Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Jazz Editor, S. Duda FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * Word for Word: Don Byron * New and Notable: Odean Pope Trio, Wynton Marsalis, Nat "King" Cole, and Brad Mehldau * Recommended Reissue: The Horace Silver retrospective * Free Digital Downloads: Steve Lacy and Don Byron * Jazz Charts: Who's hot, hep, and happening in the land of Miles, Monk, and Dizzy WORD FOR WORD: DON BYRON ************************* "There are lots of points on this record where I'm pretty much comping for [Bill Frisell], and you don't really hear people comping for him, because that's almost his job--to aesthetically change what you're doing, or to aesthetically get in the swill of what you're doing. So I tried to do that for him, which is what was the attraction of us doing so many projects together. I could kinda get up inside of what he was thinking. And in a lot of ways we play a lot of the same kind of single lines, and we have the same feelings for dissonance, and we probably like a lot of the same music. I mean, he even used to play the clarinet!" --Don Byron giving props to Bill Frisell, who guests on Byron's new CD, "Romance with the Unseen." Jazz NEW AND NOTABLE *************** "EBIOTO" Odean Pope Trio http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JWEN/entertainmentsit Odean Pope has honed his tenor sax chops with Max Roach since the late '60s. Surprisingly, however, his solo output is relatively small. His latest, "EBIOTO" (Everybody Is on Their Own), is a monster. Pope's plush, full blowing is egged on by a band that the runs with the throttle full open. This is one not to be missed. "Standard Time, Vol. 6: Mr. Jelly Lord" Wynton Marsalis http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000K4H9/entertainmentsit With his festive Freddie Keppard/King Oliver-like trumpeting and his Preservation Hall-like ensemble--complete with banjo and tuba--Wynton Marsalis gives props to his New Orleans homeboy Jelly Roll Morton (1885-1941), the hustler and braggart whose innovative pianisms and arranging and composing skills made him jazz's "initial intellectual." The CD is a jumping jambalaya of march tunes, funeral dirges, and Afro-Caribbean-accented numbers made from Morton's rhythmic and revolutionary recipe. The result is a haunting and hip aural representation of Marsalis's love of jazz tradition and Jelly Roll Morton's Crescent City-based musical conceptions that gave birth to America's classical music. "Live at the Circle Room" Nat "King" Cole http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001IVKS/entertainmentsit Here's a newly unearthed, radio-broadcast gig from 1944 that features Nat "King" Cole in a finger-snappin' (but oh-so-romantic) mood. Joined by a lean trio composed of guitarist Oscar Moore and bassist Johnny Miller, Nat makes it all--piano and vocals--sound effortless. They just don't make 'em like this anymore. "The Art of the Trio, Vol. 4: Back at the Vanguard" Brad Mehldau http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JZMN/entertainmentsit The most adaptable and evocative jazz pianist of his generation, Brad Mehldau is equally at home interpreting Thelonious Monk, the Beatles, or Radiohead. Mehldau may have a wide range of influences but he has a sound all his own. His recent solo album, "Elegiac Cycles," was gorgeously moody and introspective, while this new trio recording shows off his finger-popping virtuosity. Backed by a blazing band, Mehldau is at the top of his game. RECOMMENDED REISSUE ******************* "Retrospective" Horace Silver http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JYZA/entertainmentsit If you're interested in musical lineage, you might dig this new, sprawling four-CD retrospective of Horace Silver. It contains the nucleus and many outgrowths of the soulful, funky hard bop of the 1950s and '60s. If you're interested in top-shelf trumpets riffing snappingly with blues-soaked saxophones and gargantuan piano chops, then "Retrospective" is just right for you. FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS: BRAD MEHLDAU AND DON BYRON ************************************************** The jazz selections in Amazon.com's digital download area keep growing. Right now, we've got downloads from the new recordings by Brad Mehldau (featured in last month's Amazon.com Jazz Delivers) and Don Byron. The just-added Byron track is a real burner, featuring Byron's clarinet mixing it up with an energetic Bill Frisell. You don't want to miss this one (and why should you, since it's free!) Jazz JAZZ CHARTS *********** Amazon.com's jazz charts are updated weekly. Find out what's hot in the land of Miles, Monk, and Dizzy. Click here to read our jazz charts: Jazz ****** You'll find more great music, articles, and interviews in Amazon.com's Jazz Music section at Jazz
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