Robin Eubanks Mass Line Big Band – More Than Meets The Ear (2015)
Robin Eubanks’s ‘More Than What Meets The Ear’ might be just what big band jazz needs to get revitalized for the 21st century.
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Dave Stryker – Messin’ With Mister T (2015)
‘Messin’ With Mister T’ is Dave Stryker’s grand show of appreciation for his former boss, and it only makes us miss tenor sax giant Stanley Turrentine even more.
Frank Sinatra – ‘All or Nothing At All’ (2015): Movies
No other project may better capture the complex life of Frank Sinatra, born 100 years ago on Dec. 12, 1915, than HBO’s new film ‘Sinatra: All or Nothing at All.’
Scott DuBois – Winter Light (2015)
With his composing pen, leadership and guitar, Scott DuBois has painted a Monet with ‘Winter Light’.
Jeremy Udden and Nicolas Moreaux – Belleville Project (2015)
With a kindred soul in Nicolas Moreaux as Jeremy Udden’s musical partner, ‘Belleville Project’ is a record made by two people but one, prolific mind.
Frank Sinatra’s Trilogy offered one final thunderous triumph
Frank Sinatra would enter a studio again only a handful of times after ‘Trilogy’ arrived 35 years ago. None produced more timeless results than this.
Pat Metheny – ’80/81′ (1980): Track by Track Through a Classic
’80/81′ visits “out” material and more straight ahead jazz, with a healthy introduction to Pat Metheny’s idea of “folk jazz.”
Caroline Davis Quartet – Doors: Chicago Storylines (2015)
“The yearning to do more is completely validated by what came before.” Caroline Davis helps to make sure we know what came before.
Transitional ‘Sorcerer’ changed Miles Davis, and his music, forever
Released in December 1967, ‘Sorcerer’ is the clearest sign yet that Miles Davis was letting go of the wheel.
Jeremy Carlstedt – Stars Are Far (2015)
The highly intuitive and forceful nature of the drummer Jeremy Carlstedt shines through to lend cohesion and makes ‘Stars Are Far’ a gripping excursion that tests the limits of rock-jazz.
