Search results for "Joshua Redman"

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...

Joshua Redman: Moonlight (Rating: 81/100) posted in Music January 10, 09

Who can predict the unpredictable Joshua Redman? When he plays funk he relies on a tiny band without bass or percuss...

Joshua Redman: Round Reuben (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 10, 09

Elsewhere on his Compass CD, Joshua Redman embraces a subdued Transatlantic ethos. But this track starts out with a ...

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...

Joshua Redman Elastic Band: Shut Your Mouth (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music January 10, 09

Most funk bands bring in a whole posse to slam that backbeat into submission. But a funk trio with no bass guitar? ...

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...

Mark Turner (with Joshua Redman): 317 East 32nd Street (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 21, 08

As a student at Berklee, Mark Turner was looking for an alternative to the dominant post-bebop ideology, and discover...

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....

Joshua Redman: My One and Only Love (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 29, 07

Sinatra's 1953 recording established this song as a pop standard, and Coltrane's version with Johnny Hartman enshrine...

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...

Mario Pavone: Tepito (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 04, 09

Mario Pavone has been an inspirational leader of progressive bands, a strong self-taught bassist, and an adventurous ...

Roy Hargrove: Mental Phrasing (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 21, 08

At age 24, Roy Hargrove did more than front a fine quintet for his sixth major recording. The trumpet prodigy also br...

Nicholas Payton: A Touch of Silver (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 31, 09

Nicholas Payton's third release as a leader arrived just after his popular collaboration with Doc Cheatham, which res...

Kurt Rosenwinkel: Cake (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music May 20, 09

Kurt Rosenwinkel's "Cake" starts slowly and softly but builds into a nice swing that takes off early and never loses ...

Geoff Keezer: Stompin' at the Savoy (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music March 06, 08

Geoff Keezer performed in the final installment of the Jazz Messengers. He is therefore featured on a couple of origi...

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 ...

Toots Thielemans: Naima (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 14, 08

Chromatic harmonica master Jean "Toots" Thielemans assembled a remarkable group of fellow musicians from both U.S. co...

Chick Corea: Tempus Fugit (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music August 22, 08

In early 1949, with sidemen Ray Brown and Max Roach, Bud Powell first recorded what would become a jazz standard, and...

Kurt Rosenwinkel: The Cloister (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music May 20, 09

Mellow and meditative, this tune is surprisingly engaging even though its tempo rides introspectively upon a new wave...

Dewey Redman: Dewey Square (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music May 28, 09

Joshua's dad flaunts his bebop chops, with just a hint of the harmonic and rhythmic freedom that once served him well...

Joshua Redman’s Double Trio in Concert posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 26, 09

Joshua Redman released his latest CD Compass on January 13, and is featuring the unconventional band—with no chordal ...

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