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Billy Hart: Shadow Dance (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 23, 09

One of the best tracks on a great album, "Shadow Dance" is an inspired summation of modern jazz's ways and means ci...

Billy Hart: Diff Customs (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 23, 09

There are so many jazz records (and it seems like the number increases exponentially with each passing year), it's di...

Vinnie Cutro: Blues for Roy (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music January 21, 09

With an explosive introductory drum solo by the inimitable Billy Hart, "Blues for Roy" is the perfect high- tempo blo...

Steve Smith: Elm (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music May 28, 08

Relatively obscure bassist Steve Smith (not to be confused with the drummer of the same name) joins effectively with ...

Vinnie Cutro: Time Will Tell (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 21, 09

"Time Will Tell" features a repetitive intro line carried throughout the song by Jay Anderson's plucky basslines and ...

Shea Breaux Wells: Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 29, 09

If you happen to frequent the addictive AccuJazz.com website and listen to its Vocal Jazz channel, you may occasional...

The Stryker / Slagle Band: Bird Flew (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 25, 08

A catchy tune based on "Confirmation" changes. Special guest Joe Lovano's thoughtful solo toys with the rhythm, stacc...

Sonny Fortune: Hornin' In (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 23, 08

Sonny Fortune considered Four in One to be "my first traditionally oriented jazz album." Outside of several of Monk's...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE SONNYS OF JAZZ

Jazz Quiz: What do these names have in common? Saul Berman Herman Blount Conrad Yeatis Clark William Criss C...

George Mraz: Aspen Leaf (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music February 18, 08

For those who may have forgotten that George Mraz's original first name is Jirì, and that he was born and raised...

Pat Martino: Catch (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music February 19, 08

Martino's medical history is well known. Having suffered a brain aneurysm in 1980 that left him with no memory of how...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR

          The Guitarist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny They say t...

Pepper Adams: Reflectory (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music August 29, 08

Recorded shortly after Pepper Adams left the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis band to set out on his own as a soloist, "Reflector...

Anita O'Day: Lover (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music November 23, 07

For the first 45 seconds of this 2-minute track, Anita O'Day treats her "Lover" as tenderly as, well, "Tenderly." The...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS

Jazz has always relied on popular songs to connect quickly with an audience. In return, jazz has helped keep alive ...

Chico Freeman: It Never Entered My Mind (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 04, 08

Chico Freeman and David Murray both emerged onto the avant-garde jazz scene in the mid-'70s, and both would go on to ...

Joe Lovano: Fort Worth (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

Fort Worth was the birthplace of Ornette Coleman, and this recording is an exultant birthday tribute for the avant-ga...

Tom Harrell: The Mountain (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music November 11, 07

Although he has continually battled against paranoid schizophrenia since his twenties, the troubled and inward-lookin...

Herbie Hancock: Hidden Shadows (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music November 26, 07

Before he got the fusion formula right with Headhunters, Hancock tested the crossover waters with his Mwandishi ensem...

Bennie Maupin: Ensenada (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 27, 07

For some reason, the idea of a “tone poem” has always bothered me. It seemed like one of those pretentious, reviewer ...

Herbie Hancock: Tell Me a Bedtime Story (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 02, 07

The smart horn writing on "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" looks back to the textures of "Speak Like a Child," but by now H...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK PERFORMANCES

When Miles Davis hired Herbie Hancock (along with Ron Carter and Tony Williams) in 1963, few fans believed that this ...

Shirley Horn: You Stepped Out of a Dream (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music December 08, 07

The late Shirley Horn had a long list of admirers. If you have any doubts, just look at the list of sidemen on her Y...

Pepper Adams: Valse Celtique (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

After the beautiful solo piano intro, the entrance of the rest of the band sounds a bit like a pack of bulls charging...

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