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Joe Henderson: Mode for Joe (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

At a time when far too many Coltrane clones roamed the Earth, Joe Henderson shined as a personal, distinctive stylist...

Joe Henderson: Mode For Joe (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music November 15, 08

Cedar Walton is no minor composer, but he may have reached the pinnacle with "Mode for Joe." Chords gracefully ascend...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JOE HENDERSON

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Joe Henderson: Caribbean Fire Dance (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 07, 08

Joe Henderson recorded this Cedar Walton original as a testament to his growing interest in Latin jazz, an affinity t...

Joe Henderson (with Lee Morgan): Caribbean Fire Dance (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 12, 09

Joe Henderson added his hard-nosed tenor stylings to The Sidewinder (1963) and The Rumproller (1965) so Morgan gracio...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC LEE MORGAN TRACKS

Nobody’s perfect, right? We’ve all heard that one. Even some of the most revered greats are missing pieces of the e...

Andrew Hill: Erato (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music April 07, 09

“Erato” is a masterpiece, one of many by Andrew Hill that I could have chosen for this list. It’s named for the Gree...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: FRANK KIMBROUGH

Not many jazz musicians have had a stronger revitalizing and sustaining impact on the everyday NYC jazz scene over ...

Wayne Shorter: Mephistopheles (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Equally rich in inspired performances and brilliant arrangements, The All Seeing Eye is a standout in Wayne Shorter’s...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Donald Byrd: Weasil (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music January 29, 08

An under-recognized classic, Fancy Free highlights Donald Byrd in transition between his acoustic hard-bop period and...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC BLUE NOTE GROOVES

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson’s 1970 Blue Note recording Everything I Play Is Funky opens with a corny but telling d...

Wayne Shorter: El Gaucho (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music July 10, 09

On one of his many hard bop classics from the 1960s, Wayne Shorter teams up with frequent collaborator Herbie Hancock...

Bobby Hutcherson: Idle While (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music June 16, 09

Although Bobby Hutcherson's earlier date, The Kicker, has since been released on CD, Dialogue, at the time of origin...

Andrew Hill: Euterpe (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music November 10, 08

This one burns. Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson were dealing at a really high level in this post-bop context. Super...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: VIJAY IYER SURVEYS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW HILL

In 1995, Vijay Iyer, then a 24-year-old Berkeley PhD candidate in Physics with an interest in the neurobiology of ...

Wayne Shorter: Teru (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

The one constant in Wayne Shorter’s ever-evolving artistry is a sense of supreme restraint and deliberateness. These ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Wayne Shorter: Kryptonite (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 14, 09

I'm generally amazed at the amount of work Wayne Shorter has released in his fifty year career. His album output duri...

Bobby Hutcherson: Little B's Poem (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

On an album that exhibits both vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson’s avant-garde leanings and his hard-bop grounding, Hutch...

Wayne Shorter: Etcetera (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

One of those iconoclastic Shorter compositions that, in many ways, defines an era of jazz. The piece’s opening theme ...

Wayne Shorter: Tom Thumb (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Blue Note albums from the '60s abound in long-form variations on the blues, and Wayne Shorter’s loping, riff-based “T...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Freddie Hubbard: Breaking Point (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

Freddie Hubbard occasionally delved into more avant realms, and this track is a good example. A great tune—tune withi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS

Note: During the course of a career that spanned more than a half century, Freddie Hubbard made his mark as one of th...

Andrew Hill: Compulsion (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music November 10, 08

“Compulsion” is one of my all-time favorites. I can say right now that the whole album, and particularly this piece, ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: VIJAY IYER SURVEYS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW HILL

In 1995, Vijay Iyer, then a 24-year-old Berkeley PhD candidate in Physics with an interest in the neurobiology of ...

Wayne Shorter: Adam's Apple (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music December 19, 08

On this R&B-influenced song, Wayne Shorter shows his diversity, as does the rest of the band. The song is perfect for...

Wayne Shorter: Go (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 14, 09

"Go" is another song off of Wayne Shorter's Schizophrenia that contains multiple ensemble movements that help build t...

Miles Davis (featuring Philly Joe Jones): Gone (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music April 08, 08

"The thing about Philly Joe's playing," said Paul Motian in a 1996 Percussive Notes interview, "was that somehow his ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF PORGY AND BESS

Kind of Blue (1959) is usually cited as Miles Davis's best-selling album, and has often been called the bes...

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