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Steve Haines Quintet with Jimmy Cobb: Stickadiboom (Rating: 81/100) posted in Music March 09, 09

As the only surviving musician who played on both Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and John Coltrane's Giant Steps sessions...

Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly: Impressions (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

There's much to be said about the work of pianist Wynton Kelly. Yeah, everyone knows he played on Kind of Blue, but h...

Wes Montgomery with Wynton Kelly: Four on Six (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 20, 08

With its catchy bass intro by the unmistakable Paul Chambers, comped in perfect sync by Wynton Kelly's piano, this Mo...

Miles Davis: It Ain't Necessarily So (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music June 10, 08

The wistful, longing intro by Davis, cleverly utilizing the opening melodic line from "I Got Plenty of Nothin'," coul...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF PORGY AND BESS

Kind of Blue (1959) is usually cited as Miles Davis's best-selling album, and has often been called the bes...

Wes Montgomery: Besame Mucho (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

The Latin ballad “Besame Mucho” is taken at a very quick 6/8 here. Jimmy Cobb starts with his brushes, pauses for two...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TO B-3 OR NOT B-3 . . . A GUIDE TO JAZZ ORGAN TRIOS

Despite the undisputed genius of its most famous player, “The Incredible” Jimmy Smith, the organ has always had to fi...

Miles Davis: Blue in Green (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 27, 08

(Editor's note: Bill Evans was the ideal addition to the Davis group for the modal concentration of Kind of Blue. H...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: PETER ERSKINE

In the music world, but especially in the jazz world, everyone wants to know what everybody else is listening to. So ...

Miles From India: All Blues (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 28, 08

Miles had a cool period, and a fusion period, but the Prince of Darkness never went through a Carnatic phase. Even s...

Various Artists: Blue in Green (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 02, 09

Can anyone doubt that, had he lived longer, Miles Davis would have been a major player in the Indo-jazz fusion moveme...

Cannonball Adderley: Limehouse Blues (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music September 15, 09

A friend of mine summed up The Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago as "the Miles Davis band without Miles". True e...

Wes Montgomery: Blue 'n' Boogie (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music December 30, 08

Wes Montgomery's Smokin' at the Half Note has always seemed to overshadow the similarly live Full House from three ye...

John Coltrane: Little Old Lady (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 29, 08

A sprightly, major key tune that lives up to the spirit of its title, "Little Old Lady" is more reminiscent of what J...

Miles Davis: Someday My Prince Will Come (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music December 02, 07

Jazz waltzes were still fairly rare back in 1961, and Paul Chambers' pedal point intro keeps the meter a mystery duri...

Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly: No Blues (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 17, 08

Recorded "live" performances usually fail to generate the excitement that actually being there gives a listener. In t...

Wes Montgomery: Unit 7 (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music February 20, 08

Recently released as part of the Jazz Icons film series is a video of three Wes Montgomery concerts in Europe in...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR

          The Guitarist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny They say t...

Frank Strozier: Runnin' (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 22, 08

Frank Strozier was one of a group of up-and-coming young musicians on the Memphis jazz scene in the early '50's, whic...

Harold Ashby: Stampash (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music August 04, 08

Some have mistakenly thought of Harold Ashby as a poor man's Ben Webster, but discerning listeners could hear clear d...

Wes Montgomery: Full House (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

I can't think of many jazz tunes in 3/4 that groove as hard as Wes Montgomery's "Full House." Recorded live in Califo...

Dinah Washington: You Don't Know What Love Is (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 22, 07

Though she tends to take a backseat to Lady Day and Sassy in most jazz criticism, it’s difficult to find anything to ...

Miles Davis: Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

    Miles Davis, photo by Herb Snitzer Concierto de Aranjuez (1939), directed its compose...

Miles Davis-Gil Evans: Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 10, 09

This is arguably the finest of Gil's and Miles' collaborations. There are countless details one could highlight, but...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MARIA SCHNEIDER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GIL EVANS TRACKS

In 2006, during a “listening session” with New York Times music writer Ben Ratliff, Maria Schneider compared Gil Evan...

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