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September 17, 2009 · 0 comments
New Reviews of Well-Aged Tracks
We’re nostalgic types here at jazz.com. So in addition to highlighting the best of the recent releases, we review lots of old tracks. Our coverage is more-or-less evenly split between the current scene and "heritage music." By my measure, this makes us slightly more oriented towards the historical roots of the music than other jazz media outlets, which tend to focus on what’s happening this month.
Below are links to 15 reviews published during the last few weeks. Each of the songs included here is at least twenty years old, and some of the tracks covered date back to the 1930s. The result is a well-aged playlist that features a number of important artists whom you need to know, if you haven’t made their acquaintance already.
As always, each review comes with full personnel and recording info, a ranking based on our almost-patent-protected 0 to 100 scoring system, and the best appraisal you will find this side of Sotheby’s. Also, each review features a link to a third-party site where you can get a (legal) download of the music.
Happy listening!
Fats Waller: “The Sheik of Araby” (1938)
Reviewed by Thomas Cunniffe
Emily Remler: “Blues for Herb” (1988)
Reviewed by Jared Pauley
Stan Getz: “I Thought About You” (1986)
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Tito Puente: “Mambo Diablo” (1985)
Reviewed by Jared Pauley
Steely Dan: “Reelin’ in the Years” (1972)
Reviewed by Marcus Singletary
Modern Jazz Quartet: “Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise” (1955)
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Louis Armstrong: “Tin Roof Blues” (1955)
Reviewed by Thomas Cunniffe
Willie Nelson: “Blue Skies” (1977)
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Johnny Griffin: “Blues for Harvey” (1973)
Reviewed by Scott Albin
Count Basie: “Exactly Like You” (1937)
Reviewed by Thomas Cunniffe
Wayne Shorter: “Deluge” (1964)
Reviewed by Jared Pauley
Dicky Wells (with Django Reinhardt): “Japanese Sandman” (1937)
Reviewed by Thomas Cunniffe
Billy Pierce: “Star Eyes” (1988)
Reviewed by Scott Albin
Wes Montgomery: “Full House (1962)
Reviewed by Jared Pauley
Ike Quebec: “Blue and Sentimental” (1961)
Reviewed by Scott Albin
This blog article posted by Ted Gioia.
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