hard bop Archive
Clockwise: The Music Of Cedar Walton – Ben Markley Big Band featuring Terell Stafford – OA2
Clockwise: The Music Of Cedar Walton – Ben Markley Big Band featuring Terell Stafford – OA2 22139, 75:42 ****: A creative outing that is full of intelligence and inquisitiveness. (Ben Markley Big Band = Ben Markley – piano; featuring Terell Stafford – trumpet) Cedar Walton, who died on August 19, 2013, at age seventy-nine, was […]
Ken Fowser, sax – Now Hear This – PosiTone
Keeping it real… Ken Fowser, sax – Now Hear This – PosiTone PR8163, 55:21 ****: (Ken Fowser – tenor sax; Josh Bruneau – trumpet/Flugelhorn; Rick Germanson – piano; Paul Gill – bass; Jason Tiemann – drums) Last year, when we reviewed Ken Fowser’s initial CD as band leader, (his previous issues for PosiTone shared the limelight […]
Blue Canvas – Brandi Disterheft with Harold Mabern & Joe Farnsworth – Justin Time
Blue Canvas – Brandi Disterheft with Harold Mabern & Joe Farnsworth – Justin Time JUST 255-2, 44:55 ****: A smart and expressive release. (Brandi Disterheft – acoustic bass, cello, vocals; Harold Mabern – piano; Joe Farnsworth – drums) Guy Dixon, writing for Canada’s Globe & Mail on July 20,2009, offered the following headline: “It’s 3 […]
The Cookers – The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart – Smoke Sessions
Not resting on their laurels… The Cookers – The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart – Smoke Sessions SSR 1607, 74:08 ****: (Eddie Henderson – trumpet; David Weiss – trumpet; Donald Harrison – alto sax; Billy Harper – tenor sax; George Cables – piano; Cecil McBee – bass; Billy Hart – drums) For their fifth […]
One for All – The Third Decade – Smoke Session
A most welcome return… One for All – The Third Decade – Smoke Session SSR 1605, 66:02 (06/03/16) ****1/2: (Eric Alexander – tenor sax; Jim Rotondi – trumpet; Steve Davis – trombone; David Hazeltine – piano; John Webber – bass; Joe Farnsworth – drums) It’s been over five years since One for All has released […]
Larry Young – In Paris: The ORTF Recordings – Resonance (2 CDs; also on vinyl)
A major jazz “find”… Larry Young – In Paris: The ORTF Recordings – Resonance/ INA HCD-2022 (2 CDs) 52:54, 53:06 (1964-1965) ****1/2: (Larry Young – organ and piano; Woody Shaw – trumpet; Nathan Davis – tenor sax; Billy Brooks drums; Jean-Claude Fohrenbach – tenor sax; Sonny Grey – trumpet; Jack Dieval – piano; Jacques B. […]
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Joe Magnarelli, trumpet – Three on Two [TrackList follows] – Posi-Tone
Joe Magnarelli – always on our radar screen…
Cory Weeds – Condition Blue – The Music Of Jackie McLean – Cellar Live
Acknowledging a saxophonist who had an exploratory vision.
Joshua Breakstone – 2nd Avenue – The Return Of The Cello-Quartet – Capri
The album offers variety and inquisitiveness.
Cyrus Chestnut Trio – A Million Colors in Your Mind – High Note
Cyrus Chestnut – working with and honoring his “elders”…
John Fedchock Quartet Live – Fluidity – Summit Records
An auspicious recording by a classy and exciting band.
Joshua Bruneau Septet – Bright Idea – CellarLive
An assertive group attuned to the vagaries of hard-bop redux.
Jim Norton – Collective Time Remembered – Compositions of Bill Evans – Origin
The band has built an expressive relationship to the Evans material to deliver a self-assured recording.
Donald Byrd – Black Byrd – Blue Note (vinyl)
A guilty pleasure…
Sonny Rollins Quartet – Tenor Madness (1956) – Prestige /Analogue Productions
A tenor saxophone legend records with phenomenal group.
Eric Alexander – Chicago Fire – High Note
Keeping the flame lit…
Steve Davis – Gettin’ It Done – Posi-Tone
A band that plays with imagination and consistency.
KENNY BURRELL – Tenderly – Solo Guitar Concert – High Note
A significant jazz guitarist in his first solo record.
Tom Harrell – The Time of the Sun – High Note
Harrell continues to impress…
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
