DVDs
04/08/09 By Jeff Tamarkin
Willie & Wynton at Lincoln Center
Two seemingly disparate artists find common ground in the blues
April 2009 By Jeff Tamarkin
Live at Montreux 2003
The Crusaders haven’t been a commercial (or, arguably, artistic) force in a quarter-century, and only two original members, keyboardist Joe Sample and saxophonist Wilton Felder, were still onboard at the time of this 2003 gig. But little about the group...
April 2009 By Jeff Tamarkin
The Early Years
As a historical document, this collection of two half-hour Ad Lib TV programs, dating from 1980 and ’82 and featuring the young Dianne Reeves, is a keeper. Out of the gate Reeves was fully formed, instantly captivating and in control of every nuance. Attired...
April 2009 By Bill Meredith
New Morning: The Paris Concert
A stunning performance from the guitarist
January/February 2009 By Colin Fleming
Jazz Icons Releases a Thrid Volume of Vintage Live Performances
With their dramatically drooped heads and shoulders, the members of Bill Evans’ 1964 trio look like an early, pre-electric shoegazer band in a Swedish broadcast that’s practically jazz-noir, a typical stylistic touch in the ongoing Jazz Icons series. This...
January/February 2009 By Mike Joyce
Dueling Guitars1
Turns out Dueling Guitars1 has nothing to with oneupsmanship and everything to do with simpatico. Small wonder, then, that during this series of guitar duets, recorded live in a cozy setting, a member of the audience asks Paul Bollenback and John Hart to...
January/February 2009 By Jeff Tamarkin
In Vienne
It’s instructive to compare Sonny Rollins’ performance at this June 2006 French concert to the 1965 and ’68 TV footage recently released as part of the exceptional Jazz Icons series. What’s remarkable is just how little his music-making approach has changed...
November 2008 By Mike Joyce
The Ralph J. Bunche Suite
A master guitarist displays his gifts for composing and arranging
