Tjaderized album review @ All About Jazz
Album Review By AAJ Staff July 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count Dave Samuels is no stranger to … Leer más
Album Review By AAJ Staff July 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count Dave Samuels is no stranger to … Leer más
Album Review By Jack Bowers October 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count By now, most people who have … Leer más
As guest trumpeter Bobby Shew says in his liner notes to Easy to Love – and I certainly won’t disagree … Leer más
Three brief observations: first, Houston’s Booker T. Washington High School has one of the more impressive Jazz ensembles we’ve heard … Leer más
Album Review By Jim Santella October 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count Recorded in 1974 for Muse and … Leer más
Album Review By Larry Grogan April 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count When Andy Bey’s 1996 album, ‘Blues … Leer más
New Orleans supplies the rhythms, Al Kooper supplies the title track, and Grace Darling supplies the pop vocals. Loose and … Leer más
Album Review By Jim Santella November 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count At 26, bassist Christian McBride qualifies … Leer más
Album Review By Jim Santella March 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count Swedish bass guitarist Jonas Hellborg recorded … Leer más
Although everything is well–played (despite generally low–grade sound quality), there isn’t much of interest to the Jazz enthusiast in this … Leer más
This is Archie Shepp’s first album for Impulse (1964); in a gesture of gratitude to the man who got him … Leer más
Album Review By Jim Santella March 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count Hard bop vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, 58, … Leer más
Of the many delightful books that renowned fantasy author Ursula K. LeGuin has written, one of the most curious is … Leer más
Donald «Duck» Harrison is an alto saxophonist of confidence and power, as this bold and enjoyable set abundantly attests. The … Leer más
Album Review By Robert Spencer February 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count Au Courant indeed! Here’s Charlie Byrd … Leer más
Album Review By Jim Santella December 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count Clark Terry – Intimate Stories – … Leer más
This thoroughly enjoyable album is a loose, funky tribute to the music of the Nat King Cole Trio by the … Leer más
Album Review By Jim Santella December 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count The Professor is taken from three … Leer más
This is a new release from the venerable EMANEM label which, categorically specializes in Free and Improvised music. The legendary … Leer más
Album Review By Joel Roberts May 1, 1997 Sign in to view read count In July of 1957, when Paul … Leer más
Album Review By Glenn Astarita December 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count Harriet Tubman is: Brandon Ross guitar; … Leer más
Album Review By Jim Santella February 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count With the front and back covers … Leer más
Album Review By Douglas Payne February 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count In the few years he recorded … Leer más
Album Review By Glenn Astarita May 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count The Northwoods Improvisers are basically the … Leer más
A true joy, Gillespiana revisits the classic five-part jazz suite Lalo Schifrin created for trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie in 1960. … Leer más
Album Review By AAJ Staff January 1, 1997 Sign in to view read count Herb Alpert has been around for … Leer más
Album Review By Jack Bowers November 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count Scott Adams’ liner notes describe Rob … Leer más
Album Review By Douglas Payne February 1, 1997 Sign in to view read count Drummer Lenny White never shortchanges his … Leer más
Album Review By Dave Hughes November 1, 1997 Sign in to view read count Diane Schuur is, in my opinion … Leer más
Steve Lacy, the great master of the soprano saxophone and one of the unacknowledged greatest improvisers ever, continues a long … Leer más
Here it is: Ornette’s first recording, containing his most conventional compositions, one («The Blessing») written in 1951. Even so, it … Leer más
Album Review By Glenn Astarita March 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count Guitarist Andre’ Bush, a resident of … Leer más
Album Review By AAJ Staff July 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count As I listen to the seemingly … Leer más
Synonymous with New York City’s Downtown Scene while frequently touring the college circuit and performing at New York’s famed Knitting … Leer más
Album Review By Jack Bowers November 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count This is an amiable, easy–grooving session … Leer más
Album Review By Jack Bowers January 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count This isn’t Chris Keller’s first recording, … Leer más
Album Review By Joel Roberts August 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count As the man who replaced Philly … Leer más
Album Review By Douglas Payne April 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count Tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims (1925-85) is … Leer más
