Straight-Ahead / Classic - CD Reviews (1959)
Paul Smith will charm the jazz listening audience with his piano stylings. He has a gift for intricate playing and understatement which highlights the melody line. 72:3…
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Guitarist Lorne Lofsky is unquestionably one of Canada’s hidden treasures. He records infrequently, tours rarely and prefers to stay close to his home in Toronto, teaching …
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Coming across this collection of Gershwin music was a rich and rewarding listening experience. This is jazz trio at its finest, and Marcus Roberts excels with his interpret…
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Stephane Grappelli Live recorded in 1994 just three years before Grappelli's death (which occurred only weeks before his 90th birthday). This album features the results of …
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Gerry Mulligan and his baritone saxophone continue to surprise and delight jazz listeners with pure enjoyment! On this cd, Jane Duboc does vocals to accompany Gerry Mulliga…
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This is the fourth CD released on Sonic Frenzy Records by San Francisco Bay area guitarist/composer Justin Morell. The CD itself, aside from the music, offers some bonus ma…
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Aha, what can I say, for it may not be Christmas in July but this CD was a find at Borders and what a delightful, invigorating 56:06 minutes of playing time! It is hard for…
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Throughout most of his illustrious career, piano ace Bill Evans (1929-1980) -- who influenced many, many artists, from Miles Davis to Bill Charlap and Donald Fagen (Steely …
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Seven weeks before recording with Miles Davis on Kind of Blue, Bill Evans went into the studio with a trio of his own to record an album. Accompanied by Sam Jones on bas…
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This twenty selection CD is a remarkable look at a man who influenced other horn players such as Louis Armstrong. These songs were recorded in the year 1927. What is rare a…
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Classis Miles Davis Soundtrack to a Classic Film NoirEuropean concert promoter invited Miles Davis on a three week European tour at the end of 1957. Miles wasn…
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Auditioning this CD was a true pleasure. Although Don Burrows has been playing on the Australian jazz scene for decades, this was my first opportunity to experience his cre…
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Issued by Golden Years of New Jazz, this is a forgotten recording newly rediscovered of the composer Anthony Braxton. Thia was an original concert tape recording made durin…
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Originally recorded during May and June of 1962, this smooth and enjoyable collection features Bill Evans on piano, Chuck Israels on bass, and Paul Motian on drums. One of …
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Usurping traditional for by going for the groove and feel, ‘In A Silent Way’ shone a spotlight on a new creative aesthetic for the anything-but-traditional Davis. Final com…
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This year is heavily publicized sixtieth birthday of Blue Note, Herbie Hancock: The complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions ranks as one of the top Blue Note events of the year…
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It was a habit among record companies: pair Monk with an unlikely partner and see what happens. Sometimes it worked (Mulligan Meets Monk), sometimes it didn't (a session wi…
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A gem from two of the coolest - in virtually every sense - sax fellows in jazz history is back in print thanks to the folks at Koch Jazz. Here these hepcats balance the oft…
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Monk. Jazz people react with reverence, some rock people with awe and respect, whilst others go "Huh?" The late Thelonious Sphere Monk was one of the most pure jazz musi…
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