George Benson ‘Guitar Man’ Album Review
With his 2011 release, ‘Guitar Man’, George Benson rediscovered the formula that produced ‘Breezin’.
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Category: Jazz
Arid Landscapes Debut Album Preview
Newly formed electro-acoustic duo Arid Landscapes debuts an exciting album of experimental ambient jazz.
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Essentials: ‘Getz / Gilberto’ Album Review
‘Getz/Gilberto’ was a great album when it was released in 1963, and it is a great album today. Teaming the guitar of Joao Gilberto with the saxophone of Getz was the inspiration of Creed Taylor.
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Bill Evans Trio ‘Haunted Heart” ~ The Legendary Riverside Recordings
Famed jazz pianist Bill Evans along with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian are featured in a new 5-LP / 3-CD collection.
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Valley Voice ‘Stars, Engines’ Album Preview
Canadian jazz musician/composer Harrison Argatoff debuts a new band and a beautifully crafted composition.
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Dino Saluzzi ‘El Viejo Caminante’ Album Preview
The great Argentinean bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi celebrates his 90th birthday with a new album.
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Ben Sidran ‘Dylan Different’ Album Review
One of the most surprising, enterprising cover albums ever made, Ben Sidran’s take on Bob Dylan is a treasure.
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Lingyuan Yang ‘Cursed Month’ Album Preview
This adventurous suite builds a world that’s unsettling and inscrutable, yet teems with violent youthful fervour.
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Tessa Souter ‘Shadows & Silence: The Eric Satie Project’
Critically acclaimed jazz vocalist Tessa Souter applies her haunting lyrics and beguiling voice to the music of Erik Satie.
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