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Song of the Day: Wes Montgomery, “Wives and Lovers”

“Wives and Lovers” is a hit song by the acclaimed songwriting duo of Burt Bacharach…

Requisite: Wes Montgomery, ‘Full House’ (Riverside, 1962)

After a string of successful studio albums on Riverside, label chief/producer Orrin Keepnews was champing at the…

JAZZIZ Last Call: Talking Wes Montgomery with Guitarist Norman Brown

Norman Brown is a Grammy award-winning contemporary jazz guitarist who has sold over 2 million…

Song of the Day: Wes Montgomery – “June in January”

Jazz legend Wes Montgomery recorded the tune “June in January” for the album The Montgomery Brothers in…

Wes Montgomery – “Four on Six”

This version of “Four on Six,” from his album Smokin’ at the Half Note with the Wynton Kelly Trio, has all the trappings of a Montgomery classic: an unforgettable melody, a steamrolling hard-bop groove, and plenty of head-spinning guitar acrobatics.

Wes Montgomery – “June in January”

Jazz legend Wes Montgomery recorded the tune “June in January” for the album The Montgomery Brothers in…

Wes Montgomery's 1965 Paris concert finally on record

Wes Montgomery’s 1965 Paris concert finally on record

Resonance Records released guitarist Wes Montgomery’s In Paris: The Definitive ORTF Recording, on January 26.…

Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery In the Beginning (Resonance) Featured on Spring 2016 JAZZIZ On Disc (Disc Two) Indianapolis native…

Fall 2020

PRELUDE

Guitarist Rez Abbasi considers the compositions of Django Reinhardt; Ran Blake and Christine Correa record their sixth album together; Ike Sturm and Jesse Lewis venture beyond studio walls; and requisite Wes Montgomery.

FEATURES

Michael Jarrett’s Pressed for All Time peeks into the studio during some of jazz’s most important recording sessions.
What makes an album cover immortal? Five contemporary illustrators weigh in.
Don Was discusses his journey from the studios of Detroit to the top of pop charts to the helm of Blue Note Records.
Jazz artists have used concept albums to pay tribute, spin stories and raise hell.

REVIEWS

Reviews of albums by Ambrose Akinmusire, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Lauren Henderson, Bill Frisell, Irreversible Entanglements, The Jerry Granelli Trio, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Archie Shepp, John Scofield and Micah Thomas.

Fall 2021 JAZZIZ On Disc: Annotated Track List

Disc One The Jazz Singers On her self-titled debut recording for the Whirlwind imprint, Samara…

GuitArtistry: Setting New Standards

While old guard guitarists like Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Grant Green and Tal…

GuitArtistry: A Tale of Two Rising Six-String Stars

Six years ago, in 2015, I had the honor of being on a panel of…

Dan Wilson: ‘Vessels of Wood and Earth’ (Brother Mister Productions)

For his second album, and first for Brother Mister Productions, Christian McBride’s new imprint, Dan…

SOUNDBITES: Summer 2021

Ches Smith Path of Seven Colors (Pyroclastic) Drummer-composer Smith, who has immersed himself in Haitian vodou music…

Tales from the Sixth String: New Music from Michael Gregory Jackson & More

Michael Gregory Jackson is among a generation of guitarists who forged their own path on…

Crate Digging: Boozy Jazz Albums for Your New Year’s Eve Celebration

Remember record stores? Remember the thrill of turning your friends on to new music by…

In Memoriam: Jazz Artists We Lost in 2020

The final days of 2020 offer a moment to reflect on the year in jazz.…

Peggy Lee, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea & More: The Week in Jazz

The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…

JAZZIZ Live: Christian McBride on Miles Davis, James Brown, George Duke & More

Christian McBride is a six-time GRAMMY-winning bassist and composer. His new album ‘For Jimmy, Wes…

10 Albums You Need to Know: September 2020

A celebration of the piano tradition by one of its greatest interpreters; a glorious marriage…

A celebration of the piano tradition by one of its greatest interpreters; a glorious marriage of bebop and modern jazz with dance; the debut recording of an all-female supergroup. All this and more on our list of jazz albums out this September 2020 that you need to know.

