BeBop / Hard Bop - CD Reviews (481)
This trio goes right to the heart of hip, they have detonated a musical powder keg and I jumped on it like a hobo on a ham sandwich. Joe Cartwright has ideation and touc…
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We critics aren’t supposed to admit this, but sometimes some of us get overwhelmed by the amount of music we have to hear - some stuff, alas, can fall through the cracks. T…
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When he set out to pay tribute to pay tribute to some of the great musicians that inspired his own affection for through the vehicle of the classic organ trio, saxophonist …
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Henry Franklin, Steve Clover and Marc Seals are musicians who should need no introduction to a jazz fan. They've each played with enough giants of the genre to earn the dis…
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While dating back a few years, Clouds is an album of hard-hitting post-bop that well deserves a second look. Guitarist Rick Zunigar and his trio are world-class perf…
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Appearances can be deceiving. With the liner notes stating that the title track "reflects the culmination of some unjust personal challenges topped by the (World) Trade Cen…
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Solo saxophone recitals are somewhat uncommon, but outside the realm of free/avant jazz (i.e., Steve Lacy, Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell are but three regular practit…
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When you hear the name Oscar Peterson, you think.... legend. His body of work since his recording career began over fifty years ago is impressive. It is second nature to as…
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The Blue Note vaults might well be bottomless - producer Michael Cuscuna found this previously unissued record of a large (9-member) Andrew Hill group from 1969, presaging …
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Andrew Hill’s Passing Ships is evidence that there is a rich vein of musical ore in the master recording vaults at Blue Note Records. This CD is NOT a reissue, but r…
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Concord Records’ release of Tal Farlow, Autumn Leaves is a two CD reissue representing Farlow’s work on the Concord recordings Tal Farlow ‘78 and The Legen…
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While somewhat overshadowed by other drummer-titans of the post-bop era (Blakey, Haynes, Roach, Philly Joe), Jimmy Cobb was surely one of the archetypical (and most hardcor…
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Swing is king here or better still King is swing. Bill King is an established jump swing back beat master and the transition to a polished 'modern jazz' player is no surpri…
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Influenced by the Hard Bop of Art Blakey, Hank Mobley and Cannonball Adderley, the No Name Jazz Sextet hails from Montreal, led by saxophonist Alexandre Cote and drummer Ug…
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The late Larry Young (1940-1978) was one of the great modern/progressive jazz organists - though well-versed in the verities of hard bop and soul-jazz, he easily adapted to…
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A cover photo can speak volumes - take this disc, why-not: Mr. Lee is looking more than a bit pensive, so much so that one could say he's a bit saturnine. The cover pic ref…
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Monk’s music conjures many images. We think of playfulness, intelligence, and spirituality. Chuck Bernstein and the Monk’s Music Trio offer an holistic interpretation of th…
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In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee is a collection of never-before heard tracks of Allen Eager from the late 1940’s. Eager, though not an innovator, was on the forefront of t…
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20 Jun
Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet (20 Bit K2 Super Coding Remaster) by Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet features some of the early recordings of Sonny Rollins when he became a bandleader. It was evident early on Rollins had th…
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The new album released by Terell Stafford is truly exceptional. New Beginnings combines all the best aspects of Cool Jazz, Bop, Third Stream, Latin Jazz, and straigh…
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