Sunday, June 27, 2010

Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project

Album review. Herbie Hancock, the most important living US musician, is celebrating his seventieth birthday with a gift to the world of music and to the world itself.

Sony

Release date: June 21st 2010

Availability: CD, MP3 Download




Herbie Hancock, the most important living US musician, is celebrating his seventieth birthday with a gift to the world of music and - depending on how far you

Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes - Double Portrait

Album review. Fifty minutes of absorbing and thoughtful jazz played by two fine musicians.

Blue Note

Release date: June 8th 2010

Availability: CD, MP3 Download




Pianist Renee Rosnes has established a strong reputation in jazz. Her early work with drummer Billy Drummond, Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson - sadly, those Blue Note albums with Joe Henderson have still not been made available

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Tom Harrell - Roman Nights

Album review. Tom Harrell's third album for HighNote shows the growth that comes from having a band that, over a five year period, has established itself as one of the best in jazz.

HighNote

Recorded on November 27th 2009 at Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ

Release date: March 23rd 2010

Availability: CD, MP3 Download




'Roman Nights' is Tom Harrell's third album for HighNote and it shows