Following in the footsteps of an icon like Wes Montgomery, is a daunting prospect; Charlie Ballantine has bravely taken the first of those footsteps.
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Music Review: Bill Evans – ‘Some Other Time: The Lost Session from the Black Forest’
'Some Other Time' is a welcome addition to the Bill Evans canon.
Read More »Music Review: Bill Evans – ‘The Complete Fantasy Recordings’ A Nine-Disc Box Set (Remastered)
Bill Evans is certainly one of the most influential jazz pianists of his era, and his work for Fantasy Records makes why abundantly clear.
Read More »Music Review: Tony Bennett and Bill Evans – ‘The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings’ [Vinyl Box Set]
The music these two men made together is timeless, and 'The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings' truly does it justice.
Read More »Music Review: ‘The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings’ [40th Anniversary Edition]
I can’t speak for the vinyl set, but the two-CD album is a joy.
Read More »I Shall Be Released: New Recordings and Tours from Modest Mouse, Shania Twain, Mumford & Sons, Joan Armatrading, My Morning Jacket, Josh Groban and More
Plus Tori Amos, John Patitucci, Wale, Zac Brown Band, Johnny Winter, Tony Bennett & Bill Evans, and More
Read More »Music Reviews: Jazz from Lauren Meccia, The Phil Chester Group, and Pat Hall
Reviewed here are two new jazz releases and a different kind of tribute to Bill Evans.
Read More »Music Review: David Pedrick – ‘Time Remembered’
'Time Remembered' is an album that would have made Bill Evans proud.
Read More »Music Review: Chet Baker – ‘Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe’
Jazz meets Broadway in classic re-release from the masterful jazz trumpeter.
Read More »Music Review: Tony Bennett – As Time Goes By: Great American Songbook Classics
For fans wanting a taste of the man’s musical prowess, this is a fine place to start.
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