Chuck E. Weiss – Red Beans and Weiss (2014)
I’ll say it right now: Red Beans and Weiss is the perfect album for the year 2014. You May Also Like: Dan Weiss Trio – ‘Dedication’ (2022)
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Peter Brendler – Outside the Line (2014)
I first encountered the savvy of Peter Brendler’s bass when sizing up Jon Irabagon’s wild, seventy-eight minute improvisation ride, Foxy (2010). You May Also Like: Tom Tallitsch – Gratitude (2016) Tom Tallitsch – Wheelhouse (2018) Kevin Eubanks – East West Time Line (2017)
(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Ozark” (1981)
Unlike a lot of American kids, I was not forced into taking piano lessons. I was more of a stringed instruments guy, first with the violin and then the guitar. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny Discovered Bold New Machine-Aided Freedoms With ‘Orchestrion’ Why Pat Metheny’s ‘New Chautauqua’ Still ProvidesRead More
Eddie Allen – Push (2014)
Eddie Allen and his trumpet has traversed across much of jazz’s topography. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Fabian Almazan – Rhizome (2014)
If you’ve seen trumpeter Terence Blanchard live you are already well aware of pianist/composer Fabian Almazan.
(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls” (1981)
I don’t know about the rest of the Pat Metheny fan base, but I was pretty much unprepared for what As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls had to offer. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny – ‘From This Place’ (2020) Aruan Ortiz, with Andrew Cyrille + Mauricio Herrera –Read More
Oran Etkin – Gathering Light (2014)
Oran Etkin brings a childlike wonder to the clarinet, which is not just a passing comment in his case; the clarinetist and saxophonist has a school that teaches smalls kids up to age ten about music in an open and effective way through his Timbalooloo method. You May Also Like:Read More
(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “Goin’ Ahead” (1980)
80/81 concludes with Pat bringing it all together with acoustic guitars. For all of the different aspects of jazz (and “jazz folk”) on display on this record, there’s something about Metheny’s final song that really does feel like a true, integrated conclusion. Certainly all of these years of listening haveRead More
Matt Slocum – Black Elk’s Dream (2014)
Matt Slocum had only been in NYC for a couple of years when he debuted as a leader with the impressive Portraits (2010). You May Also Like: Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio – ‘Jet Black’ (2024)
On Second Thought: Jon Irabagon – It Takes All Kinds (2014)
If Foxy was a test of endurance, It Takes All Kinds is its continuation in the most expansive of senses. You May Also Like: Andrew Barker + Jon Irabagon Duo – ‘Anemone’ (2020) Mark Helias’ Open Loose – ‘The Third Proposition’ (2020)
