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February 05, 2009 · 0 comments

Track Review Roundup

Jazz.com published its 6,000th article yesterday—a total which includes more than 4,000 track reviews contributed by a team of 50 critics. It’s easy for site visitors to miss these reviews, so I have offered links below to 25 recent ones.

We can’t fit all of our new articles on the home page—and the selection below is only a little taste of the more than 250 reviews published during the last month—so site visitors who want to dig a little deeper are encouraged to make regular visits to our music page. There, in the sidebar, you will find links to our ten most popular reviews, our ten most recent reviews, and our complete review archive. This page also features a short list of tracks currently in rotation at jazz.com.

Happy listening!


Miles Davis

Miles Davis: “You’re Under Arrest”
Reviewed by Marcus Singletary


Tony Bennett & Count Basie

Tony Bennett & Count Basie: “Old Man River”
Reviewed by Ed Leimbacher


 Steely Dan

Steely Dan (featuring Wayne Shorter): “Aja”
Reviewed by S. Victor Aaron


Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey: “Lonesome Road”
Reviewed by Jeff Sultanof


Chick Corea & Return to Forever

Chick Corea & Return to Forever: “Light As a Feather”
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky


Martial Solal & Lee Konitz

Martial Solal & Lee Konitz: “Stella by Starlight”
Reviewed by Thierry Quénum


Buddy DeFranco

Buddy DeFranco: “A Bird in Igor's Yard”
Reviewed by Jeff Sultanof


Terence Blanchard

Terence Blanchard: “Innocence”
Reviewed by Matt Leskovic


 Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti

Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti: “Raggin’ the Scale”
Reviewed by Dean Alger


 Benny Golson

Benny Golson: “Whisper Not”
Reviewed by Scott Albin


Art Ensemble of Chicago

Art Ensemble of Chicago: “Oh Strange, Pt. 2”
Reviewed by Chris Kelsey


Roy Hargrove

Roy Hargrove: “Strasbourg / St. Denis”
Reviewed by Greg Marchand


Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck: “Unsquare Dance
Reviewed by Marcus Singletary



Muhal Richard Abrams

Muhal Richard Abrams: “Blu Blu Blu”
Reviewed by Scott Albin


Grachan Moncur III

Grachan Moncur III: “Thandiwa”
Reviewed by Kenny Berger


Art Blakey (with Keith Jarrett)

Art Blakey (with Keith Jarrett): “Secret Love”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia


Jan Hammer

Jan Hammer: “Red and Orange”
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky


 Count Basie

Count Basie: “Speaking of Sounds”
Reviewed by Kenny Berger


Abdullah Ibrahim

Abdullah Ibrahim: “In a Sentimental Mood”
Reviewed by Ted Gioia


Arthur Blythe

Arthur Blythe: “Break Tune”
Reviewed by Chris Kelsey


Michal Urbaniak

Michal Urbaniak: “Chinatown (Part 1)”
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky


Bob James

Bob James: “Feel Like Making Love”
Reviewed by Marcus Singletary


Eddie Palmieri

Eddie Palmieri: “In Walked Bud”
Reviewed by Scott Albin


Sam Rivers

Sam Rivers: “Cyclic Episode”
Reviewed by Matt Leskovic


Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith: “Open House”
Reviewed by Matt Leskovic


This blog article posted by Ted Gioia.

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