It sounds silly at first: "Get this - everyone in the band is a Jones!" You laugh, but not long -- this is some serious jam. The rhythm lays an easy groove; the horns (some…
At present, no one can touch 32jazz for compilations: drawn from a deep catalog, they are always well-packaged and always entertaining. What's different this time is the su…
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23 Jan
From the Bottom by Bobby Timmons
Saturday, 23 January 1999
Published in Straight-Ahead / Classic - CD Reviews
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The cover offers a hint: a silhouette of Bobby Timmons in all colors, but just a pinch of blue. No one can explain it, but the music Timmons wrote has always been more famo…
This one runs by so fast: subtle grace, flawless hands, a playful wink at odd moments. That Hank Jones, and it's also Fats Waller, two great stylists best known for other t…
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10 Jan
First Time by Norm Douglas
The sound is simple but it is DEEP. You know the smooth jazz clichés: limp-noodle tone, solos going nowhere - you won't find them here. Norm Douglas has a pretty sound, wit…
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