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Hilde Hefte: Peri's Scope (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 31, 08With her trademark grace and elegance, Hilde Hefte has crafted a loving tribute to Bill Evans. The album overall is a...
Gene Perla: I'm Popeye The Sailor Man (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music April 26, 09What began as an intimate session involving Elvin Jones and multi-instrumentalist Gene Perla back in 1986 culminated ...
Bill Cunliffe: Port Authority (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 16, 08In the ongoing debate about which jazz recordings merit elevation to the status of "classic," there are few (other th...
Resonance Big Band: Hymn to Freedom/John Brown's Body (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music May 14, 09On May 12, Resonance Records released its long-awaited tribute to Oscar Peterson. In his ongoing fight to preserve m...
Jay Epstein: Imperial March (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 13, 09The lively samba’s intro ushers in the distinctive harmonic minor melody and you sense a bit of déjà vu- “where have ...
June Christy: Something Cool (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 31, 07In 1953, no longer the '40s flychick scatting "How High the Moon" with Stan Kenton, June Christy turned to dramatic r...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: FIFTIES FEMMES FATALES
In 1958, as evidence that love's fever is a long-running malady, singer/lyricist Peggy Lee alluded to Romeo & Julie...
Christian Howes: Walkin' Up (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music February 02, 09He reaches for the heavens with his bow, perhaps overreaching on occasion, but never without conviction; and in the p...
Mark Whitfield: Some Other Time (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music September 14, 09In the vast lexicon of jazz there are a few gems that improve with age and shine more brilliantly with each new inter...
John La Barbera Big Band: Walk on the Wild Side Suite (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 06, 08Maybe it's the genes, or growing up in a musically nurturing upstate New York family, or both; whatever the case, the...
Robin Nolan & Friends: Once In A While (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 18, 08The greatest musicians in the world all have one thing in common: the ability to expose their heart and soul through ...
Steve Allee: Bus to Belmopan (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 30, 08One of the most gifted and versatile keyboard artists in jazz today, Indianapolis-based Steve Allee was just 19 when ...
Cathy Rocco: You're Gonna Hear From Me (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 28, 08"You're Gonna Hear From Me" is a classic canticle to emerging talent, one of the few memorable by- products of Robert...
Ludovic and Kruno: Philadelphie Sur Seine (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 15, 08Kruno Spisic turned many heads when he debuted at Birdland's Django Reinhardt Festival in 2006, due to his crisp, liv...
The Best Jazz Tracks of the Month posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 30, 09As regular visitors know, we feature an outstanding recent track on the jazz.com site five days per week, as part of ...
The Once and Future Strings (Part Two) posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 12, 09Bill Barnes continues his three-part article on the role of guitar in jazz below. For the first installment, click h...
Best Jazz Tracks for November posted in The Jazz.com Blog November 30, 08“This track sounds like the 1972 disco hit 'Soul Makossa' as if sung by Kate Bush in duet with Captain Beefheart,” ...
The Best New Music of the Month posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 31, 09Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an outstanding track from a recent release as part of its Song of the Day...
Guitar Hero, Jazz Style posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 24, 09Bill Barnes concludes his three-part article on the role of guitar in jazz below. Click here for parts one and two. ...
Life at the Gypsy Jazz Camp (Part One) posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 27, 08When jazz.com’s Bill Barnes told me was running off to Gypsy jazz camp, I had visions of rugged but glamorous days...
Duane Allman: A Rock Visionary on the Cusp of Jazz posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 02, 09Bill Barnes, a regular contributor to jazz.com, recalls some memorable musical performances from almost four decades ...
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