Album Reviews

Roy Haynes - A Life In Time: The Roy Haynes Story

Dreyfus Jazz FDM 46050368882 (3-CD and DVD set)     | ****Roy Haynes (d) with his own bands and groups led by Lester Young, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughan, Nat Adderley, Thelonious Monk, Etta Jones, Eric Dolphy, Stan Getz, Oliver Nelson, Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Andrew Hill, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea, Alice Coltrane, Stéphane Grappelli-Michel Petrucciani and Gary Burton.  Rec. 28 Apr 1949-Jan 2006

Charles Lloyd Quartet - Rabo de Nube

ECM 175 4811     ****Charles Lloyd (ts, alto f, tarogato), Jason Moran (p), Reuben Rogers (b) and Eric Harland (d, perc). Rec. 24 April 2007

Courtney Pine's Jazz Warriors Afropeans - Jazz Warriors Afropeans

Destin-e 777 25 3 1807     ****Courtney Pine (alto fl, b ct, ts, shaker), Nathaniel Facey (as, cymb), Shabaka Hutchings (clt, b clt, ts, cymb), Jason Yarde (ss, bar s, wind shaker), Harry Brown (tb, cabasa), Chris Storr (t, flhn, tambourine), Byron Wallen (t, flhn, tambourine), Jay Phelps (t, flhn, shekere), Samuel Dubois (as, steel pan, cabasa), Ayanna Witter Johnson (clo, v), Omar Puente (el v), Femi Temowo (g), Alex Wilson (p), Darren Taylor (b), Robert Fordjour (d, Egyptian tabla). Rec.6...

The Blessing - All Is Yes

Cake ***Jake McMurchie (s, gong), Pete Judge (t, glockenspiel), Jim Barr (b, vb), Clive Deamer (d), Adrian Utley (g), Tammy Payne (v) and Gina Griffin (vln). Rec. 2007

Lizz Wright - The Orchard

Verve Forecast  ****Lizz Wright (v), The Southside Horns (t), Glenn Patshca (ky, v), Kenny Banks (p), Patrick Warren (ky), Larry Campbell (pedal steel, mand), Toshi Reagon (g, v), Chris Wright, Oren Bloedow, Joey Burns (g, b), John Convertino, Larry Eagle (d, perc), Ben Perowsky (d), Catherine Russell, Josette Newsam and Marc Anthony Thompson (v). Rec. date not stated

John Mayer - Études/Radha Krishna

First Hand Records FHR01 ****John Mayer (vln), Chris Taylor (fl), Ian Hammer (tr, flugelhorn), Tony Coe (ts, cl), Pat Smythe (p), Coleridge Goode (b), John Marshall (d), Diwan Motihar (sitar), Viram Jasani (sitar, tanpura), Keshav Sathe (tabla) (Etudes); Clem Alford (sitar), Keshav Sathe (tabla), The Lansdowne String Trio, Chris Taylor (fl), Tristen Fry (perc), Coleridge Goode (b), Tony Coe (ts, cl), Neil Coton (sarod), Susan Lees (v), Ausin Miskell (v), Nicolette Bernard (v), unidentified...

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ACT 9660-2     ****Michael Wollny (p), Eva Kruse (b) and Eric Schaefer (d). Rec. 2007

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