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ALEX JOHNSTON … Stanley Crouch loathed most post-WW2 popular music, but he regarded jazz as a sort of classical music which was expressive of the dignity of African-Americans. But he thought that it did so only as long as it sounded a certain way, i.e. like bop or post-bop jazz played on acoustic instruments. So […]
Tell a false fact or a mistruth enough times and people will believe it to be accurate. I wonder if the same thing applies to music and its reproduction. Could it be that with enough repetition the hyper-compressed music of acts like Kanye West and Diddy is how music is supposed to sound? What happens when enough […]
We are told: There are a number of reasons why ‘Money Jungle’ is considered a unique jazz recording. First of all, the album stands out for its superb musical quality. It also marks a very rare trio session in the otherwise prolific discography of Duke Ellington. The album is best known, however, for being Duke’s […]
Meanwhile ……. “His vocal digs into the lyrics and sets it in the blanket of the deceptively loose barroom-styled accompaniment. The set closes with a deeply emotional read of Rodney Crowell’s “Till I Gain Control Again.” Paul Godden’s lonesome dobro is the engine that guides it emotionally. Bob Loveday’s violins add painterly touches to the […]
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Louis Armstrong’s biographer John Chilton enjoys a new 10-CD boxset that showcases a musical master. Louis Armstrong’s reputation as the greatest of all jazz musicians will be consolidated by the issue of a ten-CD box set covering much of his recording career. The 165 racks range from his first recorded solo (Chimes Blues in 1923) […]
Q: How, if at all, might a ‘latent’ bassist benefit from being an accomplished guitarist first and foremost? I don’t know what a latent bassist is. If you are a bass player I think it’s important to have a knowledge of other instruments — guitar, keyboards, drums — so that you understand how they all […]
Blue Note’s series of reissues remastered by the legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder continues to come hot and heavy, although how they choose which titles to include is something of a puzzle. Some of the albums have been done to death already, while on rarer occasions we get something that has until now […]
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jan/25/jazz.questiontime
Selection of work by one of the only household names in jazz. Covers his work from the late 40s through to the mid-50s when Brubeck was one of the most visible musicians in jazz Dave Brubeck has long served as proof that creative jazz and popular success can go together. Although critics who had championed […]
When Columbia issued the first of the five volumes in Bessie Smith’s complete recordings series in 1991 — as a logical follow-up to 1990’s wildly successful Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings box — they were simply hoping for another hit. As the Smith series continued through to its conclusion in 1996, each volume was […]
The opportunity presented itself in November to attend a performance by blues artist Mose Allison at a jazz club in the Detroit area. This was my first time seeing him perform live, although I had been familiar with his music since youth. I have just recently become reanimated by his music, which has always made […]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01psct4/shirley-bassey-at-the-bbc
Victor L. Schermer writes: Benny Golson’s timeless ballad, “I Remember Clifford” is but one measure of the reverence and love with which Clifford Brown was regarded by musicians, friends, family, and fans. The affection in which he was held during his lifetime was made all the more poignant by his untimely death at the […]
A 3CD box set collection chronicling Miles’ musical evolution in the studio from 1966-1968 working with his “second great quintet,” the latest edition in Columbia/Legacy’s acclaimed Miles Davis Bootleg Series provides an unprecedented look into the artist’s creative process, drawing on full session reels including all rehearsals, partial and alternate takes, studio conversation and more. […]
Branford Marsalis Quartet & leading jazz singer Kurt Elling co-operate on a full album, a mix of standards & new compostions. 1. There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York 2. Blue Gardenia 3. From One Island to Another 4. Practical Arrangement 5. Doxy 6. I’m a Fool to Want You 7. West Virginia […]
DIMITRI KEN: From a fringe musician to a superstar of Hip Hop: Let me tell you about this French guy, I mean, this genius: guy, I mean, this genius: This is Alain Mion, a Jazz Funk pianist. Back in the 70s, he formed a group named Cortex, and they released 3 albums between 1975 and […]
Jan Garbarek. Just bought 2 of his CDs off eBay for not much money. The first, ‘Sart’ is to my ears very odd indeed. A bit too way out for my taste. So after 6 repeat plays (I try to give everything a fair chance) it’s going back on eBay when I can get around […]
By SAMUEL STROUP January 24, 2018 Half a century into his musical career, English reed player John Surman continues to find outlets to explore a wide variety of introspective compositions. Invisible Threads, out on ECM, finds Surman exploring folk and world music, accompanied by pianist Nelson Ayres and mallet percussionist Rob Waring. The album features […]
Jazz Bassist Jonah Jonathan Interviews Legendary Jazz Pianist Mulgrew Miller. Mulgrew Miller is one of the golden fingers of jazz. February 2012. Mulgrew Miller passed away on May 29th, 2013 from complications from a massive stroke. He will always be remembered as one of the greatest jazz pianists to ever grace the planet.