Red Garland Revisited! album review @ All About Jazz
I’m Sanctified and Southern Fried / Mama tried and daddy cried / I tell the truth ‘cept when I’ve lied / And like my huevos on the side. Senior ContributorSince 1997Little Rock, AR MY ARTICLES | ALBUM REVIEWS | PROFILE PAGE Total published articles:2,506 Contact Me Follow Me Source link
Next Spring album review @ All About Jazz
A former newspaper writer / editor who has been writing about jazz for more than thirty-five years. Senior ContributorSince 1997Albuquerque, NM Preferred album format:CD/Vinyl MY ARTICLES | ALBUM REVIEWS | PROFILE PAGE Total published articles:3,041 Contact Me Follow Me Musical Preferences Big BandStraight-ahead (Bop, Hard bop, Cool) Source link
Traveling Light album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Rafael Toral: Traveling Light Jazz has a difficult time wrestling with its own history. All genres do, but jazz, specifically in the lethargic modern era, cannot but find itself somewhat directionless. Rock, pop, and electronica all advertise their frontrunners as “the next big thing” or “revolutionary,” or […]
The Free Slave album review @ All About Jazz
” data-original-title=”” title=””>Cecil McBee. The ensemble creates an electrifying blend of passion, intellect and raw energy, all brought to life through this analogue remastering from the original tapes. The Left Bank Jazz Society, located in Baltimore’s Famous Ballroom, was one of the most lively and vital venues for live jazz at the time. Its audience […]
Under The Same Stars album review @ All About Jazz
I find what Art Blakey said to be true – “Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life.” ContributorSince 2023Leeds, United Kingdom Preferred album format:CD/Vinyl MY ARTICLES | ALBUM REVIEWS | PROFILE PAGE Total published articles:204 Contact Me Follow Me Musical Preferences Ambient / New AgeBeyond JazzBluesClassical / ChamberElectronicaFree Improv / Avant-GardeFringes of JazzFunk / […]
Sounding Line album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Carmen Staaf: Sounding Line ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Thelonious Monk (1917 -1982) was often grouped with the bebop pianists of the late 1940s and early 1950s. But he was not bop. He was a pianistic world unto itself. Quirky, dissonant, often playful. Mary Lou Williams piano1910 – 1981 ” […]
The Music of Pat Metheny album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Transcendence: The Music of Pat Metheny Although ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Pat Metheny is known primarily as a guitarist, he has also established himself as one of the most influential composers in modern jazz. His music emphasizes storytelling and emotion over virtuosity. His compositions incorporate various elements from rock, […]
Take To The Sky album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » NEEB: Take To The Sky ” data-original-title=”” title=””>NEEB have evolved their musical style. On the way, they have traversed drum and bass, house and techno influences, eventually reaching a distinctive niche at the intersection of song-based soul, jazz and ambient electronic music. The group began as a […]
People & Places album review @ All About Jazz
A former newspaper writer / editor who has been writing about jazz for more than thirty-five years. Senior ContributorSince 1997Albuquerque, NM Preferred album format:CD/Vinyl MY ARTICLES | ALBUM REVIEWS | PROFILE PAGE Total published articles:3,015 Contact Me Follow Me Musical Preferences Big BandStraight-ahead (Bop, Hard bop, Cool) Source link
The Dreamworld of Paul Motian album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Anat Fort: The Dreamworld of Paul Motian Other performers inspire every musician to some extent, but for ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Anat Fort, the influence of drummer Paul Motian drums1931 – 2011 ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Paul Motian altered her approach to performing and thinking about music. Although Motian passed away […]