Music
Comes Love was Sheila Jordan’s first full recording session as a leader, and it automatically becomes a collector’s item for those who love the legendary jazz singer’s work.
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
This is an all-English album whose strongest moments are mighty and who’s most intriguing piece is a revelation.
Major works for saxophone in world-premiere recordings featuring virtuoso Paul Cohen and his brilliant colleagues.
The talent at Club Passim’s Nanci Griffith night represented at least two generations: it was a nice, low-key salute to the singer/songwriter, who played the venue often in the mid-’80s.
A packed, wide-ranging conversation with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter that touches on several subjects, from a lifelong love of jazz to her verdict on John Williams’ Violin Concerto no. 2.
Some tracks work better than others, but Maya Beiser’s larger effort succeeds in presenting Glass’s music in a more nuanced – and musically complex – light.
A thoughtfully conceived, technically excellent, beautifully recorded, and expressively rich album that celebrates 20th-century piano music by (mostly) American composers.
This session should appeal most to those who love the crashing, intemperate sound of a brass big band.
This is an amazing follow-up to Billy Strings’s Grammy-winning Home album.
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