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Otis Taylor: Country Boy, Girl (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music April 22, 09

There may be more technically accomplished guitarists than Otis Taylor, but no one—and I mean no one—plays a meaner v...

Otis Taylor: Absinthe (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 02, 08

If you want to check out the new masters of acoustic blues, go no farther: many of them are on this track. Here we ...

Otis Taylor: My Soul's in Louisiana (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

Otis Taylor has been claimed by the blues world, but jazz fans should not miss this dynamo performer who works a groo...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

Who is the King of Acoustic Blues? posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 02, 08

Who is the king of acoustic blues? I know the name you want to say, but -- sorry! -- dead people are excluded ...

The Best Blues CDs of 2008 posted in The Jazz.com Blog December 24, 08

I recently published here my choices for the best jazz CDs and world music CDs of 2008. Below is my last list of the...

The Best Tracks of the Month posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 30, 09

Five times every week, jazz.com features an outstanding recent track on its home page as the Song of the Day. ...

Jazz Vocals in the New Millennium: Selected Listening posted in Features and Interviews February 13, 08

NOTE: Here are links to track reviews of a representative sampling of jazz vocal performances released since the star...

The Best Jazz Tracks for March posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 30, 08

Five days each week, jazz.com selects a premier track from a recent release, and features it as Song of the Day. O...

The State of Jazz Vocals Today (Part 2) posted in Features and Interviews February 18, 08

The type of emotional immediacy we encounter with Karrin Allyson or Diana Krall or Norah Jones is much harder to fi...

Muhal Richard Abrams: Blu Blu Blu (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music February 03, 09

The title track of Muhal Richard Abrams's Blu Blu Blu big band CD would make a great blindfold test. Just like other ...

Joe Bonamassa: The Ballad of John Henry (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 29, 09

In a famous folk song, John Henry is the steel-driving man who battles against the steam hammer, and wins—but only at...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Berger, David (Jerrold) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Berger, David (Jerrold), composer, trumpeter; b. New York City, 30 March 1949. He was born at the Manhattan Woman's H...

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