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ARTHUR BLYTHE·DAVID EYGES - Today's Blues (1998)
Poor Arthur Blythe's recording history has been analyzed ad nauseum. From great black hope to commercial fizzle, Blythe's early promise has not always been fulfilled, even though he has produced some...
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CHARLIE HADEN - Nocturne (1998)
Cleveland Museum of Art- Cleveland, OHWhen Charlie Haden took to the stage of Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art, his face beamed as he scanned what was a full house of enthusiastic...
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GEORGE MRAZ - My Foolish Heart (1996)
Bassist George Mraz nicely balances his roles as featured instrumentalist and trio member in this strong group performance from 1995. He is unquestionably a compelling soloist, as is made clear in his...
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STEFANO BOLLANI - Falando De Amor (2003)
Inciso sei anni fa ma distribuito solo nel mercato giapponese, Falando de amor è stato pubblicato oggi in Europa per la gioia dei numerosi fan di Stefano Bollani. Come suggerisce il titolo, è il tema...
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MARIO PAVONE·MICHAEL MUSILLAMI - Op.Ed (2001)
After doing a bit of catching up with recent releases of older material on Playscape Recordings, Michael Musillami and Mario Pavone are stepping out again. Op-Ed, the most recent Pavone/Musillami...
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HAROLD MABERN - A Few Miles From Memphis (1968)
A transplanted Chicagoan by way of Memphis, pianist Harold Mabern gigged with an incredible array of jazz talent during his youth. His colleagues, recounted in the liners to this recent two-fer, read...
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HAROLD MABERN - Joy Spring (1985)
Harold Mabern, a superior hard bop pianist, had a rare opportunity to perform a set of unaccompanied solos for this Sackville release. Recorded live from Toronto's Café des Copains and originally...
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HAROLD MABERN - The Leading Man (1993)
Since his emergence onto the New York scene in 1959, pianist Harold Mabern has become one of the few true living jazz stylists on the piano. Having played with everyone from Lionel Hampton to Miles...
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TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON - Structure (2004)
Terri Lyne Carrington's newest disc is her most focused and cohesive effort to date. The coproduction by the multitalented drummer with Yellowjackets electric bassist Jimmy Haslip may not be what fans...
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TIM HAGANS - Beautiful Lily (2005)
While he's been by no means inactive, it's been six years since trumpeter Tim Hagans released his last album, Re-Animation: Live in Montreal, which found him exploring his own version of...
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JOHN HICKS - Is That So? (1990)
Like so many straight-ahead jazz artists, John Hicks did his share of label-hopping in the '90s. Instead of recording for one company consistently, he would offer different projects to different...
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RICHIE BEIRACH - Elegy For Bill Evans (1981)
Richie Beirach was a friend of Bill Evans, so it was only natural that he would do a record dedicated to him following Evans' sad and sudden death in 1980. Beirach has a similar gift for interplay...
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MICHAEL BLAKE - Drift (2000)
Saxophonist Michael Blake makes raw and playful yet elegant music. He has no allegiance to "jazz" per se, although there are pronounced elements of Ellington and Mingus on some of these tracks....
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Michel portal - Men's Land (1987)
This album, from a May 1987 concert at the seventh Amiens International Jazz Festival by a group led by tenor saxophonist Michel Portal – one of the leading exhibits on the French Jazz Scene – has a...
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SAM RIVERS·BEN STREET·KRESTEN OSGOOD - Violet Violets (2005)
Recorded during the same sessions as Purple Violets, Violet Violets features veteran reed player Sam Rivers, bassist Ben Street, and drummer Kresten Osgood, though vibraphonist Bryan Carrott is...
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PAF: Paolo Fresu·Antonello Salis·Furio Di Castri - Live In Capodistria (1998)
Tracks01. Next Stop (Antonello Salis)02. Everything Happens To Me (Tom Adair/Matt Dennis) 03. The Open Trio (Paolo Fresu) 04. Sueños (Furio Di Castri) 05. Hands (Fresu/Di Castri/Salis) Medley 6.1...
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CRAIG TABORN - Avenging Angel (2011)
He puts out albums under his own name so rarely, while amassing a discography as a sideman/co-leader that's almost unparalleled in its sheer size and stylistic breadth—with over 100 recordings to...
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MAX ROACH·MAL WALDRON - Explorations...To The Mth Degree (1999)
Mal Waldron was born in New York on 16 August 1925 (not 1926 as given in the reference books) and has lived in Europe since 1965. In September 1995, to mark his 70th year, he played a series of...
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AIR - Air Time (1977)
The trio Air aimed to have close interplay between three musical equals. This Nessa release (their first recording for an American label) has plenty of explorative solos and is highlighted by...
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HENRY THREADGILL ZOOID - Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, App (2012)
Henry Threadgill, the 68-year-old US musician, was described by the New York Times as "one of the most thrillingly elusive composers in and around the jazz idiom". Here's the latest from his unique...
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