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 […]
Lullaby for the Lost album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Donny McCaslin: Lullaby for the Lost ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Donny McCaslin and his band’s collaboration on David Bowie vocals1947 – 2016 ” data-original-title=”” title=””>David Bowie‘s final album Blackstar (ISO Records, 2016) marked a pivotal moment in McCaslin’s career. Following Bowie’s death just two days after the album’s release, […]
The Sound of Raspberry album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Tatsuya Yoshida / Martín Escalante: The Sound of Raspberry This LP may be the revelation of 2025or a sonic ordeal, depending on your tolerance for noise and your grasp of history. Japanese drummer ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Tatsuya Yoshida and Mexican saxophonist Martín Escalante saxophone, alto ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Martín […]
The Summer Knows (un été 42) album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Extended Analysis » Franck Amsallem: The Summer Knows (un été 42) ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Franck Amsallem, a lesser-known figureoutside his immediate performance circleeven among some of the jazz world’s most avid and encyclopedic enthusiasts. Nevertheless, this musician’s name should appear in that roster of outstanding French baby boomer keyboardists mentioned in […]
Looms & Legends album review @ All About Jazz
Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Ned Rothenberg: Looms & Legends Solo recordings, at least when they feature instruments other than piano or guitar, can be a challenge even for the most committed jazz listeners. The excitement generated by the dialogue of multiple instrumentalists is, of course, missing, and even the most talented […]