Word: jazzing
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...Throughout these years, besides writing music that he describes as a "beautiful amalgam of Stravinsky and Schoenberg," Schuller followed closely the fascinating developments in jazz. "In those days, you could hear a tremendous amount of jazz on the radio. This was the heyday of the swing era; jazz was the total popular music of the United States...When I first heard [Duke Ellington], I knew right away, and declared that he was just as great as Beethoven. I still stand by that. If you analyze that music, in terms of the quality and the inspiration of the music, you come...
...This Is What I Do (Fantasy Jazz...
...beginning of his 70th year, jazz saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins has released the modestly titled This is What I Do. As its name suggests, this album documents the present state of Rollins' traveling band...
...Rollins in concert is kung fu, then This is What I Do is tai chi; reserved, but masterful nonetheless. Rollins is one of jazz's last living legends; this album reveals an artist comfortable with that mystique. B -Malik...
Unfortunately, the slower songs are as faceless and schmaltzy as any of Whalum's previous work. It is performances like Whalum's cover of 'NSync's "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" that frustrate jazz fans; all the evidence points toward a talented musician afraid to display any individuality. And, ultimately, it is this lack of individuality which mars Unconditional. Whalum wears each smooth-jazz hat-Grover Washington, Kenny G, David Sanborn-well in their respective turn. However, you can't help but feel that the real Kirk Whalum has yet to be heard. B- -Malik...