Reviews

Various Artists: Norman Granz: The Founder (Verve)

Had he accomplished just one of the following—creating and promoting the game-changing Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series; launching the Clef, Norgran and Verve labels; … Read More

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Various Artists: Jazz & the Philharmonic

The best parts of the live Jazz & the Philharmonic are the ones it downplays. It’s being sold as a CD, but the included DVD … Read More

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Various Artists: The Beatles: A Jazz Tribute

Amidst all of the hoopla surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in America, it’s worth tossing aside the group’s cultural impact for a … Read More

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Various Artists: Selected Signs III-VIII

Some albums, especially many of those issued by the venerable German label ECM, unfold like movie soundtracks. The magnificent six-CD set Selected Signs III-VIII unfurls … Read More

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Various Artists: The Road to Jajouka

Mickey Hart, one of the musicians featured on The Road to Jajouka, once said that his band, the Grateful Dead, was not in the music … Read More

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Various Artists: Long Story Short: Curated By Peter Brötzmann

The five-CD set Long Story Short is a distillation of the 2011 Music Unlimited festival in Wels, Austria, curated by angry-jazz saxophonist Peter Brötzmann. The … Read More

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Various Artists: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

This double-CD, packing 23 tracks per disc, is loaded with music as far from corporate as can be. A sequel to the acclaimed roots rarities … Read More

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Various Artists: Arts for Life: My Life is Bold

“Poetry makes nothing happen,” W.H. Auden quipped, but it has long been the bailiwick of artists to make something happen long after the dust has … Read More

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Various Artists: GRP 30

Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen officially launched GRP in 1982, applying high standards for audio production to recordings featuring jazz masters (Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan) … Read More

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Various Artists: Les Paul Trio & Friends: A Jazz Tribute to Les

Thanks to many memorable Monday nights, Manhattan’s Iridium is widely known as the house that Les Paul built. So it’s not surprising that the club … Read More

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