Search results for "Steve Wilson"

Mulgrew Miller: Dreamsville (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 29, 08

Mulgrew Miller has been one of the most in-demand sideman pianists for many years, which has found him playing in top...

Terell Stafford: Berda's Bounce (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 12, 08

To open "Berda's Bounce," piano legend Mulgrew Miller dances across the keys in a solo that swings hard from the firs...

The Blue Note 7: Little B's Poem (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 15, 09

Here is one measure of how much thing have changed in jazz. When the Blue Note label tried to brand a band back in t...

Stefon Harris: One String Blues (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music June 11, 09

On his debut album, Stefon Harris emerged as one of the most interesting voices in jazz music. He approaches composit...

Stefon Harris: Sacred Forest (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music June 11, 09

This tune is one of several short but nice percussion heavy songs as "Sacred Forest" features Harris rocking the mari...

Maria Schneider: The 'Pretty' Road (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music December 28, 07

Maria Schneider continues to impress with her 13-minute "The 'Pretty' Road" from her Sky Blue CD. Frank Kimbrou...

Maria Schneider: Cerulean Skies (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music January 08, 08

We have come to expect grand things from Maria Schneider, and she delivers again on "Cerulean Skies" -- a 22-minute t...

Mika Pohjola: Blues Chacarera (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 14, 09

In our constantly evolving musical syntax the phrase “global jazz” is showing up with increasing frequency. Usually ...

New Air Featuring Cassandra Wilson: Apricots On Their Wings (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music April 16, 09

At the beginning of her career - before her Blue Note albums made her a major jazz star - Cassandra Wilson was some...

Liberation Music Orchestra: America the Beautiful (Medley: America the Beautiful/Lift Every Voice and Sing/Skies of A... (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music April 22, 09

"Oh beautiful for spacious skies," but post-9/11 the skies of America seemed less safe; and the honorably intended "N...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MUSICAL AMERICANA

         Jazz Americana, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Shortly ...

Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy: I Only Have Eyes For You (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music March 01, 09

Trumpeter Lester Bowie's love for '50s pop found an outlet in his Brass Fantasy, a nonet consisting of four trumpets,...

Thelonious Monk: Ruby, My Dear (with John Coltrane) (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

Choosing just one version of “Ruby, My Dear” as Monk’s finest is no easy task. This one stands out for Monk’s strong ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL THELONIOUS MONK PERFORMANCES

The pianist Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was bebop’s mad genius. He and a handful of others created the jazz form, and...

Thelonious Monk: Crepuscule With Nellie (Carnegie Hall, 1957) (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

The tapes from this 1957 Voice of America recording at Carnegie Hall were discovered only in 2005, and they contain t...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL THELONIOUS MONK PERFORMANCES

The pianist Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was bebop’s mad genius. He and a handful of others created the jazz form, and...

Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy: Lament (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music March 01, 09

The larger the ensemble, the more tonal variety is possible—that's certainly a big reason why most of those who are...

Boyd Raeburn: Blue Moon (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music December 30, 07

Raeburn began his career in the Midwest leading a functional Lawrence Welk-type band. By 1943, he switched gears and ...

Davis, Steve (Stephen Kimball) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Davis, Steve (Stephen Kimball), trombonist, composer, educator; b. Worcester, MA, 14 April 1967. As a young child liv...

Wilson, Cassandra (Marie Fowlkes) posted in Encyclopedia March 20, 09

Singer Cassandra Wilson has combined her experiences in jazz, folk and rhythm 'n' blues into an appealing and succe...

Coleman, Steve posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Coleman, Steve, alto saxophonist, composer, band leader. Steve began playing music just days before his 14th birthda...

Khan, Steve (Steve Cahn) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Khan, Steve [Steve Cahn], guitar; b. Los Angeles, CA, 28 April 1947. His father was the lyricist Sammy Cahn and his m...

Johns, Steve (Stephen Samuel) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Johns, Steve (Stephen Samuel), drums; b. Boston, MA, 25 November 1960. He began playing the drums at the age o...

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