The jazz saxophonist's new music was inspired by a journey to Nigeria.
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Music Review: Volker Kriegel – ‘Lost Tapes: Mainz 1963-1969’ [Remastered]
This two-disc set highlights the talents of a German jazz guitar great.
Read More »Music Reviews: Latin Jazz from Ali Bello, Phill Fest, and Michelle Pollace
Three new albums show the variety of Latin jazz.
Read More »Music Review: Gretchen Parlato – ‘Live in NYC’ [CD+DVD Set]
Gretchen Parlato defines jazz singing on her new live release.
Read More »Music Review: Herbie Hancock – ‘The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988’
For anyone interested in the development of jazz during the ’70s and ’80s, it would be hard to beat Herbie Hancock's new 34-CD box set.
Read More »Music Review: Tchaikovsky and Ellington/Strayhorn – ‘The Nutcracker Suites’
Harmonia Mundi presents both the traditional and the swinging Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn versions of ‘The Nutcracker Suite’ on the same CD for the very first time.
Read More »Music Reviews: Bob DeVos – ‘Shadow Box’ & Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra – ‘I Go Humble’
Two new jazz albums offer very different repertoires.
Read More »Music Review: Charles Mingus – ‘The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus’ [Remastered]
Remastered Mingus release focuses attention on the bassist's creative energy.
Read More »Music Review: Sasi Shalom – ‘Moments of Eternity’
Israeli pianist leads his quartet through a fine set dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy,
Read More »Music Review: Duke Ellington – ‘The Ellington Suites’ [Expanded & Remastered]
This Grammy-winning album consists of three suites, a form Ellington favored for the extended exploration of musical ideas.
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