DELFEAYO MARSALIS - THE LAST SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN
The Last
Southern Gentlemen is a landmark recording for Delfeayo Marsalis, pairing
father Ellis Marsalis, Jr. with son on a collaborative album for the first
time. Marsalis' finest outing to date, the superb recording quality and
meticulous production showcase his brilliant, classically trained tone as it
swings effortlessly through standards and original compositions. The music is
relaxed, thoughtful and provocative, acknowledging the love and respect of all
people shared by Louis Armstrong and most early jazz entertainers. This sense
of humanity and humility is at the center of the Southern lifestyle that
birthed the original American music. Built on the intimacy of American ballads
and the trombone's expressive mimicry of the human voice, The Last Southern
Gentlemen is a firm acknowledgement of the existence and importance of these
sweet, gentle sounds. ~ Amazon
JACK DEJOHNETTE - MADE IN CHICAGO
With
Made In Chicago, an exhilarating live album, Jack DeJohnette celebrates a
reunion with old friends. In 1962, DeJohnette, Roscoe Mitchell and Henry
Threadgill were all classmates at Wilson Junior College on Chicago s Southside,
pooling energies and enthusiasms in jam sessions. Shortly thereafter Jack
joined Muhal Richard Abrams Experimental Band, and Roscoe and Henry soon
followed him. When Abrams cofounded the Association for the Advancement of
Creative Musicians in 1965, DeJohnette, Mitchell and Threadgill were all deeply
involved from the outset, presenting concerts and contributing to each other s
work under the AACM umbrella. Jack brought them together again for a very
special concert at Chicago s Millennium Park in August 2013, completing the
group with the addition of bassist/cellist Larry Gray. The concert recording
featuring compositions by Roscoe, Henry, Muhal and Jack, plus group improvising
- was mixed by Manfred Eicher and Jack DeJohnette at New York s Avatar Studio.
Made In Chicago is issued as the AACM begins its 50th anniversary year. ~ Amazon
CHARLES
MCPHERSON – THE JOURNEY
Legendary
alto saxophonist and Charles Mingus alum Charles McPherson teams up with Keith
Oxman, Chip Stephens, Ken Walker and Todd Reid for his latest outing, The
Journey. The recording features 3 originals by McPherson as well as two
originals from Oxman and one from pianist Chip Stephens. The rest of the date
has bop infused standards by Richard Rogers, Sammy Cahn and Charlie Parker.
McPherson calls the date, "Fruitful and joyous" and the tunes "a
great representation of the collective spirit and vitality of this group." ~ Amazon
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