Michael Ullman

Film/Jazz Review: “Open Land: Meeting John Abercrombie”

September 3, 2018
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This fascinating documentary should be compelling to guitarists and to jazz fans in general.

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Jazz LP Review: Newvelle Records — Sounds Sweet and Clear

September 2, 2018
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Newvelle Records’ taste seems to be  flawless.

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Jazz CD Review: Steve Turre — “The Very Thought of You”

August 30, 2018
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The venerable trombonist’s fine new album mostly contains ballads and features an all-star rhythm section.

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Jazz CD Review: The Nels Cline 4 — Eclectic Accomplishment

August 25, 2018
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This disc is mainly a showcase for guitarist Nels Cline’s compositions as well as his cleverness at commanding group improvisation.

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Jazz CD Review: “Maid With the Flaxen Hair” — Mandatory Listening

August 22, 2018
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Every guitarist should listen carefully to this album. And then maybe some Johnny Smith.

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Jazz CD Review: Ronnie Cuber — “Live at Montmartre”

July 28, 2018
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Ronnie Cuber makes the high-speed acceleration sound lyrical as well as virtuosic; the band obliges with solos that come off as much more than your standard bop band running the changes.

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Jazz CD Review: Miguel Zenón — An Extraordinary Scholar/Composer

July 23, 2018
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Miguel Zenón’s extraordinary writing for strings and saxophone makes use of ever-changing textures generated out of jazz, Puerto Rican folk, and classical music.

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Jazz CD Review: Coltrane’s “Lost Album” — Not the Holy Grail

July 18, 2018
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You might argue that this session was forgotten, but this new release shouldn’t be thought of as lost — because no one was looking for it

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Jazz CD Review: Erroll Garner’s “Nightconcert” — Memorably High Energy

July 14, 2018
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Nightconcert contains enough that is new and fresh to make this album one of the exciting discoveries of the year.

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Jazz Review: Second Dispatch from the 39th Montréal Jazz Festival

July 8, 2018
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One of the most astonishing sets of my week in Montreal featured two Frenchmen, accordionist Vincent Peirani and soprano saxophonist Émile Parisien.

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