Music
Lumark Gulley, Printilla (Continuum)
Lumark Gulley: Printilla (Continuum)
Jane Bunnett, Alma de Santiago (Blue Note)
Jane Bunnett: Alma de Santiago (Blue Note)
Matt Lemmler: It’s A Wonderful World
For an album to create a significant buzz is a real achievement in today’s glutted CD marketplace. Each year there are countless releases and among the multitude live a wealth […]
Obituary: Julius Farmer
(1949-2001) Julius Farmer, a consummate bassist with an international reputation, passed away on November 1, 2001 at the age of 52. It is not an exaggeration to say that […]
2001: Spicy Odyssey
As a music odyssey, the year 2001 in New Orleans celebrated the legacy of Louis Armstrong, mourned and joyfully remembered Ernie K-Doe and triumphed in diversity. It wasn’t so long […]
Harry Connick, Jr., Songs I Heard/30 (Columbia)
Harry Connick, Jr. Songs I Heard (Columbia) Harry Connick, Jr. 30 (Columbia) Harry Connick, Jr., is an unusual guy—unusually talented and unusually quirky. First of all, most artists (with the […]
Various Artists, Maxjazz Holiday (Maxjazz)
The MaxJazz label, which is known primarily for its vocal series (though it recently released pianist Peter Martin’s Something Unexpected) gathers its family of artists for this quiet Yuletide celebration. […]
Cedar Walton, The Promise Land (High Note)
There is something just so alive about Cedar Walton’s piano work here as well as throughout his long and celebrated career. Take the opening cut, a Walton original that he […]
