Three new albums show the variety of Latin jazz.
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Music Review: Gretchen Parlato – ‘Live in NYC’ [CD+DVD Set]
Gretchen Parlato defines jazz singing on her new live release.
Read More »Music Review: Al Kryszak – ‘Lullabies for People Who Don’t Need Sleep’
Buffalo, NY-based Al Kryszak releases his first solo acoustic alt-rock album.
Read More »Music Review: Herbie Hancock – ‘The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988’
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.
Read More »Music Review: John Hiatt – ‘Here to Stay: Best of 2000-2012’
This valuable new collection from New West Records is a great opportunity to catch up on what the consummate songwriter has been up to in the new century.
Read More »Music Review: Tchaikovsky and Ellington/Strayhorn – ‘The Nutcracker Suites’
Harmonia Mundi presents both the traditional and the swinging Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn versions of ‘The Nutcracker Suite’ on the same CD for the very first time.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Creedence Clearwater Revival’ [6-Disc Boxed Set]
All killer, no filler.
Read More »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 »Music Review: The Whiskey Gentry – ‘Holly Grove’
For infectious high-energy country-bluegrass fun, I haven't heard much lately that can beat The Whiskey Gentry's new CD.
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