For anyone interested in the development of jazz during the ’70s and ’80s, it would be hard to beat Herbie Hancock's new 34-CD box set.
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Music Reviews: Bob DeVos – ‘Shadow Box’ & Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra – ‘I Go Humble’
Two new jazz albums offer very different repertoires.
Read More »Music Review: Charles Mingus – ‘The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus’ [Remastered]
Remastered Mingus release focuses attention on the bassist's creative energy.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Being Here: Conversations on Creating Music’ by Radhika Philip
Jazz musicians muse on making music.
Read More »Music Review: Sasi Shalom – ‘Moments of Eternity’
Israeli pianist leads his quartet through a fine set dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy,
Read More »Music Review: Duke Ellington – ‘The Ellington Suites’ [Expanded & Remastered]
This Grammy-winning album consists of three suites, a form Ellington favored for the extended exploration of musical ideas.
Read More »Music Review: Chris Biesterfeldt – ‘Urban Mandolin’
This mandolin trio delivers some fine jazz, interpreting standards, pop, and classical.
Read More »Music Reviews: Harold Lopez-Nussa – ‘New Day’ & Bill O’Connell – ‘Zocalo’
New albums from Harold Lopez-Nussa and Bill O'Connell offer different takes on Latin jazz.
Read More »Music Review: The Modern Jazz Quartet – ‘The Modern Jazz Quartet: Germany 1956–1958: Lost Tapes’ [Remastered]
Early music of The Modern Jazz Quartet provides a good road map to the ensemble's aesthetic.
Read More »Music Review: Scott Jeppesen – ‘El Guapo’
This West Coast saxophonist's new album is both edgy and listenable.
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