Sexy and seductive—these are the best words to describe the vocals of Lyn Stanley.
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Music Review: Solo Sax from Branford Marsalis – ‘In My Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral’
Marsalis understands what a solo recital needs and clearly he is up to the task.
Read More »Music Review: Joan Torres’s All Is Fused – ‘The Beginning’
This jazz album features great instrumentation and mostly lighthearted, upbeat tracks.
Read More »Music Review: Allan Harris – ‘Black Bar Jukebox’
Variety is the spice of Allan Harris's latest album.
Read More »Music Review: Art Hirahara – ‘Libations and Meditations’ (Posi-Tone)
With a a blend of fireworks and atmospherics, Hirahara's trio conveys the sense of joy that marks jazz at its best.
Read More »Music Review: Joe Sample’s Tribute to Victims of Slavery, ‘Children of the Sun’
There is a power unique to a big band, and especially to this big band, that consistently raises the piece’s emotional stakes.
Read More »Music Reviews: Claire Martin – ‘Time and Place,’ Helen Merrill – ‘Parole e Musica’ [Remastered]
Two old pros show what jazz vocals are meant to be.
Read More »Music Review: Ashley Daneman Debuts with ‘Beauty Indestructible’
Ashley Daneman’s music is clearly something special.
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: Miles Davis – ‘Chronicles: The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951 – 1956’ [Box Set]
'Chronicles' is an eight-CD Miles Davis set which represents his work with the Prestige label, during which the man with the horn came into his own.
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