CMJ (p.7) - "[The album] showcases Bernard's technical proficiency, while accentuating his ever-improving songwriting skills."Down Beat (p.85) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "On 'Folding Green' and 'Rattle Trap,' hints at funk are loose and bluesy, propelled by Wil Blades' surprisingly humble Hammond B-3 touches."JazzTimes (p.93) - "[Bernard's] phrasing is amiable and fluid. His tone is reminiscent of Melvin Sparks but his arrangements manage to remain distinct."27.13924
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Living Blues (9-10/94, pp.87-88) - "...includes an acoustic set from a...'63 field recording...as well as electric band sides from Cotton's debut LP on Verve....Back then, Cotton had a flair for sophisticated jump blues a la Bobby `Blue' Bland....a tantalizing look at what might have been..."11.49249
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Down Beat (6/00, p.66) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[His] piping tone, legato attack and speedy navigation of modern changes suggest Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker and, at time, Stan Getz, but his advanced sense of group composition is personal...,his beautiful 'Song For A New Day' has a high-folkiness..."JazzTimes (3/00, p.107) - "...establishes Frahm's credentials as a blustery modern tenor saxophonist....showing off his full soprano sound hansomely....Good playing from all hands throughout this album."7.504976
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Down Beat (8/97, p.55) - 3 1/2 stars (out of 5) - "...[McBee's] strong, tightly structured writing...is highly distinctive and consistently inventive....UNSPOKEN is carefully controlled, cleanly executed and buffed to a lapidary luster..."7.504976
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JazzTimes (12/99, p.142) - "...Joyful, imaginative, artful, fun stuff. The title says it all."7.504976
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Down Beat (11/96, p.58) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...remarkable swing-to-avant premiere....Wilson displays lots of syncopated action..."Option (11-12/97, pp.138-139) - "...a confident, creative musician with an extensive bag of tricks. There's never anything gimmicky about Wilson's playing; he just has a lyrical style, perhaps more typical of an ethnic percussionist than a guy operating behind a standard drum kit..."7.504976
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Entertainment Weekly (1/28/00, p.107) - "This trio's stunning chamber jazz is subtle, darting, and suggestive....for all of its quietude, [it] triumphs loud and clear." - Rating: B+JazzTimes (4/00, p.108) - "...Spirited performances....drummer Gerry Hemingway puts on a clinic; he's a master colorist and keeps things moving without playing loudly or stating the beat explicitly."7.504976
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CMJ (7/19/99, p.33) - "...bristles with spirituality, reminding one somewhat of a clasic Impulse! session from the '60s or '70s. THe music's edge...[expresses] its sense of reaching, its mission and its vision."JazzTimes (12/99, pp.145-6) - "...continues to provide a thoughtful, challenging outlet for his against-the-grain colleagues and kindred spirits in Medicine Wheel....strikes a wonderful balance between form and freedom....provocative material..."7.504976
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The Wire (1/01, p.73) - "...The quartet plays discreetly, and the Konitz sound remains seductive....gelling beautifully..."CMJ (11/20/00, p.26) - "...A pretty record....The saxophonist's soft, gentle tone...makes this union acoustically seamless....Great for sitting around, drinking tea and discussing philosophy..."Down Beat (4/01, p.68) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Warm, pastel, fuzzy encounters....roaming French post-romantic and impressionist landscapes....[The band] achieve porous, haunting timbres throughout..."7.504976
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JazzTimes (9/02, p.125) - "...It shows the lessons Vega's learned working with the legends Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Mongo Santamaria and Celia Cruz..."7.504976
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Mojo (Publisher) (12/02, p.116) - "...A thoughtful, powerful record of range and nuance..."7.504976
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Down Beat (p.80) - "[B]rimming with smart, likable music....The sharp hooks of Allison's tunes are consistently baited with trumpeter Ron Horton's bell-like tone and guitarist Steve Cardenas' pungent timbres."7.504976
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Down Beat (p.66) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[A]n ebullient, playful outing....It's genuine all right. The real thing."JazzTimes (p.129) - "On WAKE UP!, Wilson and his band pull off fascinating improvisation with pure, unfiltered emotion."7.504976
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JazzTimes (4/2002, p.95) - "Memento is tasteful, swinging and immediately accessible..."7.504976
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The Wire (6/03, p.80) - "...Wilson deserves wider recognition, and this is probably his finest album yet..."JazzTimes (4/03, pp.100-2) - "...There's some tantalizing, even emotional soloing....HUMIDITY is filled with good, original music..."7.504976
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JazzTimes (p.77) - "Olivera's best number, 'Buscando La Melodia,' brightens with altoist Bobby Porcelli's solo and Walsh's screeching."7.504976
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Down Beat (p.66) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "[The album] tumbles south of Panama - and across the Atlantic...with a light touch and more air between the parts, the accent being on the accordion's reedy highs..."7.504976
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JazzTimes (p.110) - "Allison's melodic gift and forward-thinking attitude as an orchestrater are still very much in evidence."7.504976
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Down Beat (p.72) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "In the middle of all this comes 'Hesitation Blues,'....Sneider's dry modernity turns warm as toast....Goldings switches to organ here, and Madeleine Peyroux seals it all in a wonderful and unpretentious vocal..."JazzTimes (p.74) - "It is a single fabric of tone and sensibility. The voice most responsible for that unity is Sneider's. He reveals the spiritual affinities between music like Bjork's 'Cocoon,' from Iceland, and Ibrahim's 'The Wedding,' from South Africa."7.504976
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Down Beat (3/96, p.57) - 3.5 Stars - Good/Very Good - "...bassist Andy Gonzalez...glues the session tightly together, and if the players don't speak the same musical language, they certainly groove to the same crackling beat."JazzTimes (4/96, p.84) - "...saucy rhythms, brassy eruptions, and cool stylings."7.504976
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Down Beat (p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]rumpeter Terell Stafford is spot on. There's never anything cloyingly studied about his playing."JazzTimes (p.69) - "From splendid originals to inventive covers...this group excels in every way."7.504976
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JazzTimes (p.78) - "Kimbrough's even-keeled play gives the record a solid center....Kimbrough's lines remain self-contained and delineated, felicitous and of-a-piece with his themes."7.504976
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Down Beat (p.75) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The quintet here is pure class: bassist Ben Allison with his composer's restraint and lovely timing...and pianist Frank Kimbrough contributing signature elements, like the raindrop piano splashes on the title cut.."JazzTimes (p.106) - "These nine original pieces have a straightforward approach, to which Nash adds some harmonic concepts that exude a unique combination of warmth and intrigue."7.504976
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JazzTimes (p.80) - "Jackson's smooth, soulful tenor dominates, but there's some nice stretching out by Gilmore and Smith."7.504976
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JazzTimes (p.123) - "[With standards] that are intriguing in the sharp angles of their approaches and the liberated spontaneity of their departures."7.504976
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Down Beat (p.70) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "McGarry has the pure, untrammeled voice of an ingenue who finds wonder in the simplest things. She loves slow tempos..."JazzTimes (p.112) - "[T]he wishful dreaminess of 'It Might as Well Be Spring' is gorgeously evoked with whispered sanguinity, and the ebullient bounce of 'Nobody Else But Me' is heightened by McGarry's cleverly gentle approach."7.504976
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