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April 17, 2008 · 0 comments
Weekend Track Review Roundup
A few days ago, jazz.com published its 2,000th review pretty good for a web site that only opened its doors on December 10. Our team of 33 critics have joined forces on a grand collaboration that aims to cover the full extent of the art form, including major releases, noteworthy indie projects, and historic performances from the past. As a result, we are now publishing more jazz reviews than any other media outlet, in print or on the web.
Unlike the other guides to music available to jazz fans, we review individual tracks, not entire CDs. You can search for specific tracks in our growing database by using the search engine in the left sidebar on our Music page. Every track is evalutated, and given a ranking based on jazz.coms proprietary 100 point scale. Reviews also come with full personnel and recording info, as well as a link for fast (and legal) downloading.
We remain committed to our quixotic but noble quest to review all of the great (and not-so-great) jazz tracks recorded since the Duke of Ellington discovered the first blue note. Below are links to a few of the reviews published during the last several weeks.
Miles Davis: Violet
John Handy: Spanish Lady
Lew Tabackin: I Surrender Dear
Chick Corea: Five Hundred Miles High
Michael Brecker: Brexterity
Roland Kirk: Slippery, Hippery, Flippery
Willie The Lion Smith: Echoes of Spring
Oscar Peterson: Wheatland
Branford Marsalis: The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Bill Laswell: Lost Roads
Dave Liebman: India
Sam Rivers: Beatrice
Medeski, Martin, & Wood: Dracula
Petite Blonde: Two Price Hit
Thomas Chapin: Drinkin
V.S.O.P.: Red Clay
John McLaughlin: Hope
Andy Bey: Lush Life
Larry Coryell & the Eleventh House: Birdfingers
Jerry Goodman: Tears of Joy
Terry Gibbs: Whats New
Jaco Pastorius: Continuum
Chet Baker (with Phil Urso): To Mickeys Memory
Stu Goldberg: Morning Star
Art Blakey: A Night in Tunisia
Pepper Adams: Valse Celtique
John Abercrombie: Long Ago and Far Away
Tony Williams Lifetime: Red Alert
Dinah Washington: All of Me
Wally Schnalle: Shouldnt Be That Way
Andy Summers: Charis
Jesse Davis: On the Sunny Side of the Street
Carlos Santana: Swapan Tari
Joe Henderson: Take the A Train
Art Farmer: Soul Eyes
Toshiko Akiyoshi: Cleopatras Dream
Brian Auger: Listen Here
Gerald Wilson: Warm Mood
Russell Gunn: Shiva
Tony Williams: Neptune: Overture
Tal Farlow: Taking a Chance on Love
Jean-Luc Ponty: Mam Mai
Charlie Watts: Relaxin at Camarillo
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