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Wynton Marsalis: In This House, On This Morning (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music January 23, 09There are many tempting pigeonholes in which to place this 2-hour work by Mr. Marsalis. You could call it his perso...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: EARLY VINTAGE WYNTON MARSALIS
Wynton Marsalis may be the most frequently discussed musician in jazz, but also among the least well understood. ...
Wynton Marsalis: The Majesty of the Blues (The Puheeman Strut) (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music June 15, 08This performance marks a major turning point in the career of Wynton Marsalis. Before this recording, Marsalis was a...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: EARLY VINTAGE WYNTON MARSALIS
Wynton Marsalis may be the most frequently discussed musician in jazz, but also among the least well understood. ...
Wynton Marsalis: The Ways of Love (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 03, 09Marsalis's evocative writing for the score of the 1990 film Tune in Tomorrow was a further indication of his progress...
Marcus Roberts: East of the Sun (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 31, 07You have to give Marsalis points for including this trio track -- on which he doesn’t even play -- in the second CD i...
Cassandra Wilson: Poet (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 05, 07Oh, how I love those low notes! Most vocalists reach into their upper register to grab the audience’s attention, bu...
Dianne Reeves: Lullaby of Birdland (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music November 20, 07Reeves made her name singing contemporary pop-jazz with crossover appeal. But now in her 50s, she has adopted a more...
Wynton Marsalis: Blood on the Fields (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music December 22, 07Wynton Marsalis has built a career on high ambitions—including (for a start) assimilating the music vocabulary from H...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: EARLY VINTAGE WYNTON MARSALIS
Wynton Marsalis may be the most frequently discussed musician in jazz, but also among the least well understood. ...
Cassandra Wilson: Easy Rider (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music January 17, 08Don’t be scared off by the personnel listing. You might assume that a recording with three bass players, two drummer...
Junko Onishi: Blue Skies (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music February 10, 09Japan's Junko Onishi was one of the most promising jazz pianists to emerge in the '90s, her series of five Blue Note ...
In Conversation with Ron Miles & Bill Frisell posted in Features and Interviews January 18, 09By Ted Panken In 1975, not long after he left the Berklee School of Music, Bill Frisell heard a recording by Car...
Jazz Update from Italy (Part Two) posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 16, 08Below is Ted Panken's second dispatch from the Perugia, Italy, where he takes time out from the vino rosso and musi...
Onishi, Junko posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Onishi, Junko, pianist; b. Kyoto, Japan, 16 April 1967. Onishi is a pianist, a fact that is easy to forget w...
Wynton Marsalis: Cherokee (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music March 06, 08Putting aside our collectively diverse opinions on Marsalis's extra-musical contributions to jazz, it is nearly impos...
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 ...
Terence Blanchard: Taxi Driver (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music August 16, 08Terence Blanchard's accomplished Jazz in Film extends from Alex North's groundbreaking score for A Streetcar Nam...
Ladies Take Over BeanTown Jazz posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 01, 08Below Roanna Forman concludes her two-part article on the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival, which took place last weeke...
Marsalis, Wynton (Learson) posted in Encyclopedia March 18, 09The entire history of jazz trumpet is present in Wynton Marsalis's sound. His style is rooted in an impeccable, class...
Whitfield, Mark (Adrian) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09Guitarist Mark Whitfield’s advanced harmonic sensibility has enabled him to perform in styles which include hard bop,...
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