John Abercrombie/Cat ‘N’ Mouse
adminAmazon | Spotify You could call the latest John Abercrombie recording, Cat 'N' Mouse, 'chamber jazz'—it's a term (not always meant in a complimentary way) that many use to describe…
Read MoreCharlie Haden & Egberto Gismonti/In Montreal
by Paul Donnelly There is a sublime moment about three minutes into the opening track when Egberto Gismonti abstracts chords from ‘Café’, a track from his 1978 album Sol Do…
Read MoreStefano Bollani/Piano Solo; Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani/The Third Man
Piano Solo: Amazon | Spotify The Third Man: Amazon | Spotify Piano Solo Enrico Rava was one of the first Italian jazznmusicians to be taken seriously by American musicians and…
Read MoreJohn Surman & Jack DeJohnette/Invisible Nature
Amazon | Spotify John Surman has had a wide ranging and varied career playing an unusual combination of instruments. As a baritone saxophonist, he is in a rarified group of…
Read MoreJan Garbarek/In Praise of Dreams
Amazon | Spotify Jan Garbarek’s latest CD, In Praise of Dreams, is his first in six years, and continues his tendency, since the late 1980s, to move in a highly…
Read MoreTord Gustavsen Trio/Being There
Amazon | Spotify Listening to “At Home,” the opening track on Being There, The Tord Gustavsen Trio’s most recent CD, one cannot help but think of this European unit as…
Read MoreTord Gustavsen Trio/The Ground
Amazon | Spotify Tord Gustavsen and his trio return with their second ECM disc, The Ground, and for those (like myself) who were totally beguiled by Changing Places the new…
Read MoreDave Holland Big Band/What Goes Around
Amazon | Spotify The big band format continues to occupy a strange and difficult place in jazz music. On the one hand, it is a composer’s and arranger’s showcase, and…
Read MoreMarc Johnson/Shades of Jade
Amazon | Spotify Bassist Marc Johnson’s latest ECM release Shades of Jade is quite possibly the most gorgeous jazz album released in 2005. From his work with the quartet comprised…
Read MoreManu Katche/Neighborhood
Amazon | Spotify Manu Katche is a world-class drummer who has made his mark largely in the pop music arena, playing on Peter Gabriel’s celebrated So album as well as…
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