standards Archive
Keith Jarrett – Standards, Vol. 1 – ECM Records
Another gem from ECM Touchstone series
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 Three Sounds – Groovin’ Hard – Live at the Penthouse, 1964-1968 – Resonance
It’s all good… The Three Sounds – Groovin’ Hard – Live at the Penthouse, 1964-1968 – Resonance, 51:30 (1/13/17) ****: (Gene Harris – piano/ Andy Simpkins – bass/ Bill Dowdy, Kalil Madi, or Carl Burnett – drums) It may come as a surprise to hardcore Blue Note Records fans that the Three Sounds were the […]
Shirley Horn, vocals – Live at the 4 Queens – Resonance
Shirley Horn – a unique vocal talent… Shirley Horn – Live at the 4 Queens – Resonance HCD-2015 (1988), 52:43 ***1/2: (Shirley Horn – piano and vocals; Charles Ables – bass; Steve Williams – drums) For far too long Shirley Horn’s fame was confined to the greater Washington, D.C, area, where she resided and raised […]
Houston Person & Ron Carter – Chemistry – HighNote
Houston Person & Ron Carter – Chemistry [TrackList follows] – HighNote HCD 7293 49:25 ****: An exuberant release from a definitive bassist and an earthy tenor saxophonist. (Houston Person – tenor saxophone; Ron Carter – bass) The word chemistry springs from the word alchemy which in its very early etymology was often seen as linked […]
Mike Jones Trio – Roaring – Capri
Mike Jones Trio – Roaring – Capri 74142-2 61:54 ****: An effervescent take on some well-worn material. (Mike Jones – piano; Katie Thiroux – bass; Matt Witek – drums) Jazz and Las Vegas are words that are not necessarily synonymous. Although from the 50s through the 70s, many of the big bands such as Count […]
Benny Golson – Horizon Ahead – HighNote
Benny Golson – Horizon Ahead – HighNote HCD7288 54:54 ***: Benny Golson is a tenor saxophonist in the hard bop tradition and always worthy of a listen. (Benny Golson – tenor sax; Mike LeDonne – piano; Buster Williams – bass; Carl Allen – drums) There is an old saying which runs along the following lines: […]
Houston Person – Something Personal – HighNote
Houston Person – Something Personal – HighNote HCD7282, 63:16 ****: Stylishness and lyricism succeed in a mainstream scene. (Houston Person – tenor saxophone; Steve Nelson – vibraphone; John di Martino – piano; James Chirillo – guitar tracks 2,4,5,6; Ray Drummond – bass; Lewis Nash – drums) In the King James version of the Bible, Matthew […]
Oliver Gannon & Bill Coon – Two Much More! – CellarLive
A pair of aces.
J.R. Monterose – Live In Albany 1979 – Uptown Records
J.R. Monterose is a saxophonist with a bold sound and a probing style.
Christian Jacob, piano – Beautiful Jazz – WilderJazz – vinyl
This is an excellent analog jazz piano recording.
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Chris Cortez – Top Secret [TrackList follows] – Blue Bamboo Music
Guitarist Chris Cortez: no secrets here, he’s an overt devotee of swinging jazz tradition.
Audio News for January 27, 2015
Specs for Ultra HD Blu-ray; UHD Alliance Introduced at CES; Harman Acquires SM Pro Audio; Esa-Pekka Salonen Named NY Philharmonic Composer-in-Residence
Claire Martin with the Montpellier Cello Quartet – Time & Place – Linn
Claire Martin’s excellent vocals and the superb arrangements make this perhaps her best record yet!
Peter Hand Big Band – Out Of Hand – Savant
An imaginative showcase of big band music coupled with a master class in the tenor sax by Houston Person.
Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (1957) – Verve/ HDTT DVD-A
A 1957 prerecorded stereotape in hi-res of the great Joe Williams with Basie.
Roland Kirk – Third Dimension – Bethlehem/ Pure Pleasure vinyl
Early Roland Kirk highlights R & B influences…
Joe Magnarelli – Lookin’ Up – Posi-Tone
Lookin’ Up with Joe…
Frank Wess – Magic 201 – IPO Recordings
More sublime music from Frank Wess…
The Jazz Experiments Of Charles Mingus – Bethlehem Records
“In my music I’m trying to play the truth of what I am.” – Charles Mingus.
Keith Jarrett Trio – Somewhere – ECM
Like a well-oiled luxury jazz vehicle….
Jazz Gems – Andrei Kitaev Jazz Trio – Stix Hooper Ent.
A classic program of jazz trio standards, recorded in Vienna.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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