I am not sure where the track titles come from, but I am guessing the problems the band had getting together under Covid must have something to do with them.
Jazz
Jazz Album Review: Manel Fortià Trio’s “Despertar” — Intelligently Lyrical
Manel Fortià’s album of his Spanish-tinged compositions is meant to wake us up to what the bassist can do.
Theater Review: “Ain’t Misbehavin’” — The Joint is Really Jumpin’
This sizzling production of Ain’t Misbehavin’ is one of those one-of-a kind of experiences that we all long for in the theater.
Jazz Album Review: Guitarist John Scofield — A Solo Album, Finally
Now that he’s 70, it’s only right that guitarist John Scofield takes a victory lap with his first solo album.
Jazz Album Review: “Charles Mingus Trio” — One Kind of Masterpiece
Even without the new takes, this Rhino reissue would be welcome: Mingus Three is to my mind one of the great trio albums.
Jazz Album Review: Catherine Russell’s “Send for Me” — A Deep Dig into the Jazz of the ’30s and ’40s
If you’re a fan of the Great American Songbook, but have grown weary of the warhorses, Send For Me is a treat.
Jazz Album Review: Chet Baker Trio’s “Live in Paris”
Live in Paris: The Radio France Recordings 1983-1984 is an example of solid, appealing late Chet Baker, doing what he did best with standards and the occasional original.
Jazz Album Review: Ornette Coleman — Very Much the “Genesis of Genius”
Ornette Coleman turned to me and said, “You know, you can never really be out of tune. You are always in tune with something.”
Album Review: “Mingus: The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott’s” — A Rich Centennial Treat
The centenary of bassist/composer Charles Mingus’ birthday is days away and I am listening to the beautifully packaged and processed and richly annotated 3 lps of Mingus’s Lost Album, recorded live at Ronnie Scott’s London club in 1972.
Music Commentary: Jazz, Ed Sullivan, and Television
These performances on The Ed Sullivan Show occurred almost exclusively between 1957 and 1964 and that’s not happenstance. They coincide with the only slice of time when different styles of jazz ever got a significant airing on television.