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This oddly named album isn’t a live date, but never mind. Cal Tjader’s Latin Concert is aptly named in at least one way. It’s Latin jazz, not jazz with a Latin lilt. The rhythms are authentic, as well they might be considering that Tjader is using Mongo Santamaria on congas and […]
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If you’ve never heard Charles Mingus before, Modern Jazz Symposium is a great place to start. It’s utterly accessible, and yet it contains all of the earmarks of what makes Mingus special.
Although free jazz had not officially been invented yet, there are free sections in this music. Mingus’ aesthetic was fluid. […]
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As regular readers of this website know, I tend to focus on jazz since the 60s, but every once in a while, I have to make an exception. Art Tatum was mostly a stride, boogie woogie, and swing pianist. All of these are styles which are rarely […]
JAZZBO NOTES ESSENTIAL RECORDING
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There are a lot of things that make Monk (released on the Prestige label) a classic date.
Let’s start with the tunes. With the exception of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, they’re all written by Monk, and every last one is a gem.
For that matter, Monk’s […]
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I’ve got to admit, I’m fond of Art Blakey. I like the way he ostentatiously plays constrasting cross rhythms every chance he gets. He’s a highly theatrical showoff, which is not a criticism. Besides, he’s probably the drummer who best understands Thelonious Monk, which definitely earns him brownie points with me.
Aside […]
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JAZZBO NOTES ESSENTIAL RELEASE
Notwithstanding the recently discovered Carnegie Hall concert, 1958’s Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (reissued on the Jazzland Records label) has the definitive performances of these two great jazzmen together.
The difference is, in the Carnegie Hall concert, Monk and Coltrane were professionals, dutifully offering up a carefully packaged […]
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JAZZBO NOTES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED RECORDING
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I don’t usually like jazz that’s unadventurous and doesn’t attempt to expand the boundaries of the music, but I’ll have to make an exception for Hampton Hawes’ All Night Session.
All Night Session! is a pure, unadulterated hard bop date stocked with tunes by Dizzy Gillespie, Duke […]
