Michael Ullman
Dave Pietro is a fine, distinctive composer, an agile, precise saxophonist, and a band leader to be trusted.
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Yes, purchasing this EP will help out a good cause, but the musical value of this fabulous duo’s performance is priceless.
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What strikes this listener most is the writing’s disjointedly distinctive — sometimes unfathomable — sounds and textures, as well as the music’s unpredictable flow.
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In this disc dedicated to black heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, Christian McBride insists that everyone must be free if any of us is going to be.
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Pianist Kris Davis’s Diatom Ribbons and the multi-disc set Nat King Cole’s Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-43) are among the albums that made more than one list.
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The two new Arbors discs are intended to bring Lerner and Loewe back into the jazz mainstream. We will see what happens. But what wonderful music these two groups have produced!
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Octave is issuing twelve sessions (“newly restored and expanded”) of Erroll Garner material from the ’60s and ’70s, when the popular pianist was at the height of his career.
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Rosa Parks: Pure Love is a serious, substantial, and long work, alternately harsh and calming, one that I am sure should be seen as well as heard.
Read MoreThe range of recordings issued this year was remarkable, both in terms of their instrumentation and their artistic inspiration.
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Best Jazz Recordings (and Live Concerts), 2018
A pair of our critics supply their favorite albums and live local concerts of the year.
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