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November 30, 2008 · 0 comments
Best Jazz Tracks for November
This track sounds like the 1972 disco hit 'Soul Makossa' as if sung by Kate Bush in duet with Captain Beefheart, Mark Saleski writes about the group Shakers n Bakers performance of In Me Canoeone of jazz.coms selections for Song of the Day during November.
If your Mom said that about a song, it would not be praise. (But, hey, I would give the lady credit for knowing about Captain Beefheart.) But coming from Mr. Saleski, a connoisseur of the outr and transgressive and all-around nice guy, this is coded language encouraging me to put In Me Canoe in me shopping cart. Shiver me timbers!
If it hadnt been for Mark, I dont think I would have made it past the Metallica type font on the cover. (From Wikipedia: "This font, created by typographer Santiago Metallica in 1531, before his unfortunate run-in with the Inquisition . . . ")
Not every Song of the Day selection in November was quite so transgressive. We have everything from the trad jazz stylings of Evan Christopher (paying tribute to Django Reinhardt) to the Carnatic gumbo of Rudresh Mahanthappa in musical dialogue with Kadri Gopalnath. Along the way, we enjoy tributes to Jaco Pastorius and Djavan, fine new offerings from Javon Jackson and Christian Scott, and Martin Urbach's ominously titled "I Broke the Jazz." And, yes, I must admit to giving high marks to a song featuring the late Jimmy Carl Black (of Frank Zappa fame) delivering a cryptic monologue over the telephone. (See, I can be outr and transgressive too!)
As always, we offer a pithy review, personnel and recording info, and a ranking on a scale from 0 to 100 for each selection. (In Me Canoe gets 94, by the way.) Also, we offer links for fast, easy and legal downloading. Below is a complete list of all the tracks featured as Song of the Day during November.
Evan Christopher: Douce Ambience
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Steve Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra: We Are MTO
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Ludovic & Kruno: Philadelphie Sur Seine
Reviewed by Bill Barnes
Lori Bell: A Ilha (The Island)
Reviewed by Bill Barnes
Martin Urbach: I Broke the Jazz
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
April Hall: You Must Believe in Spring
Reviewed by Scott Albin
Rudresh Mahanthappa: Ganesha
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Bujo Kevin Jones: Tenth World Order
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Bill Cunliffe: Port Authority
Reviewed by Bill Barnes
Carl Orr: JFP
Reviewed by Walter Kolosky
Mark Weinstein: Lua e Sol
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Javon Jackson: One by One
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Tony Malaby: Anemone
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Christian Scott: Died in Love
Reviewed by S. Victor Aaron
Shakers N' Bakers: In Me Canoe
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Bill Carrothers : When Will the Blues Leave
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Jon Larsen (with Jimmy Carl Black): Jimmy-As-A-Ghost
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Luca Pulido: Dejala Llorar
Reviewed by S. Victor Aaron
Buena Vista Social Club: Chan Chan (live at Carnegie Hall)
Reviewed by Ted Gioia
Lee Shaw: Foots
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
Amina Figarova: Chicago Split
Reviewed by Mark Saleski
This blog article posted by Ted Gioia.
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