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Entries from January 2016

Joo Kraus/Omar Sosa/Gustavo Ovalles: JOG

You have to hand it to pianist m: Omar Sosa . With the exception of some return trips to the solo piano format, he never really repeats himself.

Date: Jan 28th, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Nils Landgren: Some Other Time

Hot on the heels of his guest appearance on m: Mo’ Blow ‘s funky Live In Berlin (ACT Music, 2016), trombonist and singer Nils Landgren moves over to Broadway with Some Other Time. As the sub-title makes clear, this is A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein–a worthy and at times achingly beautifu… [ read more ]

Date: Jan 28th, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Bokani Dyer: World Music

It’s not exactly a secret that the concept of “World Music” isn’t all that its name implies. That tag, still in wide use today, became somewhat meaningless a couple decades back, serving primarily as an umbrella category to market any and every form of non-Western music to Western ears. But South Af… [ read more ]

Date: Jan 27th, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Mateusz Palka/Szymon Mika Quartet: Popyt

The title of the debut album from the Polish quartet co-led by m: Mateusz Palka and Szymon Mika translates as “demand,” reflecting the group’s belief that greater melodic expression is what the modern jazz fan pines for. It follows that the six originals–and a cover of {{m: Sonny Rollin…

Date: Jan 27th, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Wayne Bergeron: Full Circle

Track and field aficionados will remember Olympic gold-medal-winning high-jumper, Dick Fosbury. Fosbury revolutionized his event by developing an unorthodox “backward flop” to hurdle the bar. No flop, for sure, but Full Circle from trumpeter m: Wayne Bergeron and his stellar Los Angeles..

Date: Jan 27th, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Roxy Coss: Restless Idealism

Upcoming saxophonist m: Roxy Coss opens her splendid Origin Records debut, Restless Idealism with a traditional approach on her original tune, “Don’t Cross the Coss.” It’s a happy and assertive sound, and when she takes her first solo, her and robust tone bring {{m: Coleman Hawkins = 750… [ read more ]

Date: Jan 26th, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Aruan Ortiz Trio with Eric Revis and Gerald Cleaver: Hidden Voices

Cuban born pianist and composer AruA n Ortiz is just now starting to broaden his long-overdue recognition after two decades as a leader or collaborator. More than ten years prior to his new trio release, Hidden Voices, he had drawn favorable comparisons to m: Chick Corea and {{m: Ornette…

Date: Jan 26th, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews