JazzTimes (p.110) - "Sunnyside's identity may best reveal itself in the consistent smarts that define its artist roster....Reliable mainstreamers mix with edgier players and idiosyncratic individualists who fall between the cracks."12.68649
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JazzTimes (pp.84-5) - "Beautifully engineered, the recording captures one of Lightsey's frequent engagements at Bradley Cunningham's Greenwich Village music haven of blessed memory....A fine addition to Lightsey's impressive series of Sunnyside recordings."10.30057
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JazzTimes (8/03, p.137) - "...The original tunes on this quintet session manage to be both visceral and thoughtful, and they provide ample fodder for improvisational variation..."10.08125
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Entertainment Weekly (4/16/04, p.78) - "ON NERUDA, Souza expands her expressive range to achieve distinct new beauty." - Rating: B+10.08125
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JazzTimes (6/03, p.116) - "...Throughout, SONGS & LULLABIES, an exemplary collection of Hersch originals refitted with fresh Winstone lyrics, he is water and fire, she is earth and air..."Spirituality & Health (Vol. 7, No. 3, p.75) - ?[G]entle, wistfully poignant jazz album?.[O]ffers inspiration in the fading light.?10.08125
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Down Beat (1/02, p.49) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Lean, brassy tone, lyric intensity...and flexible finesse stand him in good stead afront an easy-driving tenet..."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.76) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Monder's broad scope is front and center on OCEANA, spanning the distance between the opening fingerpicked guitar fantasia and the searing feedback introduction of 'Rooms Of Light'."JazzTimes (p.91) - "[T]his is a brilliantly distinctive album. Monder's shimmering arpeggios and shifting rhythms, and the deep synchronicity of bassist Kermit Driscoll and drummer Ted Poor, make the title track a serious opus."10.08125
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CMJ (3/15/04, p.20) - "The post-bop tunes are strong enough - all Lindner originals, some recorded before - but the band isn't tied down by them, venturing off into new territory and infusing them with jolts of adrenaline.""10.08125
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Down Beat (p.85) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Belden's touch is golden. You can hear the musician's enjoyment playing this fluid and darkly serene music, which has an inherent sense of rightness."JazzTimes (p.88) - "Belden's music is like a melodically rich, meticulously structured, through-composed suite, creatively interpreted by the players."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.70) - 4 stars out of 5 - "The late pianist Kenny Kirkland and bassist Charles Fambrough round out the trio, drenched with hard bop grooves and eloquent treatments."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.64) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "McCaslin slow-builds his solos into hair-raising explosions of virtuosity. Hi composition skills have also blossomed."JazzTimes (p.78) - "Playing in an ever-shifting style that chatters and sings, digging into rhythmic underpinnings or breaking the bonds of gravity, McCaslin continually finds new ways to surprise and enchant."10.08125
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JazzTimes (p.84) - "Time is implied, not kept explicitly....Monder keeps his energy largely in check, but does manage to let loose a couple of times, most notably on 'The City'..."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.72) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "The stately pace of this debut is as daring as the venture itself....Moss magically informs each song with sweet, dreamy textures that speak with astounding self-assurance."JazzTimes (p.116) - "[A] series of soft-hewn hymns....At once soul-stirring, majestic, comforting, inquisitive, hypnotic and wise."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Iyer is skilled at using interlocking parts and choppy rhythms to generate heat."JazzTimes (p.95) - "[I]t swings madly. Iyers fingers dance to the jaunty rhythm of 'Age of Everything,' which sounds like 'Jitterbug Waltz' for the third millennium."Signal To Noise (magazine) (p.48) - "'Aftermath' is a dramatic piece, with beautiful staccato punctuations from Mahanthappa over Crump's bass. On this track and others, Iyer explores a minimalism that calls to mind certain works by Glass or Ichiyanagi."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.90) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The program is made up of six tunes and one suite, one of the best being the enticing uptempo swinger 'Wheeler Of Fortune,' where Baum's fleet stick navigates a pretty melody..."JazzTimes - "Baum's rich and fresh voicing for her longtime septet, whether playing melodies or in counterpoint, are responsible for the laudable success of all the pieces on this CD."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.75) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[F]ull of exciting twists and turns...a marvel of production and logistics..."JazzTimes (p.94) - "Ries' session work includes artists from Maynard Ferguson and Maria Schneider to Paul Simon and Sheryl Crow, and he creates highlights by staying close to his jazz and pop sensibilities."Mojo (Publisher) (p.125) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Treatments vary from full-on lengthy jazz breakdowns of 'Paint It Black' and 'Gimme Shelter' to a samba party 'Streetfighting Man'."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.80) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "THE GROWING SEASON -- impeccably produced by guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel is an exhibition of craftsmanship and subtlety."JazzTimes (p.73) - "[S]he settles into a soft, easy groove to emphasize the joy and beauty of expressionistic simplicity as she explores such fundamental themes as truth, honesty, the safety of home, the protective cocoon of family and the innocence of childhood."10.08125
