Firedance is a collection of improvised dialogs between violinist India Cooke and bassist Joelle Leandre recorded at last year's Guelph (Ontario) Jazz Festival. It's…
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25 Mar
Reimagining by Vijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer's Reimagining is a fine album and one of the biggest releases yet from the revitalized Savoy Jazz label. Savoy has brought out discs from several dis…
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One of the more memorable debut albums of recent years was Lizz Wright's 2003 Verve release Salt. The follow-up CD, Dreaming Wide Awake, builds on the promise…
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The Wayne Shorter Quartet is back on disc with Beyond the Sound Barrier, another collection of live recordings. And it is tempting to look at it that simply; Foot…
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Smokey Robinson's status as a singer and songwriter of rhythm and blues is the same as Sugar Ray Robinson achieved in boxing: the undisputed champion. My World: The Defi…
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