B Sharp Jazz Quartet: Searching for The One
Music with a message is the focus of B Sharp Jazz Quartet, literally. The album opens and closes with urban-inspired free verse recited to a … Read More “B Sharp Jazz Quartet: Searching for The One”
Albums
We publish a new album review every day so you can stay up on the latest jazz releases.
Byard Lancaster: My Pure Joy
Among newer little-labels-that-could, DC’s Jimmy Gray is crafting the beginnings of a nice recorded legacy with his Black Fire label. Joining such treats as a … Read More “Byard Lancaster: My Pure Joy”
Ralph Sutton Trio: Sunday Session
As regulars on the jazz festival circuit, pianist Sutton, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Butch Miles have found themselves playing together in countless ad hoc … Read More “Ralph Sutton Trio: Sunday Session”
James P. Johnson: The Original
James P. didn’t live as long as his pals Eubie Blake and Willie “the Lion” Smith, who had enough rebirths to be well-remembered today, but … Read More “James P. Johnson: The Original”
Dukes of Dixieland: Sound of Bix
Following its earlier tributes to the recorded legacies of Jelly Roll Morton and Bob Crosby’s Bob Cats, the current edition of the 27-year-old Dukes now … Read More “Dukes of Dixieland: Sound of Bix”
Coleman Hawkins: Coleman Hawkins All Stars
This doesn’t quite live up to the promise of the personnel: Hawkins, Joe Thomas, Vic Dickenson, Tommy Flanagan, Wendell Marshall and Osie Johnson. It sounds, … Read More “Coleman Hawkins: Coleman Hawkins All Stars”
Hendrik Meurkens: Poema Brasileiro
Meurkens’ guests on this celebration of Brazilian music are vocalist Ivan Lins, heard on “Desespera Jamais” and “Saindo de Mim,” and Claudio Roditi, fluegelhorn on … Read More “Hendrik Meurkens: Poema Brasileiro”
