Artist: Art Tatum & Ben Webster Year: 1958 Genre: Stride Grade: A Taken by itself, Art Tatum’s classically-inspired piano playing is somewhat emotionless. It’s a tad too technical. You might even call his music imposing. Oscar Peterson professed that “Tatum scared … Continue reading The Art Tatum-Ben Webster Quartet album review
In 1958, Coltrane was still searching for his signature style.
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An instrumental jazz collab between Ray Charles and Milt Jackson. Continue reading Soul Brothers
Ray Charles is always worth listening to.
Grade: B+ Continue reading Yes Indeed!! | Ray Charles Album Review
Ray Charles’ first live album features a very close-to-the-mic performance.
Grade: B+ Continue reading Ray Charles at Newport | Album Review
One sentence about Tito Puente’s 1958 mambo best-seller.
Grade: B+ Continue reading Dance Mania | Tito Puente | Album Review
The hardest hard bop ever recorded.
Grade: A Continue reading A Night at the Village Vanguard | Sonny Rollins
A review of Jerry Lee Lewis’ scorching debut LP.
Grade: A- Continue reading Jerry Lee Lewis | Album Review
Album review of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk.
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Avant-garde by accident.
Grade: B Continue reading At the Pershing: But Not for Me | Ahmad Jamal
You’re so square, baby I don’t care.
Grade: A+ Continue reading Buddy Holly album review
James Brown’s debut puts most other R&B of the era to shame.
Grade: A Continue reading Please Please Please
