BeBop / Hard Bop - CD Reviews (481)
There was an historic opportunity in 1970 of Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis recording together. This was on the verge of happening but Hendrix died that year in London. And D…
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This is a reissue of a very rare record on the Emanem label - the music herein recorded in NYC in 1963 (or maybe ’65) but not released until 1975. Thelonious Monk acolytes …
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It’s SUCH a crappy world sometimes, y’ know? "Optimist" types might have a problem w/ that statement, but dig: quality TV shows get cancelled (The Job, The Chronicle, Br…
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This is the only known video performance of John Coltrane’s classic quartet made in America. Revived from Ralph Gleason's 1960s series "Jazz Casual" archives and produced f…
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Bop fireworks are popping and brilliant colors are flashing in streaks across the sky in Baltimore. Prestige has captured a live 1973 date of Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt at…
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Engaging composer, solid and versatile trumpet player, and alchemic bandleader - these are the three pillars of young musician Greg Glassman’s attack, and it has all come t…
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Living in New York City is a great advantage for musicians wishing to pursue jazz as a career. The city is a hotbed of activity educationally, professionally and socially. …
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Canny producer and recruiter of exceptional jazz talent whose unrecorded silence would amount virtually to egregious neglect, Palmetto Records has signed Bobby Watson to it…
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Trumpet master Tony Lujan has been is described as a man who never stops playing trumpet, who lives with the horn as a constant presence. His spirit is rooted in the red ro…
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It is not exactly clear where the fascination lies for jazz fans in repeatedly sending their greatest heroes through an up and down cycle of discovery, alternately adulatin…
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I find it hard to believe that music that sounds this good could have been recorded in 1957. There is something extraordinary and enduring about great live jazz music, it d…
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Art Standards by Art Pepper and the Hollywood All Stars is a sampler CD drawing from a recently released multi-CD box set produced by Galaxy Records entitled Art …
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This Fred Hersch fellow has really made the rounds - aside from his many discs as a leader, he’s performed with Gary Burton, Joe Henderson, Janis Siegel, Johnny Mathis (!) …
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The Transition label was a short-lived 1950s record company helmed by legendary producer Tom Wilson (who went on to work with Cecil Taylor, Bob Dylan, The Velvet Undergroun…
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Richard Simon has not only jammed with the King of Thailand, in the company of the estimable Mr. Sam Most, but the Kings of Be-Bop have also been privy to Simon's deft play…
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After working with some of the highest-profile musicians on the jazz scene, including the legendary and demanding Elvin Jones, Andy McKee has taken a not-too-common step fo…
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Former Mingus Big Band and Elvin Jones Jazz Machine bassist Andy McKee is joined here by drummer Idris Muhammad, vibraphone and marimba player Joe Locke, and saxophonist Al…
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You might say in got into jazz ass-backwards - as a callow high-schooler, I supplemented my rock & roll diet with frequent infusions of fusion (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Stanle…
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Joe Pass was beside himself when label owner Norman Granz suggested that he play solo. He mentioned that the renowned Segovia, the greatest guitar player in the world playe…
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Bud Powell performed some of the most amazing jazz piano work ever. At his best, no one could reach his technical and improvisational skills. For the uninitiated, "…
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