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Ornette Coleman: The Garden of Souls (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 24, 08

It seems almost an article of faith among critics that New York Is Now! and Love Call are among Ornette Coleman's les...

John Coltrane: Afro Blue (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 11, 08

Everything changed during the tenure of the Classic Coltrane Quartet. The separation between leader and rhythm sectio...

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

            The Rhythm Section, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...

Elvin Jones: Gingerbread Boy (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music August 03, 08

In just about as contrasting a gig as one can get, Elvin Jones spent two weeks touring Europe with Duke Ellington aft...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ELVIN JONES

     Elvin Jones, artwork by Michael Symonds While Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes...

John Coltrane: Lonnie's Lament (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music October 25, 07

      John Coltrane, artwork by Michael Symonds One of the saddest instrumental ba...

John Coltrane: One Down, One Up (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

Unearthed, cleaned up and released 40 years after it was recorded, this performance stands among the Coltrane quartet...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE PERFORMANCES

John Coltrane (1926-1967) started out as a promising straight-ahead bop player who served under Thelonious Monk, Mile...

John Coltrane: Resolution (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 27, 08

(Editor's note: A musical and spiritual journey completed on a single December day, A Love Supreme is the apex of ins...

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 ...

John Coltrane (featuring Elvin Jones): Pursuance (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 02, 08

An extended unaccompanied solo by Elvin Jones opens "Pursuance," the 10-minute, up-tempo third movement of A Love Sup...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ELVIN JONES

     Elvin Jones, artwork by Michael Symonds While Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes...

Ornette Coleman: Airborne (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music September 24, 08

"Airborne" is in many ways what listeners in the late '60s had come to expect from Ornette Coleman: a tuneful, sequen...

Ornette Coleman: Just For You (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music September 30, 08

"Just For You" is one of the more puzzling entries in the Coleman discography. The track features trumpet and alto sa...

Lee Konitz: Subconscious-Lee (Live at the Half Note, 1959) (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

           Lee Konitz, Miles Davis, Art Blakey and      Bud Powell a...

Sonny Rollins: We Kiss in a Shadow (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 10, 08

This 1966 date has long been a favorite Rollins recording. The title track includes Freddie Hubbard, but the remainin...

McCoy Tyner: Searchin' (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 11, 09

During a period when McCoy Tyner was playing and recording full time with John Coltrane, the pianist also found time ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MCCOY TYNER

                McCoy Tyner, by Jos L. K...

John Coltrane: Impressions (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 01, 09

Throughout the lifespan of Coltrane's Classic Quartet, Roy Haynes was the first-call sub whenever Elvin Jones was una...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ROY HAYNES

The century mark is a uniquely exciting time in the development of a major musical style. History is unearthed, co...

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman: Lush Life (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

If you know someone who hates jazz, try an experiment. Secure a rope, tie that person to a chair (not too tight) and ...

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman: My One and Only Love (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 07, 07

Early 1963 marked a tumultuous time in the U.S., especially in Alabama. First, new Governor George Wallace seized the...

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman: My One and Only Love (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music August 07, 09

Marketing considerations spurred the pairing of John Coltrane with a vocalist, and the precedents here were not promi...

Ornette Coleman: Broad Way Blues (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

When Ornette Coleman burst onto the national scene with his first album in 1958, his unorthodox style created great c...

John Coltrane: I Want to Talk About You (Live at Newport, 1963) (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

This Coltrane performance is essential jazz listening for two reasons. First, it is the most complete performance of ...

John Coltrane: Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

On an album of beautiful balladry, the closer, “Nancy (With the Laughing Face),” is the crème de la crème. It’s only ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE PERFORMANCES

John Coltrane (1926-1967) started out as a promising straight-ahead bop player who served under Thelonious Monk, Mile...

John Coltrane: Ascension - Edition II (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

It’s difficult (and maybe pointless) to choose between the two 40-minute versions of “Ascension” that are included on...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE PERFORMANCES

John Coltrane (1926-1967) started out as a promising straight-ahead bop player who served under Thelonious Monk, Mile...

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