Issue Articles
Mick Burns (ed.), Walking with Legends: Barry Martyn’s New Orleans Jazz Odyssey (Louisiana State University Press)
British born jazzman Barry Martyn is a grand storyteller, a good drinking companion, and just the person to have around if you’re new to New Orleans and care about traditional […]
French Preservation New Orleans Jazz Band with Sammy Rimington and Fred Vigorito, Memories of Kid Thomas (Jazzology)
It is nearly as much of a challenge to review a recording like this as it is for George Buck to issue it and expect to get his money back. […]
The Firecracker Jazz Band, Firecracker Jazz Band Explodes (Euphonian)
The Firecracker Jazz Band from Asheville, North Carolina, bears a remarkable resemblance to the Hollywood bunch that used to call themselves the Firehouse Five. What’s unsettling is the feeling that […]
Mark Murphy, Love Is What It Says (Verve)
“Incredible” is the word that keeps coming to mind when contemplating this masterful compilation of musical anomalies that seems to take on a life all its own. “Incredibly hip” is […]
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Made in New Orleans: The Hurricane Sessions (Preservation Hall)
When the Kinks recorded “Complicated Life” in 1971, would anyone have believed the Preservation Hall Jazz Band would be doing their tune 35 years later? Talk about kinky! Or what […]
Barbara Lee, Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? (Audiophile)
It is generally bad taste to refer to longevity when discussing a woman’s talents and achievements, but it is amazing how much jazz vocalist Barbara Lea sound on this 2006 […]
Duke Heitger’s New Orleans Wanderers with Bob Havens, What Is This Thing Called Love? (Jazzology)
What Is This Thing Called Love? is a first class recording by some of the finest musicians playing traditional jazz in New Orleans or anywhere else today, for that matter. […]
Lisa Lynn, Call Me Baby (Independent)
Torch singer Lisa Lynn manages to light a few fires on her latest disc, including a couple of country and western tunes penned by another Lynn who goes by the […]
Heritage Hall Jazz Band, Live at the American Theatre (Heritage Hall)
Recording live concerts is always a challenge, and not one that is guaranteed to be met as it should be. The Heritage Hall Jazz Band is a classic group of […]
Vavavoom, Melomania (Independent)
Will all of you who think that Vavavoom is a cool name for a band please raise your right hand? It’s my theory that everyone loves the music, clothing, and […]