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JazzTimes (p.78) - "THE PRINCESS SITA is cool verging on ambient....Di Piazza takes his music to an extreme that few in jazz would pursue: He's created a group identity that is proficient, cohesive, and...largely ego-free."10.08125
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JazzTimes (p.84) - "[With] 'Involved Again,' the most intriguing track of the lot, not only because it paints a breathtaking portrait of an incontrovertibly dangerous love too tempting to resist, but also because it was written for Billie Holiday..."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Amor Profundo' is a deeply affecting track....An album worth revisiting again and again."JazzTimes (p.66) - "Rich big-band charts, murky minimalist touches and quirky rhythms aside, Klein's true majesty can be found on FILTROS within the dedication he gives to his homelands."Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.46) - "Backed by a tightly wound brace of players that includes Diego Urcola, Miguel Zenon, Fernando Huergo, and Jeff Ballard, Klein plays -- and sings -- with an elongated sense of purpose that's all too rare in new music in general, let alone jazz."10.08125
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JazzTimes (p.91) - "Reitan's strengths are his clarity and his sensitive, precise touch....His 'Time Remembered' is one of the most affecting renderings of that song's emotion since its composer, Bill Evans, stopped playing it."10.08125
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JazzTimes (pp.54-55) - "The 36-year-old plays with the adventuresome spirit of a free-jazzer but the melodic and rhythmic grounding of a bebopper."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Tepfer eschews jarring dissonances, gratuitous clusters or poundings. Both players have the ability to disappear into the music as they're making it."JazzTimes (p.62) - "Tepfer plays a spritely semi-classical foundation in 'F#,' to which his partner responds slowly with warm notes."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.55) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Whether on resonant, steel-string acoustic or compact-toned, rather compressed electric, Abbasi's playing is a pleasure."JazzTimes (p.56) - "THINGS TO COME blends elements of jazz, funk, South Asian and classical music with engaging ingenuity."10.08125
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JazzTimes (p.69) - "[Choulai] taps into a reservoir of deep feeling on an ultra-sensitive rendering of 'You Go to My Head' and his own introspective compositions."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.58) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- 'While each piece is episodic and filled with contrasts, they sustain an impressive narrative flow."JazzTimes (p.68) - "Most successful here is 'Foreign One,' based on Monk's 'Four in ONe,' in which the original line makes itself evident at various points..."10.08125
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JazzTimes (p.75) - "[A] banquet of varied delights, including an exquisitely crafted pairing of 'The Other Woman' and 'Forget Me'..."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.58) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Reitan has an ease and natural quality to his playing, no matter the tempo or the pitch of the trio interaction."JazzTimes (p.60) - "The standards are quietly intense....Reitan gives them all a necessary place within the evolution of the album's complex, unified 'spirit and mood,' and gives them all the Reitan touch, which means they sound centered and poised."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.56) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "King is into obtuse grooves and broader concepts; this is a microcosm of an inquiring artist balancing rough with less-than-rough."JazzTimes (p.65) - "A jolly sense of humor pervades the record, not only with the music but also with song titles such as 'Herman Ze German Cassette Redux' and 'Highly Varnished Academic Realism.'"10.08125
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JazzTimes (p.64) - "Besides succeeding as a diverse, exceptionally orchestrated album, BOMBELLA also prevails as a wonderful overview of Abdullah Ibrahim's career."10.08125
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JazzTimes (p.87) - "[T]one poems that range from the grounded contentment of the title track...to the incessant, asymmetrical chant of 'Learn My Tongue'..."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.53) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "He moves fluidly from sprightly chords, almost soul jazz in punch, and expertly unsprung intervals to knotted threads of slurred notes....The material DuBois writes has a slight Americana touch..."JazzTimes (p.60) - "His playing on the 12-minute title track is both hazy and precise, complicated and tuneful."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.60) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hese songs come across as lively classical music, reflecting everything from the composer's vivid, colorful imagination and musical world."JazzTimes (p.71) - "Zawinul ballads like 'Great Empire' and 'Peace' blend modern classical and world music in ways few other composers are capable of."10.08125
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JazzTimes (p.62) - "The quality of the project is enhanced by the contributions of tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, whose vertical ascents and incantations intensify three numbers..."10.08125
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Down Beat (p.72) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's unique, inventive writing....There is a flow, and each song has its place in the imaginative telling of this story."JazzTimes (p.62) - "The album opens with two short, moody, mesmerizing pieces, Keith Jarret's 'The River' and Ferber's 'Interlude.'"10.08125
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