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Continue reading →: Mike LeDonne: WonderfulCELLAR MUSIC 032323 (RECORDED MARCH 2023) Max Roach did it in 1962 with “It’s Time.” Donald Byrd did it in 1964 with “A New Perspective.” Andrew Hill did it in 1969 with “Life Every Voice and Sing.” Now Mike LeDonne does it with “Wonderful” —blending jazz with a gospel choir. According to…
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Continue reading →: Ernesto Cervini: A Canadian SongbookTPR RECORDS 017 (RECORDED DECEMBER 2022) You don’t have to be Canadian to appreciate Ernesto Cervini’s “A Canadian Songbook.” All you really need to appreciate is tight arrangements, a variety of moods and outstanding solos. That’s what drummer Cervini delivers on this collection of seven tunes penned by fellow Canadians and performed by…
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I started reading Cadence in the early 1980s. Since that time, I have come to respect editor and jazz critic Robert Rusch for his intelligent, succinct and unbiased reviews. Over the past twenty years, it has been my pleasure to get to know Robert and his family, making frequent trips from our home in Iowa to New York’s North Country. Several years ago, I was honored to be asked to help edit Robert’s Papatamus column.
I was equally honored to be asked by his family to keep Robert’s legacy of intelligent, succinct and unbiased jazz reviews alive with Papatamus Redux. You can view older editions of Papatamus at papatamus.com.
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