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Stevie Wonder (featuring Dizzy Gillespie): Do I Do (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music February 08, 09

Not long after the disco craze fizzled out, Stevie Wonder decided to make a disco song. In the new-wave era of 1982, ...

Jazz musicians performing sidemen roles on recording dates of non-jazz performances is a practice nearly as old as ja...

Stevie Wonder: Golden Lady (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music May 10, 09

Very few people have constructed a legacy like that of Stevie Wonder. It's safe to say that other than Duke Ellington...

Stevie Wonder: Ribbon in the Sky (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music May 11, 09

Taken from the greatest hits release Original Musiquarium I, "Ribbon in the Sky" was one of four new songs featured ...

Joe Gilman: Contusion (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music August 11, 08

I somehow missed the boat on Stevie Wonder back in his day. The explanation? Rock snobbery. Stevie Wonder did not sou...

Craig Buhler: Creepin' (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music June 18, 09

On his CD Skykomish, multi-reedist Craig Buhler sets out to do what Herbie Hancock attempted roughly a dozen years ea...

Jacky Terrasson: Isn't She Lovely (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music August 06, 08

Mixing Stevie Wonder's easy-listening classic "Isn't She Lovely" with a drum 'n' bass beat would be a difficult task ...

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...

In Conversation with Matthew Shipp posted in Features and Interviews February 29, 08

by Tom Greenland Ever since his precocious beginnings in Wilmington, Delaware where he was inspired by local men...

Drummer Jo Jones . . . all in the wrists? Fernando Ortiz de Urbina writes in his bilingual jazz blog...

Jazz Report from Montreal posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 15, 09

Jazz.com’s arnold jay smith has been to the Montreal Jazz Festival so many times, he lost count long ago. But, as he...

How to Keep a Festival Afloat posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 26, 09

A few days ago, arnold jay smith reported on the music at the Montreal Jazz Festival. But now he looks behind the sc...

Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: July 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages August 02, 09

Student fined $675K for 30 downloads That's $22,500 per song. Favorite band movies Sa...

In Conversation With Bill Charlap posted in Features and Interviews July 30, 09

By Ted Panken "I’ve really been running the last two days," said Bill Charlap in the lobby of the Algonqui...

In Conversation with Fred Hersch posted in Features and Interviews May 19, 09

By Ted Panken ...

Whitfield, Mark (Adrian) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Guitarist Mark Whitfield’s advanced harmonic sensibility has enabled him to perform in styles which include hard bop,...

An Interview with Javon Jackson posted in Features and Interviews January 16, 08

by Ralph A. Miriello With a long list of credentials to validate his considerable talent, Javon Jackson ha...

Ranelin, Phil (Phillip Arthur) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ranelin, Phil (Phillip Arthur), trombonist, composer, arranger, producer; b. Indianapolis, IN, 25 May 1939. From 1...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Michael Jackson, for all his considerable talents, never enjoyed a large following among jazz devotees. His songs ...

101—Count 'Em!—Classic Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 20, 09

I give you some credit. Every day you take your vitamins, go to the gym for a workout, take the dog for a walk, ...

In Conversation with Eliane Elias posted in Features and Interviews February 18, 09

By Tomas Peña The pianist, singer, and songwriter Eliane Elias is best known for a distinctive and immediate...

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