in the history of kraut rock, Uli Trepte passed away May 21 after “a long bout with cancer.” He is best known for playing bass in the excellent psych-rock group Guru Guru , whose first three LPs are full of manic, thrilling extended jams. He also worked with Faust , Spacebox , and stellar jazz musicians such as Yusef Lateef , John McLaughlin , and Gato Barbieri . [ Subscribe...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
Time Stands Still is a luscious reflection on 14 of the most mesmerizing melodies of all time. Sommers was inspired to embark upon this sentimental journey after completing his 2004 Christmas album, A Holiday Wish. “What made doing that album so special,” Sommers shares, “was doing songs people already knew and loved.” This dreamy disc stretches from standards such as “Georgia...
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