**Artemis, Artemis (Blue Note)**

Release date: September 11 Artemis, the all-female jazz supergroup named after the Greek goddess and protector of young girls, look to affirm empowered femininity in jazz with their self-titled debut album. The band features pianist/musical director Renee Rosnes alongside an international and multicultural lineup of some of the most in-demand names in jazz today: Anat Cohen, Melissa Aldana, Ingrid Jensen, Noriko Ueda, Allison Miller and Cécile McLorin Salvant.

**Chick Corea, Plays (Concord Jazz)**

Release date: September 11 Piano legend Chick Corea represents the wide spectrum of his keyboard influences on his new intimate, explorative and inventive solo double album. Plays finds him engaging with several of his favorite composers, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Gershwin, Thelonious Monk, Stevie Wonder and more. As well as interpreting other composers’ works, on Plays, Corea performs his own compositions and spontaneous improvisation in a glorious personal celebration of the piano tradition.

**Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal, Double Dealin' (Shanachie)**

Release date: September 11 The duo of multi-GRAMMY Award winners Randy Brecker and Eric Marienthal blurs the boundaries between traditional and contemporary jazz on Double Dealin’. While the trumpeter/flugelhornist and the saxophonist have played together in the past, this is their first co-led recording. It features ten thrilling original tracks as well as keyboardist George Whitty, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Dave Weckl.

**Terje Rypdal, Conspiracy (ECM)**

Release date: September 11 Conspiracy is the latest exploration of the sonic potential of the electric guitar by the master of Nordic hybridism and Stratocaster tone poet, Terje Rypdal. It is also the rock improviser’s first record for ECM in almost two decades. The album features a set of new original songs and one of his strongest bands to date, with fellow conspirators keyboardist Ståle Storløkken, drummer Pål Thowsen and bassist Endre Hareide Hallre.

**Joe Farnsworth with Wynton Marsalis, Time to Swing (Smoke Sessions)**

Release date: September 18 On Time to Swing, renowned drummer Joe Farnsworth assembles a stellar lineup of modern jazz giants. Five of its songs are trio recordings with pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Peter Washington and on the other four, the band is joined by jazz icon Wynton Marsalis. A must-have for straight-ahead jazz fans everywhere, Time to Swing also marks Farnsworth’s debut album for Smoke Sessions.

**Warren Wolf, Christmas Vibes (Mack Avenue)**

Release date: September 18 Christmas season starts early this year, courtesy of vibraphone maestro Warren Wolf and his new album, in which he reinterprets holiday classics and offers an original Christmas song all his own. Along with spotlighting his virtuosity on his instrument of choice, Christmas Vibes finds him performing all the piano and keyboard parts, with vocalists Micah Thomas, Allison Bordlemay and Christie Dashiell joining the party at various points.

**Charles McPherson, Jazz Dance Suites (Chazz Mack)**

Release date: September 25 Saxophonist Charles McPherson continues to expand on his bebop roots on Jazz Dance Suites. Here, he renews the marriage of jazz and dance via three suites he composed for the San Diego Ballet, documenting an association that began in 2015. These works balance improvisational brilliance with compositional prowess and are inspired by his daughter Camille, a soloist in her eighth season with the prestigious dance company.

**Christian McBride's Big Band, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver (Mack Avenue)**

Release date: September 25 In the ‘60s, organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery created seminal recordings with big band arrangements by Oliver Nelson. Bass great Christian McBride pays tribute to their legacy and recreates that same setting with his own big band and special guests, organist Joey DeFrancesco and guitarist Mark Whitfield. For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver is McBride’s Big Band’s third album for Mack Avenue.

**Diana Krall, This Dream of You (Verve)**

Release date: September 25 Diana Krall, one of the world’s most beloved jazz artists, returns with a brand new album. This Dream of You is a collection of unheard recordings from sessions in 2016 and 2017. The album features the chanteuse/pianist performing classics within a variety of settings and includes some of her final works with her longtime creative partner, producer Tommy LiPuma, who passed away in 2017.

**Michael Wollny, Mondenkind (ACT)**

Release date: September 25 Mondenkind, which translates as “Moon Child,” is the piano solo album debut of acclaimed German pianist Michael Wollny. Conceptually inspired by Michael Collins’ solitary lunar orbit in Apollo 11, the album is a profound dive into the artist’s repository of sounds, featuring original compositions and interpretations of music by Tori Amos, Alban Berg, Rudolf Hindemith, Timber Timbre and others. Like this article? Get more when you subscribe.