Contemporary Jazz - CD Reviews (1790)
Acid jazz with a contemporary flavor is the taste served up by Spajazzy. Each song wets your appetite for the next, building stronger with each new track. Featuring two gre…
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Mark Lucus gives the listener a literal smorgasbord of tunes from Moon River (Mercer) to St. Thomas (S. Rollins). This talented jazz guitarist exhibits his talent on his pe…
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Turnipseed usually known for its great live contemporary jazz recordings has tried something a little neoteric. Turnipseed presents a new group, New World Funk Ensemble, th…
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When a jazz fans thinks about great trombone players only a few names come to mind, J.J. Johnson, Steve Turre or maybe Bill Watous. Soon jazz fans will be praising the slid…
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The Jazz Review's 1997 New Jazz Artist of the Year, Joe Fuentes is once again working on his next release, sure to impress the most critical of jazz ears with his soulful a…
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Ray MacCarty is one of the most versatile of contemporary jazz guitarists. He grew up musically in San Jose, California in the decades of the 1960s and 1970s. "Mood Swing" …
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This is a very smooth, relaxing CD with all tracks recorded live with no overdubbing at Two Coves Studios at Austin, Texas. Clay Moore on guitar, backed with fellow musicia…
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Piano-driven (and, well, driving piano) that comes out swinging and doesn't let up for pretty much its entire 61 minutes and 26 seconds. Definitely not your traditional pia…
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JAZZ WORLD TRIOS crosses the lines and beautifully blends the sounds of world music with Cuban jazz, Brazilian jazz, Latin jazz, American blues, African jazz,and contempora…
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A fine CD of contemporary jazz compositions filled with great beauty and experimentation! These jazz musicians know what they are doing and they readily share it with the j…
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This young guitarist from Westchester, NY makes an impressive debut. He opens up with the Santanaesque offering "It's A Lie", with support from Bob James on keys. Gil inclu…
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George has really hit the mark with this followup to his 1996 release "That's Right". From the opening bars of "C-Smooth" to the final notes of "Keep Rollin", this CD is a …
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I really enjoyed this first release from Bay area saxophonist Glenn McNulty. From the soothing opening track, "I Want To Thank You", to the bouncy "Jump Start", to the pens…
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Ms. Blackman may be the Art Blakey for Our Times: she's a dynamic, driving drummer, who, as Blakey often did, makes it sound like more than one drummer is playing; she's a …
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I gotta say up front: most jazz organ usually bores the pants off me. I'm not sure why, but when I hear jazz organ (except for the late Larry Young), it conjures a memory o…
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A laidback groove is what Hyland Thomas brings to the table with this release. Eight original compositions including "Cocoa Beach" and "White Sands" blend the sound of sax,…
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Bassist Dresser, who's played with Anthony Braxton, Jane Ira Bloom and klezmer violinist Yale Strom, is also quite the composer as well - witness the sublime BANQUET (Tzadi…
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Mirrors is a more "conventional" Blue Note-bop-oriented session (circa 1964-66), but it marks a welcome return to the recording scene for Chambers. He leads a posse of fine…
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Boston-based flugelhornist Frankie V has created a smooth solo release. His approach is understated, and the arrangements work extremely well. He includes an even mix of co…
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New Orleans reed-person Tony Dagradi has been a steady fixture for years in the many ensembles of composer/bandleader Carla Bley, and has also played with Mose Allison. He …
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