Music
“I went back and listened to the records and watched videos of performances. I got into character for this,” Glenn Hughes confesses.
The group’s songs range from the cynical to the sweet without losing their sincerity, and that may be Dawes’ most defining trait as it shifts its musical focal point.
It is this ability to ground their sophistication that makes the Macuco Quintet a band worthy of affection as well as admiration.
“What is new since the ’70s is a much broader ideological shift in the business world itself, and the way in which it came to approach the jazz world as a result.”
With this album, Luciana Souza has created her own indelible “book” of songs that ache and celebrate, muse and regret, dream and mourn.
This fascinating documentary should be compelling to guitarists and to jazz fans in general.
Newvelle Records’ taste seems to be flawless.
The venerable trombonist’s fine new album mostly contains ballads and features an all-star rhythm section.
Nearly three decades after he left us, Bernstein’s music seems to be in good hands and anything but forgotten. And his larger musical influence strongly endures.
Remembrance: Randy Weston — A Powerful Musician and Teacher
For the most part, Randy Weston reached behind the boppers, drawing for inspiration on a solo stride tradition which he adapted to his own needs.
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