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John-Coltrane

Jazz Survey: Chordless Drills – A Listener’s Guide to the Saxophone Trio

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.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz Tagged: Air, Albert Ayler, Bob Moses, Bradford Marsalis, Dave Liebman, David Murray, Elvin Jones, Fly, Henry Grimes, Henry Threadgill, JD Allen, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, John-Coltrane, Jon Irabagon, Kenny Garrett, Lee Konitz, Marcus Strickland, Mark Turner, Melissa Aldana, Ornette Coleman, Sam Rivers, Saxophone trio, Sonny-Rollins, Steve Adams, Steve Elman, Steve Lacy, The Fringe

Jazz Remembrance: The Lasting, Complex Legacy of John Coltrane

Of all the musicians who were harbingers of change, none has had the long-term influence on young musicians that John Coltrane has had.

By: Steve Provizer Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: John-Coltrane, Steve Provizer

Jazz CD Review: A “Lost” John Coltrane Recording — “Blue World”

Blue World is valuable for its pellucid recording of takes of tunes Coltrane’s fans already love. They will have to have it.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Blue World, John-Coltrane, Verve

Jazz Concert Preview: 41st John Coltrane Memorial Concert to Feature Some “Favorite Things”

“Now I’m retired, but I still look forward to honoring the legacy of John Coltrane.”

By: Jason M. Rubin Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Preview Tagged: 41st annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert, Bill Pierce, Carl Atkins, Jason M. Rubin, John-Coltrane, Stan Strickland

Jazz CD Survey: Snapshots and Concepts, Summer 2018

A baker’s dozen of recordings worth hearing . . . maybe even owning.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: 12 Classic Albums, 1953 - 1962, A Rift in Decorum, Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill-Frisell, Blue Note All Stars, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album, Chuck Israels Jazz Orchestra, Compassion - The Music of John Coltrane, Craig Taborn, Dave Liebman, Dave Stryker, Daylight Ghosts, Dedication, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Horace Silver, Horace Silver: Quintet June 1977, I'm Ready, Joe Lovano, John-Coltrane, Joyful Noise - The Music of Horace Silver, Live at the Village Vanguard, Memphis ... Yes, Our Point of View, Small Town, Steve Slagle, Strykin’ Ahead, The Sting Variations, Tierney Sutton Band

Jazz CD Review: Dexter Gordon and John Coltrane Redux

The release of previously unavailable recordings from Dexter Gordon and John Coltrane are causes for celebration. Two unforgettable voices in jazz — are back!

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album, Dexter Gordon, Elemental, Impulse, John-Coltrane, Quartet Tokyo 1975

Jazz CD Review: Coltrane’s “Lost Album” — Not the Holy Grail

You might argue that this session was forgotten, but this new release shouldn’t be thought of as lost — because no one was looking for it

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Both Directions at Once, John-Coltrane, The Lost Album

Jazz CD Review: “Compassion” — A Deft Homage to John Coltrane

Of course, neither saxophonist sounds precisely like Coltrane: there would be no point in trying.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Compassion, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, John-Coltrane, Michael Ullman, Resonance recording

Fuse Preview: The 2015 Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival

Ambrose Akinmusire at BeanTown 2014.

From noon to six on Saturday, September 26, Boston’s premier outdoor jazz event, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival, returns to Boston’s South End for a fifteenth year.

By: J. R. Carroll Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Preview Tagged: Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival, John-Coltrane, Terri Lyne Carrington

Jazz CD Review: A Worthy “Elvin Jones Project”

Bassist Michael Feinberg has done many things right in his richly varied tribute to the great percussionist Elvin Jones.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Alex Wintz, Billy Hart, Elvin Jones, George Garzone, John-Coltrane, Michael Feinberg, Sunnyside Records, The Elvin Jones Project, Tim Hagans

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