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Jan Garbarek: Witchi-Tai-To (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 20, 07

No record label has done more to establish the unique voice of European jazz -- not as an adjunct to American trends,...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ECM - THE FIRST DECADE

The ECM record label, founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, continues to expand our musical horizons after almost four d...

Jan Garbarek: A.I.R. (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

During their respective stays in Scandinavia, George Russell and Don Cherry encouraged Garbarek to bring aspects of h...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: EUROPEAN JAZZ

                Nightclub by Suzanne Cerny...

Enrico Rava: The Pilgrim and the Stars (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 21, 07

"Contemporary Italian jazz can be said to have begun with Enrico Rava," critic Michael Zwerin has written. Rava is s...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ECM - THE FIRST DECADE

The ECM record label, founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, continues to expand our musical horizons after almost four d...

Christof Lauer: Sweet and Sentimental (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music February 18, 08

At the end of the '80s, as here on his debut recording, Christof Lauer was still deeply influenced by Michael Brecker...

Keith Jarrett: The Journey Home (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music April 03, 09

When Keith Jarrett left behind his highly esteemed American quartet for a new band of Norwegians, the jazz world was ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL KEITH JARRETT

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Keith Jarrett (featuring Jan Garbarek): The Windup (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music May 06, 09

Beginning in the '70s, some of the most consistently interesting soprano saxophonists could be found in Europe. One o...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SOPRANO SAX

           Soprano Sax and Piano      Fab...

Aula, Giacomo posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Aula, Giacomo , pianist and composer; b. Lagonegro (Potenza, South Italy), 28 March 1967. He studied, starting in Jun...

Lloyd, Charles posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 08

Multi-reedman Charles Lloyd combined John Coltrane’s sweeping approach to improvisation with his own light and supple...

Bergcrantz, Anders posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

  Bergcrantz, Anders, trumpet; b. Malmoe, Sweden, 5 December 1961. He grew up in a family of jazz musicians. ...

Engstfeld, Wolfgang (Antonius Franz) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Engstfeld, Wolfgang (Antonius Franz), tenor saxophone, composer; b. Dusseldorf, Germany, 12 September 1950. His paren...

D'Andrea, Franco (Francesco) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

D'Andrea, Franco (Francesco), keyboard player; b. Merano, Italy, 8 March 1941.An only child, his father was Emilio D'...

Fasoli, Claudio (Luigi) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Fasoli, Claudio (Luigi), saxophone player, composer, teacher, author; b. Venice, Italy, 29 November 1949. He left Ven...

Peter Erskine: Meanwhile (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 26, 08

Who would have thought that Peter Erskine – the former Stan Kenton alumnus and Weather Report ace, one of the greats ...

Jarrett, Keith posted in Encyclopedia May 22, 08

Pianist and composer Keith Jarrett's work has taken him in a variety of directions, never settling into one genre. As...

Bobo Stenson: A Fixed Goal (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music August 29, 08

Bobo Stenson sounds a bit like Keith Jarrett in the way he approaches this lesser-known tune from the pen of Ornette ...

Enrico Rava: Bella (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 13, 08

This track gives listeners a window into the early years of both Enrico Rava and John Abercrombie. While "Bella" begi...

In Conversation with Steve Kuhn posted in Features and Interviews September 11, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

Uotila, Jukkis posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Uotila, Jukkis, drummer, composer, educator, pianist; b. Helsinki, Finland, 23 August 1960. His father is Esko Uotila...

Kukkonen (aka Cuccone), Jarno (Tapio) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kukkonen (aka Cuccone), Jarno (Tapio); guitarist, composer, educator; b. Orimattila, Finalnd, 26 July 1964. His mothe...

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