Category Archives: Recordings, new and used
Blindfold Test: First Attempt
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
The Blues and “Voice Throwing”
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
Speaking of Trios:
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
Trio, Trios, Triest(e)
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
Tom Waits’ new album Bad As Me
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
pierre boulez, pli selon pli, and me (part one)
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