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Entries from May 2016

Miles Davis: Miles Ahead (soundtrack) / Live in Tokyo 1975

Miles Davis / Various Artists Miles Ahead (motion picture soundtrack) Sony Legacy 2016 It’s hard to imagine why the world would need yet another m: Miles Davis compilation. We’re talking about a catalogue big enough to fill its own library and eclectic enough to give you whiplash for the… [ read more ]

Date: May 31st, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Samo Salamon and Stefano Battaglia: windS

Slovenian guitarist m: Samo Salamon and Italian pianist m: Stefano Battaglia are not an obvious pairing for a duet recording. Salamon’s discography features his own compositions, frequently with an electric, fusion edge; classical/jazz pianist Battaglia’s most well known record…

Date: May 31st, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Ellery Eskelin Trio Willisau: Live

I considered writing just this sentence as my review of Ellery Eskelin’s trio recording Live, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Taken from poet John Keats’ 1818 poem “Endymion,” the line just about says it all. Ok, to appease those that need a bit more information, Keats continues, “its loveline…

Date: May 31st, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Miramar: Dedication To Sylvia Rexach

The modern Latin-American bolero (romantic ballad) of Spanish heritage, originated from the Cuban trova. Mexico influenced the genre with numerous prolific trios recording boleros, gaining an international audience. Its popularity spread with the development of cinema and phonograph records, reachin… [ read more ]

Date: May 31st, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Masabumi Kikuchi: Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus, the solo piano CD from Japanese-born pianist m: Masabumi Kikuchi , may be the starkest, loneliest music in the world. Masabumi Kikuchi (1939-2015) was a versatile, if ultimately idiosyncratic artist.

Date: May 30th, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Michael Lauren All Stars: Once Upon A Time In Portugal

Drummer/educator m: Michael Lauren moved from New York City in 2003 to become the Professor of Drum Set studies at the Escola Superior de MA sica, Artes e EspectA culo (ESMAE) in Porto, Portugal. He formed his All Star band with some of Portugal’s best jazz musicians to continue performi… [ read more ]

Date: May 30th, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews

Pia Boda: Chasing Pixies

The debut solo album of jny: Los Angeles-Born, Danish saxophonist and educator m: Pia Boda is an evocative attempt to relive old Viking stories about elves and fairies. The symbolic images about a living nature, the chase of the invisible elves and fairies who were supposed to hover… [ read more ]

Date: May 30th, 2016 · No Comments · Categories: Jazz CD Reviews