Category Archives: Recordings, new and used

Record reviews, re-evaluations, must-listens, music by my friends….

Blindfold Test: First Attempt

Posted on June 27, 2014 by jschott

     I have always enjoyed the DownBeat “Blindfold Test” feature in each issue, in which a famous or up-and-coming jazz musician is played one track each from several Jazz albums with no information, asked to guess the musicians and … Continue reading →

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The Blues and “Voice Throwing”

Posted on May 8, 2014 by jschott

     Last year the venerable Chicago independent label Delmark released Magic Sam: Live at the Avant-Garde, a recording of a gig in the summer of ’68, Milwaukee. This is the 7th CD I have of Magic Sam, and I … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Trios:

Posted on November 8, 2011 by jschott

     I had never seen footage of Paul Motion playing with Bill Evans before (which doesn’t mean there isn’t any, I’m far from systematic about watching jazz videos). But it’s wonderful to see him, here with Chuck Israels in … Continue reading →

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Trio, Trios, Triest(e)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by jschott

     I’m deep in Trios lately. I’ve waited a long time to perform or record standards in a guitar-bass-drums trio setting, because those songs mean so much to me and are too often taken for granted, and because the … Continue reading →

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Tom Waits’ new album Bad As Me

Posted on October 26, 2011 by jschott

       Tom Waits’ new CD was released today. I play on two songs on disc two of the “Deluxe Edition”: She Stole The Blush and Tell Me. Much will be made of the famous names that show up … Continue reading →

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pierre boulez, pli selon pli, and me (part one)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by jschott

The link below is to a video of pli selon pli: Pierre Boulez conducting the EIC and Lucerne Festival Academy with Barbara Hannigan, soprano on September 27, 2011 at the Salle Pleyel. The performance will be available on the web … Continue reading →

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