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Continue reading →: Denny Zeitlin: PanoplySUNNYSIDE 1741 (RECORDED 2013-2023) Listening to Denny Zeitlin’s Panoply is like opening a box of Whitman Sampler chocolates. You never know what you are going to get as you savor each morsel — advenuresome trio performances, engaging solo outings or interesting synthesizer/drum explorations. The trio cuts, recorded in 2019 at…
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Continue reading →: Jazz Ensemble of Memphis: Playing in the YardMEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL RECORDS 2042. (RECORDED JUNE 2023) Sixty-four years after a group of young musicians from Memphis walked into a recording studio in New York City to record Downhome Reunion: Young Men From Memphis, a similar aggregation of young Memphis musicians walked into a studio in their hometown to record…
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Continue reading →: Neil Adler: Emi’s SongSELF PRODUCED (RECORDED FEBRUARY 2024) Unlike two recent harmonica releases reviewed on this site — Gary Weinstein’s HarmoniMonk and Yvonne Prene’s Jobim’s World — harmonica and piano player Neil Adler chose originals and standards for Emi’s Song. The other difference between the three releases is that Adler plays both harmonica and…
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Continue reading →: Gary Smulyan & Frank Basile: Boss BaritonesSTEEPLECHASE 31963 (RECORDED DECEMBER 2023) “Oh Gee,” a tune recorded by Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin on their 1961 Blues Up & Down release, is the perfect way to kick off Boss Baritones. After baritone players Frank Basile and Gary Smulyan state the melody, they immediately start trading choruses.…
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Continue reading →: Gerard Chumilla: IntroducingFRESH SOUND/NEW TALENT 683 (RECORDED APRIL 2023) It’s no surprise that tenor saxophonist Gerard Chumilla chose to record Warne Marsh’s “Dixie’s Delimma” on his inaugural release. Afterall, his teacher/mentor and saxophonist Mark Turner recorded that same tune on his 2018 Temporary Kings release. Nor is it a surprise that Chumilla…
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Continue reading →: Jon De Lucia: The Brubeck Octet ProjectMUSAEUM CLAUSUM 003 (RECORDED DECEMBER 2023) The joy on Jon De Lucia’s face on the back cover of The Brubeck Octet Project says it all. The joy of discovering many of Dave Brubeck’s handwritten charts for the innovative sessions he recorded between 1946 and 1950. The joy of retaining the contrapuntalintricacy of…
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Continue reading →: Loren Stillman: Live @Firehouse 12SELF-PRODUCED (RECORDED DECEMBER 15, 2023) The Loren Stillman trio is on fire on this live recording from Firehouse 12 in New Haven, Connecticut. The fire saxophonist Stillman and the trio of bassist Drew Gress and drummer Mark Ferber create is not a burning inferno of blistering notes, but a smoldering…
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Continue reading →: Yvonnick Prene/ Geoffrey Keezer: Jobim’s WorldSUNNYSIDE RECORDS 1727 (RECORDED IN 2023) Based on their performances on Jobim’s World, harmonica player Yvonnick Prene and pianist Geoffrey Keezer would be exceptional tango partners. According to one source, tango involves a leader and follower. The leader, through embraces, gives openings to the follower and the follower decides how…
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Continue reading →: Nasheet Waits: New York Love Letter (Bittersweet)GIANT STEP ARTS 14. (RECORDED MAY 2021 & MARCH 2022) Based on the cover of New York Love Letter (Bittersweet), you might expect drummer Nasheet Waits’ new release to be a bit moody and mysterious. Quite the contrary. Other than the original “Moonchild,” the remaining five tracks on this recording are…
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Continue reading →: Remedy: Live at JazzkammerSELF-PRODUCED (RECORDED APRIL 2024) Three old friends gather for a conversation. At times, they listen intently to one another, adding comments that build on the topic. At other times, one might pose a question that subtly changes the topic. They agree on some points. Bicker about others. They may raise their…
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