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Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly Trio Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings on Resonance Records will release on Record Store Day 11/24/2023

November 13, 2023 •

By Don Berryman One of my favorite records is Smokin’ at the Half Note by Wes Montgomery and the Wynton Kelly Trio. I am not alone in my admiration for that album, Pat Metheny called it the greatest jazz guitar album every recorded. So I was really excited to hear about this release of more […]

Never Before Released Ahmad Jamal LP will arrive on Record Store Day November 24th, 2023

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By Don Berryman Following up on last year’s release of Ahmad Jamal – Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse Volume 1 and 2 [read my review here] which was the debut of Zev Feldman’s Jazz Detective label, we are now blessed to have the third and final release. Produced by Zev Feldman and supervised […]

Never Before Released Ahmad Jamal LP will arrive on Record Store Day November 24th, 2023

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By Don Berryman Following up on last year’s release of Ahmad Jamal – Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse Volume 1 and 2 [read my review here] which was the debut of Zev Feldman’s Jazz Detective label and named DownBeat magazine’s Historical Album of the Year, we are now blessed to have the third […]

One Last Look Back – The 2022 TD James Moody Jazz Festival

November 9, 2023 •

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Shirazette Tinnin, and Savion Glover having a time © Kevin R. Mason In its 11th year, the TD James Moody Jazz Festival was once again held largely at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). This has become one of the premier autumn jazz events […]

2023 Montreal, Beyond the Festival

November 2, 2023 •

Matt Herskowitz © Kevin R. Mason Professor Norman Cornett © Kevin R. Mason Each year, Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM) takes over a big part of the city’s downtown area, and it overflows with music. So much […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz in November

October 30, 2023 •

The Atlantis Quartet performs at the Metronome and kj’s hideaway in November. If jazz in November is anything like what we experienced in October, then I better up my vitamins… This edition of The Lead Sheet will be shorter than usual – too many gigs, so little time… Fewer listings is no reflection on the […]