Friday, November 15, 2019
These are two practiced masters at free improvisation. I am confident that many listeners will find them as intriguing and accomplished as I do.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:24PMThursday, November 14, 2019
The sound on these discs couldn’t be more clear or precise; the music is low-key, thoughtful, and resolutely melodious.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:18PMMonday, October 28, 2019
The two new Arbors discs are intended to bring Lerner and Loewe back into the jazz mainstream. We will see what happens. But what wonderful music these two groups have produced!
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:18PMFriday, October 25, 2019
One of the strengths of Laszlo Gardony’s playing is his confident insistence on what he is doing, his impressive self-assurance.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:48AMThursday, October 3, 2019
For many listeners, Zigsaw will serve as a welcome introduction, not only to a virtuoso jazz ensemble led by an innovative leader, but to the music of composer Steve Lampert.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:33AMSunday, September 8, 2019
Octave is issuing ten sessions ("newly restored and expanded") of Erroll Garner material from the '60s and '70s, when the popular pianist was at the height of his career.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:48PMWednesday, September 4, 2019
Blue World is valuable for its pellucid recording of takes of tunes Coltrane’s fans already love. They will have to have it.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:42AMWednesday, August 28, 2019
Nothing in this session reminds us of the age of the principals. That in itself, if not miraculous, is at least impressive.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:06PMTuesday, July 9, 2019
A sense of promise remains a hallmark of the Montreal Jazz Festival -- always end by looking forward.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:42AMSaturday, July 6, 2019
The Montreal Jazz Festival is overwhelming in a way, but somehow genial, and finally inspiring.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:06PMThursday, June 27, 2019
Satoko Fujii and Ramon Lopez are clear-eyed adventurers; this is free jazz that shimmers with inquisitive transparency.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:48PMSaturday, June 22, 2019
These records are filled with music from some of the most intriguing and, indeed, sought after, jazz musicians playing today.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AMTuesday, May 21, 2019
Once again, drummer Ralph Peterson pays fine homage to Art Blakey's tradition of joyous, hard-edged bashing jazz.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:18AMThursday, May 16, 2019
Vince Mendoza’s colorful arrangements give us a welcome new way to appreciate Fred Hersch’s impressive creativity -- his amply satisfying accomplishments as a composer.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:48AMTuesday, March 5, 2019
Trumpeter Jason Palmer's mastery is of the unimposing kind, which this piano-less quartet seamlessly reflects.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:57PMMonday, February 18, 2019
Rosa Parks: Pure Love is a serious, substantial, and long work, alternately harsh and calming, one that I am sure should be seen as well as heard.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:42PMFriday, January 4, 2019
Trumpeter Jason Palmer is a master of rhythmic displacement.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:42AMTuesday, December 18, 2018
Quite properly, Miles Evans evokes rather than mimics his dad’s arrangements on this excellent disc.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:32PMMonday, November 26, 2018
This set is surely one of the finds of the year.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:42AMTuesday, November 13, 2018
One of the distinguishing characteristics of this set is the smart, energetic, and ever-changing, relationship between bass and drums.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:32AMSunday, November 4, 2018
Daniel Carter's disc revolves, splendidly, around a process of self-discovery.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:12AMFriday, October 26, 2018
Don Byron's repertoire doesn’t just focus on the bebop era -- nor is it self-consciously hip.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:06AMMonday, October 22, 2018
The latest big band album from Mark Masters beautifully displays his eclectic tastes and deep knowledge of jazz history.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:42AMWednesday, September 19, 2018
Tyshawn Sorey flies far from his innovative masters. I hardly expected that the result would be so mesmerizing and alive.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:54AMMonday, September 3, 2018
This fascinating documentary should be compelling to guitarists and to jazz fans in general.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36PMSunday, September 2, 2018
Newvelle Records' taste seems to be flawless.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:06AMThursday, August 30, 2018
The venerable trombonist's fine new album mostly contains ballads and features an all-star rhythm section.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:42PMSaturday, August 25, 2018
This disc is mainly a showcase for guitarist Nels Cline’s compositions as well as his cleverness at commanding group improvisation.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AMWednesday, August 22, 2018
Every guitarist should listen carefully to this album. And then maybe some Johnny Smith.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:24PMSaturday, July 28, 2018
Ronnie Cuber makes the high-speed acceleration sound lyrical as well as virtuosic; the band obliges with solos that come off as much more than your standard bop band running the changes.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:32PMMonday, July 23, 2018
Miguel Zenón's extraordinary writing for strings and saxophone makes use of ever-changing textures generated out of jazz, Puerto Rican folk, and classical music.
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