Album Review By AAJ Staff May 1, 1997 Sign in to view read count The highly publicized and much anticipated … Leer más
Voice in the Night is a welcome homecoming for reedman Charles Lloyd. He hasn’t recorded in a guitar-based group since … Leer más
After Hours was a mega-hit for trumpeter Erskine Hawkins’ orchestra in the ’40s, and this second release on Contemporary by … Leer más
Album Review By C. Michael Bailey February 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count Trombonitis. Alain Trudel and his … Leer más
Album Review By Jim Santella March 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count Titled after Slim Gaillard’s «Atomic Cocktail,» … Leer más
One Step Beyond is the first of three albums Jackie McLean made with Grachan Moncur III on trombone and Bobby … Leer más
When I first received this autographed copy of Alphonse Mouzon’s current release, I was amazed to learn that this multi-instrumentalist … Leer más
Album Review By Douglas Payne July 1, 1997 Sign in to view read count There must be very few musicians … Leer más
A Melting Pot of Styles. In the liner notes to his debut, David Sills states, «I want my playing to … Leer más
Album Review By Ernesto De Pascale November 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count Third Step , the latest … Leer más
At this time, Dexter was living in Paris. When he came to the States, Prestige would record him, part of … Leer más
Album Review By John W. Patterson February 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count Your first question is obvious. … Leer más
George Benson on autopilot, or as the title of one of these tunes has it, cruise control. There’s nothing wrong … Leer más
I regard Lenny White’s Present Tense as one of the best fusion recordings of the ’90s, so I had high … Leer más
Some people live their entire lives in the shadows of other people. John Pizzarelli, by all accounts, should be one … Leer más
This is the last album Lee Ritenour had left on his contract with GRP. He’s already founded a new label, … Leer más
When a jazz artist announces that he/she is doing a Miles Davis tribute, the question is, «Which Miles? The cool … Leer más
Paul Plimley is a remarkable pianist who can play with as much power as any free player can muster (yes, … Leer más
Album Review By Jack Bowers February 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count The third recording by the uncommonly … Leer más
I could probably spend hours just listening to Leon Parker strum his fingers on a table top. There’s a hypnotic … Leer más
Album Review By Douglas Payne May 1, 1997 Sign in to view read count Live at the Fillmore ’68 is … Leer más
You can rest assured that Jazz education is moving forward when high school ensembles start issuing two–disc sets to verify … Leer más
Bobby Stern Bio Bobby Stern got his professional start in music playing at various US military clubs, and then went … Leer más
Album Review By Jack Bowers October 1, 1998 Sign in to view read count A daunting task, recreating the idiosyncratic … Leer más
Album Review By C. Michael Bailey March 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count Scandanavian Savvy. Lars is the … Leer más
There are more and more musical instrument manufacturers who have decided to produce their own line of saxophones manufactured exclusively … Leer más
Album Review While the saxophone, keyboards, and guitar are still the most common lead voices heard in the contemporary jazz … Leer más
Album Review By Larry Koenigsberg January 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count Once again ECM expands the boundaries … Leer más
Photo courtesy of Chris Drumm Someone once told me that, when speaking to Cannonball Adderley about tone after seeing him … Leer más
I immediately was groovin’ on this nostalgia trip. I heard strains of Sugarloaf, mellow Jade Warrior, Hatfield and the North … Leer más
The current band called the «Jazz Crusaders» is really the old Crusaders’ trombone-tenor sax tandem of Wayne Henderson and Wilton … Leer más
Biography Bruce Williams hails from Washington, D.C. and has performed, toured, and recorded with a long roster of jazz legends such … Leer más
Gota Yashiki is a percussionist, as well as a bass guitarist, producer and writer. His monster group Gota is electric … Leer más
Album Review By AAJ Staff July 1, 1997 Sign in to view read count One of the new breed of … Leer más
Selmer’s Reputation Speaks for Itself Ask any saxophone player, and they’ll tell you that Selmer saxophones are the standard by … Leer más
Album Review By Dave Hughes November 1, 1997 Sign in to view read count The band with the world’s most … Leer más
FOR THE LOVE OF JAZZ All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an … Leer más
Bob Mintzer Explains How Sax Players Can “Be the Band”
Look at the group name: it’s familiar, yet different. While this is Latin jazz, its flavors are not the usual … Leer más
Album Review By Larry Koenigsberg January 1, 1999 Sign in to view read count Carla White’s husky, swinging vocal style … Leer más
Introduction Since reviewing saxophone gear for quite some time, I have had the opportunity to play test quite a few … Leer más
Album Review By Robert Spencer November 1, 1997 Sign in to view read count Bill Cosby’s charming liner notes to … Leer más