Articles by: Nick DeRiso

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The Quintet – Jazz at Massey Hall (1953; 2012 reissue)

To Canadians, as the new 2012 liner notes to this historic meeting of the jazz minds so rightly notes, Massey Hall is a building. To fans of this music worldwide, it’s something else You May Also Like: ‘Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings’ (2023) Giancarlo Tossani’s BigRead More

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Vernon Reid on Spectrum Road, Living Colour and James ‘Blood’ Ulmer: Gimme Five

Vernon Reid shares insight into collaborations with Living Colour, Jack Bruce, avant-garde bluesman James “Blood” Ulmer and legendary jazz producer Teo Macero.

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Vernon Reid, of Spectrum Road and Living Colour: Something Else! Interview

Vernon Reid discusses collaborating with Jack Bruce, and arriving on the scene with Living Colour’s barrier-bursting ‘Vivid.’

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Debbie Miller – Measures + Waits EP (2012)

An offbeat rumination on love, Debbie Miller’s new EP Measures + Waits finds a way to pull no punches, even as it pulls a few jokes — no easy task. You May Also Like: Debbie Gifford – Changes (2018) Of All the Tom Waits Albums, ‘Real Gone’ May Be theRead More

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Arturo Sandoval – Dear Diz: Every Day I Think of You (2012)

Dear Diz doesn’t aim for the relentlessly daring intellect of Dizzy Gillespie’s small-band bebop sides, so much as the boisterous amiability associated with his globetrotting latter-day period You May Also Like: The Beatles, “Martha My Dear” from The White Album (1968): Deep Beatles Dizzy Gillespie and Friends – Concert ofRead More

Paul Rishell - Talking Guitar (2012)

Paul Rishell – Talking Guitar (2012)

That this is W.C. Handy Award-winning bluesman Paul Rishell’s first acoustic recording comes as something of a surprise.

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Ruin/Renewal – Chess Club (2012)

Joshua Pritchard reached back to his earliest recordings for the 2012 follow up to Ruin/Renewal’s self-titled debut from June of last year, offering the equal and opposite of that EP’s rumbling, three-piece live experience. You May Also Like: Jeff Oster, Vin Downes + Tom Eaton – ‘Seven Conversations’ (2024) WillRead More

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Trevor Rabin – Jacaranda (2012)

It would be tempting to call this jazz fusion, or jazz rock. Or jazz something. But there’s so very much more going on, as Yes alum Trevor Rabin hurtles through Jacaranda, due May 8, 2012 from Varese Vintage Records. You May Also Like: Trevor Rabin – ‘Rio’ (2023)

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Paul Thorn – What the Hell is Goin’ On? (2012)

There is a sense, throughout the covers-filled What the Hell is Goin’ On?, of broken-in familiarity. Paul Thorn and his longtime backing band aren’t simply pulling out these songs to try to move records. They have loved, and they have lived, every one of these tales. You May Also Like:Read More

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Billy Sherwood reunites with ex-Yes bandmate Chris Squire: ‘We relit the fire’

As Billy Sherwood assembled an all-star cast for the forthcoming 2012 Cleopatra Records release The Prog Collective, he thought of an old friend: Former Yes bandmate Chris Squire. You May Also Like: Billy Sherwood Talks #Yes50, ‘Topographic Drama’ and a Tribute to Chris Squire