Tag Archives: jazz

Pat Metheny: Orchestrion Project

Mon, 29 Apr 2013

Also tagged: fusion, guitar, improvisation, orchestra, pat metheny, robots

Pat Metheny Orchestrion Project (Nonesuch) A weird idea for a performance (call it an art project) and even weirder for an album, […]

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Victor Wooten: Sword and Stone

Sat, 12 Jan 2013

Also tagged: bass, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Funk, R&B, Victor Wooten

Victor Wooten Sword and Stone (Vix Records) While not necessarily a household name, there’s no denying the impact that Victor Wooten has […]

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The Bad Plus: Made Possible

Sun, 9 Dec 2012

Also tagged: Made Possible, The Bad Plus, Tim Needles

The Bad Plus Made Possible (eOne Music) It’s so refreshing to hear the kind of originality and musicianship featured on The Bad […]

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Queen: Jazz [Deluxe]

Thu, 29 Sep 2011

Also tagged: Island, Queen

Queen Jazz [Deluxe] (Island) Beginning with Freddy Mercury’s ode to Israel, “Mustapha,” then the naughty “Fat Bottomed Girls,” the silliness of “Bicycle […]

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Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx: We’re New Here

Tue, 22 Mar 2011

Also tagged: Gil Scott-Heron, I'll Take Care of U, I've Been Me, Jamie xx, My Cloud, We're New Here, XL

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx We’re New Here (XL Recordings) One is an influential poet and musician who is responsible for classics […]

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Mingus Big Band: Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard

Sat, 28 Aug 2010

Also tagged: 2008, Angry Man of Jazz, Charles Mingus, Cryin' Blues, E’s Flat Ah’s Flat Too, Elvis Costello, Gunslinging Bird, Inc./Jazz Standard, Jazz Standard, Jazz Workshop, Mingus Big Band, Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard, New Now Know How

Mingus Big Band Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard (Jazz Workshop, Inc./Jazz Standard) If you love a story that’s New York-centric, […]

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