Blue World is valuable for its pellucid recording of takes of tunes Coltrane’s fans already love. They will have to have it.
Jazz Concert Review: The Montreal Jazz Festival Turns 40, Part Two
A sense of promise remains a hallmark of the Montreal Jazz Festival — always end by looking forward.
Jazz Concert Review: The Montreal Jazz Festival Turns 40, Part One
The Montreal Jazz Festival is overwhelming in a way, but somehow genial, and finally inspiring.
Jazz CD Review: Satoko Fujii’s “Confluence” — Invigorating Experiments
Satoko Fujii and Ramon Lopez are clear-eyed adventurers; this is free jazz that shimmers with inquisitive transparency.
Jazz LP Review: Newvelle Records’ Sensational Season Four
These records are filled with music from some of the most intriguing and, indeed, sought after, jazz musicians playing today.
Jazz CD Review: Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy — Hard Bop, Revived
Once again, drummer Ralph Peterson pays fine homage to Art Blakey’s tradition of joyous, hard-edged bashing jazz.
Jazz CD Review: Fred Hersch with the WDR Big Band — A Composer’s Flair
Vince Mendoza’s colorful arrangements give us a welcome new way to appreciate Fred Hersch’s impressive creativity — his amply satisfying accomplishments as a composer.
Jazz CD Review: Jason Palmer’s “Rhyme and Reason” — Intricate Artistry
Trumpeter Jason Palmer’s mastery is of the unimposing kind, which this piano-less quartet seamlessly reflects.
Jazz CD Review: Wadada Leo Smith’s “Rosa Parks: Pure Love” — Making History Present
Rosa Parks: Pure Love is a serious, substantial, and long work, alternately harsh and calming, one that I am sure should be seen as well as heard.
Jazz Record Review: Trumpeter Jason Palmer Aptly Titled Album — “Fair Weather”
Trumpeter Jason Palmer is a master of rhythmic displacement.