Hard Guy
The late-'50s genius of Charles Mingus is revived in a three-CD set of his Columbia sessions. [07-27-98]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Art Attack
Remember the good old days when there was art? The Pixies "At the BBC" will remind you. [07-20-98]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Now and Zen
The sound of the Beastie Boys' "Hello Nasty" takes a paradoxical leap into the future by reasserting the old-school hip-hop verities of two-turntables-and-a-microphone. [07-13-98]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Frank Sinatra: 1915-1998
For younger listeners, the songs Frank Sinatra sang are an acquired taste. [05-26-98]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Son Settings
John Coltrane's son, Ravi, puts on one messed-up live show, but his quintet's CD, Moving Pictures, shows joy and promise. [04-20-98]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
O Positive!
A flood of recordings proves that even when jazz bassist Charlie Haden is recording genre-specific music, he reaches "beyond category." [04-13-98]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Laugh Tracks
In Virginia, Boston's Quintaine Americana were met with an audience yelling "Go home! Devil band! Go home!" But they've cheered up since then. [03-09-98]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Unquiet Genius
Forget the "democracy" of jazz: in Mingus's music, the common good and the individual expression are always posed as a question, not an answer. [12-22-97]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Piano Man
Spending two days in the studio with jazz pianist Butch Thompson reveals how he puts the snap back in Joplin. [12-15-97]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Tom Piazza
In the jazz wars, author Tom Piazza carries Wynton's flag. [11-24-97]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Super Jazz
Joe Henderson, one of jazz's numerous marginal giants, has gotten to cash in without selling out. [11-17-97]
Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
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