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Chick Corea – The Vigil
August 16, 2013(Stretch/Concord) Chick Corea, prolific as ever, remains one of jazz’s modern master craftsmen. His latest handiwork is The Vigil, a production which sees him working with a team of mostly younger musicians ...
Verve Remixed:The First Ladies
August 13, 2013(Verve Records) To be sure, this is not the way jazz lovers are used to hearing some of its greatest female singers, but Verve Remixed:The First Ladies re-works them in an entirely, modern and grooveable way. This ...
Aaron Diehl – The Bespoke Man’s Narrative
August 9, 2013(Mack Avenue) For his debut recording, pianist Aaron Diehl constructed music as finely as a tailor crafts a custom cut suit. The music on the aptly titled, The Bespoke Man’s Narrative , was conceptualized for ...
Anya Malkiel – From The Heart
August 6, 2013(Anya Malkiel) Bay Area vocalist Anya Malkiel grew up in the former Soviet Union where jazz was forbidden. But listening to prized bootleg copies of jazz’s great female vocalists, she aspired to become one of ...
Yellowjackets – A Rise In The Road
August 2, 2013(Mack Avenue) A Rise In The Road is the Yellowjackets’ 22nd recording in a storied 32-year career. Throughout the years, this band like most bands, has seen members come and go, but what’s consistent ...
Agachiko – Yes!
July 30, 2013(Accurate Records) Agachiko, the Boston-based septet has a cool new recording out titled Yes!. Fronted by vocalist Gabrielle Agachiko, the group has a sound that blends the traditional with the contemporary quite ...
Noah Haidu – Momentum
July 26, 2013(Positone) On Momentum , the sophomore recording by pianist Noah Haidu, he aptly demonstrates his versatility as a musician. Haidu possesses a master touch on the keys and an epic sense of swing. His runs across the ...
Natalie Cole – En Español
July 23, 2013(Verve) “Exquisite” is the word that comes to mind regarding Natalie Cole’s latest recording. En Español follows in the tradition of Cole’s legendary father, Nat King Cole, who recorded an ...
George Duke – Dreamweaver
July 19, 2013(Concord Records) It would be perfectly understandable if pianist, composer and producer George Duke didn’t make a record for awhile, having experienced the death of his wife of 40 years, Corine, just a year ...
Cécile McLorin Salvant – WomanChild
July 16, 2013(Mack Avenue) WomanChild, the debut recording singer Cécile McLorin Salvant, is one of those comet-in-the-sky moments, that rare privilege to witness something spectacular that makes you say “Wow!”. ...
