Mingus Archive

The Mark MASTERS Ensemble – Blue Skylight – Capri
The Mark MASTERS Ensemble – Blue Skylight – Capri 74143-2, 48:33 (2/17/17) ****½: (Gary Foster; alto sax/ Jerry Pinter; tenor and soprano sax/ Gene Cipriano; tenor sax/ Adam Schroeder; baritone sax/ Ron Stout; trumpet/ Les Benedict; trombone/ Ed Czach; piano/ Putter Smith; doublebass/ Kendall Kay; drums ) Outstanding small concert-band arrangements of Monk and Mulligan compositions […]
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PJ Rasmussen – Another Adventure [TrackList follows] – Third Freedom Music
A jazz journey which jumps or glides but never jostles or jolts.

Booker Ervin – The Book Cooks – Bethlehem/Verse Music Group
Another in the Verse Music series of reissues of great Bethlehem Records mono albums from the ’50s and ’60s.

Steve Slagle – Evensong – Panorama – Pan
Straight-ahead jazz done right.

Elliott Sharp’s Terraplane – Sky Road Songs – Yellowbird/Enja
Elliott Sharp keeps one blues foot in the past and one in the future.
Orrin Evans/ Captain Black Big Band – Posi-Tone Records
Orrin’s future looks limitless…
Elliott Sharp – Spectropia Suite: Elliott Sharp Edition Vol. 6 – NEOS
On Spectropia Suite, Elliott Sharp showcases his eclectic tastes as he combines swing jazz with contemporary discord and dissonance.
Mingus Big Band- Live At Jazz Standard – JSM
A Who’s Who of contemporary players pay tribute To Mingus.
Audiophile Vinyl Reviews
It’s been too long ago that we published our last vinyl reviews, and we have a stack of ten of them to cover this issue. This undeniably high-resolution format (when done correctly) has been finding new fans at a goodly pace and in fact (though I feel it somewhat embarrassing to reveal) has been outpacing […]