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Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the composition was orchestrated by Ferde Grofé several times, including the original 1924 scoring, “theater orchestra” setting published in 1926, [More]
Passages (Vijay Iyer). From the album A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke. Thom Jurek in his review for Allmusic says that “The instincts these players offer [More]
AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow: This Atlantic release has some unusual performances by the Modern Jazz Quartet. Two selections (“Da Capo” and “Fine”) combine the [More]
The Easy Way is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Verve label in 1959. AllMusic Review [More]
Dreams is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Skye label. “Here, Gabor Szabo ambitiously pairs [More]
In this video, Dick Hyman acknowledges his acoustic mastery as well as his electronic explorations while improvising on the piano and the newly re-issued Moog [More]
“A Day In the Life of a Peaceful Soul” (Jan von Klewitz & Markus Burger). Album: “Tertia”(2007). “Spiritual Standards” : Jan von Klewitz – alto saxophone [More]
“Gevurah” (John Zorn). Album : “Circle Maker” (Tzadik , 1998). The Allmusic review by Joslyn Layne awarded the album 5 stars stating “Zorn skeptics will [More]
“Cinema Paradiso” (Ennio Morricone). Personnel: Pat Metheny – guitar Charlie Haden – bass Recorded at Wackerhalle, 34th Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen, Burghausen, Germany, May 7, 2003.
The Köln Concert is a live solo double album by pianist Keith Jarrett recorded at the Opera House in Köln, West Germany, on 24 January [More]