jazz Archive
12 Jun 2015
Album Review: Buddy Rich — Birdland
There has lately developed a trend of dubious merit. Some legitimate (that is, for-profit) record labels have begun releasing what can only be called bootlegs. Tapes – often recorded by […]
11 Jun 2015
Album Reviews: Four MPS Jazz Reissues
MPS is the highly revered label headed by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer and several associates. Founded in the mid 1960s, MPS became home for many highly-regarded jazz musicians. Between 1966 and […]
10 Jun 2015
Album Review: Wes Montgomery — The Classic Recordings 1958-1960
The world’s a much smaller place today than it was a quarter century ago. When I frequented record stores – even once the CD era began – import albums were […]
09 Jun 2015
Wes Montgomery’s ‘In the Beginning’ from Resonance Records (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… At right: Recording rehearsal. David Baker, David Young, Dr. Larry Ridley, Wes Montgomery. Photograph by Duncan Schiedt. And still there’s more: shortly before his 2014 passing, […]
08 Jun 2015
Wes Montgomery’s ‘In the Beginning’ from Resonance Records (Part 1)
Resonance Records is not your typical record label. While they do release a steady stream of solid new music from today’s jazz artists, that’s not what makes them truly special. […]
20 May 2015
Review: Two New Albums featuring Larry Coryell
One of music’s greatest guitarists, Larry Coryell has enjoyed – and continues to enjoy – a long and storied career. After his professional start playing with Chico Hamilton, Coryell launched […]
15 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 10
Over the last nine business days, I’ve surveyed 45 albums of new, reissued, and/or archival music from a wide array of artists in jazz, prog, soul, rock and other genres. […]
12 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 7
It’s an all-jazz-legends day here on Musoscribe: three new compilations and two reissues document some important music from some of jazz’s innovators. The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine – Remembrance Post-bop […]
06 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 3
I’m not complaining; it’s a good problem to have. But even after culling the ones I don’t like (and skipping the ones that impress me only mildly), I still end […]
01 May 2015
Album Review: The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings
Vocal great Tony Bennett and jazz piano legend Bill Evans both had long, successful and impressive musical careers by the time they decided to collaborate. The pair met in the […]