Jazz
Here is a personal selection of recordings in the saxophone trio format. These linear collaborations have been part of the jazz scene for at least seventy years now. The results are almost always illuminating and exhilarating, and a review of them offers a miniature history of saxophone styles.
New albums from Mary Halvorson and Rich Halley march into fresh realms of freedom.
Nothing detracts from the essentials here – three fine players in creative conversation.
My guess is that Keith Jarrett probably wasn’t satisfied with this performance. I wouldn’t change a note, a gesture, or a shading.
Serious but not somber would be a succinct way to describe this trio’s work as heard on disc and in a powerful recent live performance.
He may be extreme as a polemicist, but Ricky Riccardi shines when he sticks to jazz’s history.
Charles Lloyd and Julian Lage and Zakir Hussain served a loose, flowing 65-minute set with complementary facility that belied the novel circumstances.
In no way was the recognition that Ira Sullivan received commensurate with his skill.
This 1969 concert by the Thelonious Monk Quartet was produced by a high school student and recorded by his school’s janitor. It presents this particular group at its optimistic best.
Jazz Commentary: Louis Armstrong as Negotiator
Throughout much of his career, Louis Armstrong negotiated a balance between being a “popular” artist and a jazz artist.
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