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Issue #137 - John Coltrane

Wednesday, 02 December 2009 15:18

John Coltrane - Leap Of Faith

Less than a month after Kind of Blue was recorded in 1959, and largely unremarked upon in the glare of publicity surrounding the 50th anniversary of that momentous album, John Coltrane first entered the studio to make what in many ways was that mighty album’s equal: Giant Steps. As substantial as the other albums of that annus mirabilis, Mingus Ah Um, The Shape of Jazz to Come and Time Out were, Giant Steps on the one hand contains some of Coltrane’s best known compositions but equally importantly laid down the harmonic changes that Coltrane had been developing throughout the early part of his career. Ahead of the anniversary of its release 50 years ago Stuart Nicholson tells the full story of one of the greatest albums in jazz history while Peter Wettre unearths some lesser known facts about the album and Jon Newey charts the history of the album’s release down the years. Read more...

Andrew McCormack and Jason Yarde - First Move

While Jason Yarde is better known as a prolific producer mainly for the Dune label and more recently for Empirical, as a saxophonist he is noted for a wide variety of work including the celebrated 1990s band J-Life and his own group WAH. Pianist Andrew McCormack on the other hand made an award-winning impact when he sprang from nowhere to release his debut Telescope and together with Yarde shares some basic improvising principles. This month they team up for their first album release together. Interview; Kevin LeGend. Read more...

Cecil Taylor - Free As A Bird

Cecil Taylor shook the jazz scene up in the 1950s and has not looked back since. His early trailblazing days – including the 1956 album Jazz Advance and a startling six-week residency at New York’s Five Spot – were a prelude to a career that has proved individualistic, influential and highly controversial. Yet there is a strong case to be made for the pianist to stand alongside Ellington and Monk as pivotal figures who ushered in wholesale changes in the direction and language of jazz, heralding the age of free jazz. Taylor turned 80 earlier this year and rarely performs in Europe these days. But Jazzwise was there in Norway earlier in the year when the birthday champagne had still not lost its fizz. Interview; Marcus O’Dair. Read more...

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The UK's most definitive review section of jazz and beyond - over 100 CDs, Book, Gig and DVD reviews are in the December 2009 / January 2009 Jazzwise Magazine (Issue No. 137) - to read them all click here to subscribe and receive a superb FREE CD.

December / January CD Sample Reviews

Miles Davis - The Complete Miles Davis Columbia Album Collection *****

Andrew McCormack and Jason Yarde - MY Duo ***

Jack DeJohnette / John Patitucci / Danilo Perez Music We Are ****

The Player

Jay Phelps - Trumpet - David Gallant talks to the vibist about how he got started, the instruments he has played over the years and her all time favourite choice - click here to read the interview.

December 2009 Jazz Instrument News

David Gallant reports on the latest instrument developments and launches here.

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