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Branford Marsalis: The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

On this long, slow blues meditation, Branford and his cohorts paint a modern-day abstraction employing the Coltrane p...

Woody Shaw: Ginseng People (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 17, 08

Revisiting another of his classic lines from the CBS era with a “local” rhythm section comprising one established mas...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BRIAN LYNCH SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL WOODY SHAW TRACKS

Editor's Note: From the nature of his remarks on these dozen choice tracks by the iconic trumpeter Woody Shaw (1944-1...

Wynton Marsalis: A Foggy Day (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music February 03, 09

The opening bars seem to herald a relaxed rendition of an old standard. But thirty seconds into the track, bassist 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. ...

Wynton Marsalis: J Mood (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 08, 07

Even as a teenager, Wynton Marsalis dazzled audiences with the sureness of his technique and the power and beauty of ...

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: Knozz-Moe-King (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music January 22, 09

The title of the song may demand "No Smoking," but this band is clearly in violation of the city ordinance. In fact, ...

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. ...

Diana Krall: It Could Happen to You (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music June 28, 08

This is retro-Krall, with an Eisenhower-era flavor. Don't get me wrong, the 1950s were a great time for pop-vocal-pl...

Diana Krall: How Insensitive (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 28, 08

It's not easy to sing bossa nova. Diana Krall just makes it seem easy. Krall has tackled bossa before, demonstrati...

Kenny Garrett: Beyond the Wall (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 08, 07

Often considered the last great sideman of Miles Davis, Garrett emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a defini...

Branford Marsalis: Sidney in Da Haus (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music August 14, 09

The Sidney of the title is Sidney Bechet, the Creole clarinet (and soprano sax) master of early New Orleans jazz. Us...

Greg Osby: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music March 11, 09

Duke Ellington gave two differing explanations for the derivation of the title "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo," his theme ...

Greg Osby: The Single Petal of a Rose (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 17, 09

For St. Louis Shoes, Greg Osby imaginatively scaled down for a quintet the orchestral arrangement of "East St. Louis ...

Watts, Jeff "Tain" posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Hailing from the rich musical city of Pittsburgh, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts has established himself as one of the mos...

Malone, Russell posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 09

Russell Malone has proven time and again how the guitar can enlarge the harmonic palette of an ensemble. As a leader ...

Malinverni, Pete (Peter Gaetano) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Malinverni, Pete (Peter Gaetano), piano; b. Niagara Falls, NY, 16 April 1957. Since coming to New York City in 198...

Overton, Rick (Frederick Decatur Overton Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Overton, Rick [Frederick Decatur Overton Jr.], trumpet, educator, composer, arranger; b. Riverhead, NY, 25 May 1961. ...

Assessing Brad Mehldau at Mid-Career posted in Features and Interviews December 31, 07

by Ted Gioia Early in his career, Brad Mehldau was branded as a Bill Evans disciple. Most young pianists would be...

Branford Marsalis: The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

Delfeayo Marsalis, Branford's brother and the producer of this record, provides such studied liner notes you would th...

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...

Diana Krall at Carnegie Hall posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 27, 09

Will Friedwald brings to his music criticism a deep knowledge of the American jazz and popular vocal tradition. His...

Marsalis, Wynton (Learson) posted in Encyclopedia March 18, 09

The entire history of jazz trumpet is present in Wynton Marsalis's sound. His style is rooted in an impeccable, class...

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