Search results for "Brian Blade"

Brian Blade: Omni (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music June 03, 08

Brian Blade is one of the most vital and exciting drummers on the current jazz scene, and his presence has enlivened ...

Brian Blade: Evinrude-Fifty (Trembling) (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

Perhaps no jazz drummer has been more in demand throughout the last decade than Brian Blade. From Wayne Shorter to E...

Brian Blade: Return of the Prodigal Son (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 16, 08

Brian Blade first came to most listeners' attention in the mid-'90s as Joshua Redman's hot drummer, and by the year 2...

Brian Blade: If You See Lurah (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music June 24, 08

Besides being among the most in-demand drummers of the last ten years in both the jazz and pop fields, Brian Blade ha...

Brian Blade: Mercy Angel (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music May 05, 09

Brian Blade is quite possibly the most in-demand drummer in the world for jazz heavies and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall-of-Fame...

Joshua Redman: St. Thomas (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 27, 07

Brian Blade, a Louisiana native born in 1970, is the foremost jazz drummer in the generation after the bebop and post...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT MOMENTS IN MODERN JAZZ DRUMMING

Transitions and developments at the drumset have been an essential driving force throughout the history of jazz. Fro...

Wayne Shorter: Joy Ryder (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Wayne Shorter’s decision in 2000 to return to an all-acoustic format after years of playing in mostly electrified set...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Mark Turner: She Said, She Said (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 06, 08

At the time of this recording, Mark Turner and Kurt Rosenwinkel were in two working groups together, developing a sea...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ PERSPECTIVES ON THE BEATLES

During the 1960s, jazz became more stylistically diverse than ever. Conventional norms were assertively challen...

David Binney: Explaining What's Hidden (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music February 10, 09

I am struck by the plethora of talented young saxophonists today, many of whom have developed their own cult-like fol...

Charlie Haden: American Dreams (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music May 20, 09

After the sturm und drang of 80 chaotic years of Depressions, demonstrations, recessions, riots, wars, and more, it i...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MUSICAL AMERICANA

         Jazz Americana, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Shortly ...

David Binney: Squares and Palaces (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music February 16, 09

Saxophonist David Binney's composition has an air of mystery and intrigue. It could make a good movie soundtrack for ...

Herbie Hancock: So What / Impressions (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 03, 07

Listeners expecting stylistic imitation (as in many past tributes) will be disappointed, but those who welcome a fres...

Wayne Shorter: As Far As The Eye Can See (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 11, 08

While there are many popular piano and guitar trios currently making major strides in modern jazz, there aren't too m...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HISTORIC RHYTHM SECTIONS

            The Rhythm Section, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...

Joshua Redman: The Times They Are A-Changin' (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music August 06, 08

On his remake of Bob Dylan's anthem "The Times They Are A-Changin,'" Joshua Redman's warm and soulful sound translate...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE NEW STANDARDS

Jazz musicians have always used popular music for improvisational vehicles. Songs from Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, eve...

Joshua Redman: Alone in the Morning (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music December 05, 08

Joshua Redman's third CD found him heading up what might be assumed to have been an all-star lineup assembled just fo...

John Patitucci: Messaien’s Gumbo (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music August 18, 09

In an album full of tributes of other musicians, my best guess at the target of this paean is the 20th century French...

Joshua Redman: Jazz Crimes (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 08, 07

The exploration of swing within funk and funk within swing created by Redman’s Elastic Band is something to witness l...

Joshua Redman (featuring Brad Mehldau): Summertime (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 28, 07

Summertime . . . and the fish are jumpin' in 5/4 time. From Sidney Bechet to Kenny G, saxophonists have delighte...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL BRAD MEHLDAU PERFORMANCES

Few jazz musicians in recent years have put together a more exciting and innovative body of work than Brad Mehldau....

Kenny Garrett: Night and Day (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music March 06, 08

Kenny Garrett's 1986-1987 stint with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (he was concurrently a steady member of Miles...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE BEST OF THE ART BLAKEY ALUMS

There are post-Swing Era bandleaders, and then there is Art Blakey. After a brief time spent developing his craft by ...

Kenny Garrett: Beyond the Wall (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 08, 07

Often considered the last great sideman of Miles Davis, Garrett emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a defini...

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