Michael Ullman

Jazz Album Review: “Seven Skies Orchestra” — Ramping Up the Musical Possibilities

November 13, 2023
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Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman’s work is customarily full of subtle surprises, akimbo with shifts and side-trips. This new recording, with a sextet, is no exception.

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Jazz Album Review: Hays Street Hart’s “Bridges” — A Beautifully Recorded Group Effort

November 8, 2023
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This is a trio of superb songsters, whose individual lyricisms support each other

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Jazz Album Review: “Pastor’s Paradox” — Paying Homage to Martin Luther King, Musically

October 31, 2023
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The intent of this fine album to dramatize the enduring legacy of Martin Luther King: no justice, no peace.

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Jazz Album Review: Guitarist John Scofield — Quality Time with “Uncle John’s Band”

October 22, 2023
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A stirring trio date featuring John Scofield on guitar with Vicente Archer on bass and Bill Stewart on drums.

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Jazz Album Review: Anna Webber’s “Shimmer Wince” — A Remarkable Menagerie of Sound

October 20, 2023
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Anna Webber’s latest disc of fascinating arrangements and complex sounds is nothing if not adventurous.

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Jazz Concert Review: The Walter Smith III Quintet, Live at the Regattabar

September 18, 2023
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The Regattabar, located in the Charles Hotel, re-opened after being shuttered for three years following the Covid epidemic.

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Jazz Album Review: Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo –“El Arte del Bolero, Volume Two”

September 16, 2023
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Listening to the superb “El Arte Del Bolero, Volume Two,” I feel that these are two masters who, while recalling their various ancestries, are talking to me.

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Jazz Album Review: Eddie Henderson’s “Witness to History” — Veteran Talents

September 14, 2023
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These witnesses to history are no longer playing with the fire of their youth, but they exude the confidence, warmth, and sure instincts of veterans.

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Jazz Album Review: Terell Stafford’s “Between Two Worlds” — A Spirited Rejoinder

September 11, 2023
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Trumpeter Terell Stafford never seems to be straining; he can be exuberant without sounding brassy.

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Jazz Album Reviews: Three from the Golden Age of Jazz Recording

August 30, 2023
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Three re-issued albums reinforce the claim that jazz recordings hit their peak from 1956 to 1964.

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