Don Ellis: The Lost Tapes, Vol. 2 (Sleepy Night) As a 1960s and ’70s trumpeter, Don Ellis is practically without parallel. Possessed of a clear, powerful tone, he wrote challenging compositions for his sophisticated … Read More “Don Ellis: The Lost Tapes, Vol. 2 (Sleepy Night)” To access this content, you must purchase JazzTimes Membership.
Aaron Shragge & Ben Monder: This World of Dew (Human Resource) Because the dewdrop is both beautiful and fleeting, it has been used in Buddhist teaching as a metaphor for the impermanence of existence. In the … Read More “Aaron Shragge & Ben Monder: This World of Dew (Human Resource)” To access this content, you must purchase JazzTimes Membership.
Arturo Sandoval: Ultimate Duets (Universal Latino) Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval has always loved the bebop métier, tossing his aesthetic headlong in the directions of the masters Parker and Gillespie, but now … Read More “Arturo Sandoval: Ultimate Duets (Universal Latino)” To access this content, you must purchase JazzTimes Membership.
Lonnie McFadden: Live at Green Lady Lounge (Jazz Daddy) “This whole night is my whole career,” says Kansas City-based vocalist and trumpeter Lonnie McFadden as an introduction to his Live at Green Lady Lounge. … Read More “Lonnie McFadden: Live at Green Lady Lounge (Jazz Daddy)” To access this content, you must purchase JazzTimes Membership.
Eddie Henderson: Be Cool (Smoke Sessions) The opener, Kenny Barron’s “Smoke Screen,” sets the tone: Dancing at the crossroads where the spirits of hard bop, soul jazz, and funk intermingle, it’s … Read More “Eddie Henderson: Be Cool (Smoke Sessions)” To access this content, you must purchase JazzTimes Membership.
Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days: El Maquech (Biophilia) When a band takes a break during a tour and heads into the recording studio, the results can document the best qualities of a well-oiled … Read More “Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days: El Maquech (Biophilia)” To access this content, you must purchase JazzTimes Membership.
Jeremy Pelt: Noir en Rouge: Live in Paris (HighNote) + Jim Snidero & Jeremy Pelt: Jubilation! Celebrating Cannonball Adderley (Savant) If you build it, the muse will come. That was the operating principle behind trumpeter Jeremy Pelt’s latest album as a leader: He brought his … Read More “Jeremy Pelt: Noir en Rouge: Live in Paris (HighNote) + Jim Snidero & Jeremy Pelt: Jubilation! Celebrating Cannonball Adderley (Savant)” To access this content, you must purchase JazzTimes Membership.
Mathias Eick: Ravensburg (ECM) It has been 10 years since Mathias Eick released The Door and immediately became one of Europe’s most promising new trumpet players. Ravensburg, his fourth … Read More “Mathias Eick: Ravensburg (ECM)” To access this content, you must purchase JazzTimes Membership.
Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy) Jazz is a music of ensembles working toward a shared common goal through improvisatory avenues, but it is most special when focused on partnerships. Bird … Read More “Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy)” To access this content, you must purchase JazzTimes Membership.
Farnell Newton: Back to Earth (Posi-Tone) Trumpeter Farnell Newton’s Back to Earth is … a little odd. Not in its sound, which is straight-ahead, swinging hard bop (with some funkier grooves … Read More “Farnell Newton: Back to Earth (Posi-Tone)” To access this content, you must purchase JazzTimes Membership.