The Mists of Distant Time by Groove Apparatus
Over the course of seven extraordinary original compositions the four-piece Groove Apparatus covers broad stylistic territory while staying within the general framework …Over the course of seven...
View ArticleHits By Brits by Harry Allen
Harry Allen is a hard blowing tenor saxophonist who, along with the equally impressive quartet that joins him on this disc, comes to impress. And he does so unequivocall…Harry Allen is a hard blowing...
View ArticleNo Gravity by Klobas Kesecker Ensemble
This self-produced release exemplifies the healthy state of independent jazz. With elements of world jazz, Latin jazz and straight ahead grooves, they defy easy categori…This self-produced release...
View ArticleLetter From America by Paul Hemmings Trio with John Tchicai
Paul Hemmings is a talented guitarist who is as deft a distortionist as he is an outside tight-rope experimenter, offering an aural painting that is as bold as it is exc…Paul Hemmings is a talented...
View ArticleDepth of Emotion by Ed Saindon and Dave Liebman
Vibraphonist Ed Saindon, a proponent of the 4-mallet approach, is a masterful musician capable of dazzling runs as well as of delightful passages, often in the same song…Vibraphonist Ed Saindon, a...
View ArticleTwisted by Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
With Little Charlie Baty’s touring retirement from the band that bore his name for 30 years or so, the mantle has become front man Rick Estrin’s solely. Rick Estrin and …With Little Charlie Baty’s...
View ArticleLiving In the Light by Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters
Ronnie Horvath didn’t start to play guitar until he was 20 years old. When he saw Muddy Waters play, the blues became his passion. It was Waters who changed his stage na…Ronnie Horvath didn’t start to...
View ArticleMercy by Bill McBirnie Duo/Quartet (featuring Robi Botos)
Toronto-based Flautist Bill McBirnie presents a handful of jazz and Latin classics in a whirlwind tour of everything from a cha cha version of Hubert Laws’ dynamic "Ball…Toronto-based Flautist Bill...
View ArticleBefore Motown û A History of Jazz in Detroit 1920-1960 by Lars Bjorn with Jim...
This scholarly look at the history of Detroit jazz is the work of college professor Bjorn and influential disc jockey Gallert, who 30 years ago was...This scholarly look at the history of Detroit jazz...
View ArticleAll Music Guide to Jazz, 4th Edition by Edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris...
This is the quintessential jazz encyclopedia. There certainly are other fine reference guides on the market, particularly Leonard Feather's groundb...This is the quintessential jazz encyclopedia. There...
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