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Steve Reich (featuring Pat Metheny): Electric Counterpoint (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music June 28, 08

A certain ineffable jazziness can often be discerned in the music of composer Steve Reich, but it comes to the fore i...

Steve Reich: Piano Phase (1967) (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music June 21, 08

In 1967, when Steve Reich composed Piano Phase, he was working primarily with minimalist sound collages created by me...

Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music December 21, 07

The ECM label would eventually push far beyond its jazz roots, but its willingness to tackle new sounds and idioms is...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ECM - THE FIRST DECADE

The ECM record label, founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, continues to expand our musical horizons after almost four d...

Pat Metheny: Opening (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 09, 08

With some staccato guitar parts early on (reminiscent of his work on Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint), this editi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL PAT METHENY PERFORMANCES

Guitarist Pat Metheny has recorded with so many musicians, and in so many different musical contexts, that it was a...

Pat Metheny: Minuano (Six Eight) (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 09, 08

Like many songs from Metheny's 'Brazilian period,' "Minuano (Six Eight)" displays his penchant for making use of vari...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL PAT METHENY PERFORMANCES

Guitarist Pat Metheny has recorded with so many musicians, and in so many different musical contexts, that it was a...

Can Minimalism and Jazz Co-Exist? Nik Bärtsch Says Yes! posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 06, 08

The golden age of minimalist music lasted a quarter of a century, by my measure. The premier of Terry Riley’s comp...

In Conversation with Nik Bärtsch posted in Features and Interviews April 09, 08

by Stuart Nicholson I first saw Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin in the Kaufleuten, Zürich’s classiest rock club, in 20...

Numinous / Joseph C. Phillips, Jr.: On Climbing Heaven and Gazing on the Earth (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 17, 09

Composer Joseph C. Phillips, admirably aided by the ensemble Numinous, delivers a stunning 18 minute performance here...

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, ...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 07, 08

Someday The New York Times or The New Yorker will report on this scrappy little web site that aims to review all o...

Frank Zappa: The Dog Breath Variations (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music January 03, 08

The whole Uncle Meat LP was stuffed full of jazz surprises, but this short track (less than two minutes in duration) ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE JAZZY SIDE OF FRANK ZAPPA

"Jazz is the music of unemployment," Frank Zappa once quipped. But don't let these cynical words mis-lead you. Zapp...

Revisiting Classic Jazz Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 11, 08

Jazz.com highlights two tracks every day. The Song of the Day aims to focus attention on the best of recent release...

Lopato, David posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lopato, David, composer, pianist, educator; He's played piano for 45 years, synthesizer for 18 years, done MIDI se...

Breaking Jazz News & Interesting Links: April 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages May 01, 09

New Yorkers ride 1939-era A Train to celebrate Ellington's birthday But were the fares set at 1939 price...

Emery, James (Patrick) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Emery, James (Patrick), guitarist/composer; b. Youngstown, Ohio, 21 December 1951, 9:20 p.m. His father, Alva Emery, ...

Karush, Larry posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Karush, Larry, pianist, composer and teacher; b. Chicago, IL, 6 October 1946. His roots are in jazz, 20th century wes...

Sund, Tim posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sund, Tim, pianist and composer; b. Hagen, Germany, 4 March 1971. Sund started with music at 6 and with piano less...

Bobby Hutcherson: For You, Mom and Dad (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

In the 1980s, NPR's All Things Considered utilized this track habitually to segue between stories. News junkies must...

Anthony Braxton: Composition 67 (+147 +96) (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

"Composition 67 (+147 +96)" comes from the majestic (yet out of print!) Willisau set. Beginning with a "sound environ...

A Conversation with Manfred Eicher of ECM Records posted in Features and Interviews December 24, 07

by Stuart Nicholson The company, whose oft-quoted initials turn out to stand for nothing more mysterious tha...

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