jazzhaus Archive
13 Nov 2014
November Hundred-word Reviews, Part 4
Once again, it’s time for a run of hundred-word reviews. My inbox has been overflowing of late, and even after removing the material that I deem not worth my time […]
13 Feb 2014
Hundred Word Reviews: February 2014, Part Four: Jazz
I’m still working through an enormous backlog of CDs in my must-be-reviewed pile. You should see the rejects pile: a lot of pretty good music didn’t make the cut, owing […]
16 Jan 2014
Album Review: Volker Kriegel — Mainz 1963-1969
Consider yourself forgiven if you find yourself unfamiliar with the name Volker Kriegel, and even more forgiven if you’re unfamiliar with his work as pioneering artist in the soul-jazz genre. […]
16 Dec 2013
Album Review: Benny Goodman Orchestra Featuring Anita O’Day
I write often of Jazzhaus releases. Drawing upon the vast unreleased archives of German radio and television, the label presents unheard (or rarely-heard) jazz performances, mostly by venerated American artists. […]
09 Dec 2013
Album Review: Chet Baker — Early Chet
If you’re inclined that way, you can take issue with the title of Early Chet: Chet Baker in Germany 1955-1959. By ’55, the renowned trumpeter had already risen to some […]
13 Nov 2013
What’s Old is New Again in November 2013, Part Two
Three more capsule reviews of new-to-you live albums, continuing from yesterday’s blog entry. The Modern Jazz Quartet – Lost Tapes: Germany 1956-1958 Where modern jazz is concerned, taste and restraint […]
06 Aug 2013
August Jazz Roundup #1
In my occasional series of capsule reviews, I arbitrarily limit myself to a specific word-count; as much as anything else, it’s to keep the editor in me amused. Anyway, today […]
15 Jul 2013
A Quick Jazz Vinyl Update
Three titles released on the Jazzhaus label last fall are now available on vinyl as well: Legends Live: Dizzy Gillespie Quintet – Liederhalle Stuttgart November 29, 1961 Legends Live: Albert […]
13 May 2013
Album Review: Oscar Pettiford — Baden-Baden 1958/1959
Not for the first time, Music Hound: Jazz has let me down. Jazz novitiate that I am, I was unfamiliar with the name Oscar Pettiford. So to that weighty tome […]
11 Mar 2013
Album Review: Jutta Hipp – The German Recordings 1952-1955
Had the life and career of Jutta Hipp not happened, pop culture might have had to fabricate them. Hers is such a unique, compelling, mystifying and ultimately frustrating story that […]
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