Celebrating 30 Years Online!
Celebrating 30 Years Online!
The top ten contemporary jazz recordings 25 years ago, ranked by ContemporaryJazz.com! As it was in the 1990s, Kenny G topped the chart. However, this week he had two recordings: his renditions of standards and his third holiday album. Other…
Lettuce has a sweet new funk-groove single, “Monorail 3000.” The track pays homage to The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, with a pocket rhythm section, hypnotic grooves, and sultry horn lines. “‘Monorail 3000’ is an ode to ‘J.B Monaurail’, one…
I’ve enjoyed music from the Ropeadope label for many years, from artists like DJ Logic and Lakecia Benjamin to The Harlem Experiment, The Chicago Experiment, and the Philadelphia Experiment. I’ve always appreciated their boundless enthusiasm for music that is often…
Little did I know that one of my favorite contemporary jazz tracks of the year would be a harbinger! “Bad Knees” from Ghost-Note’s new recording Mustard N’Onions is a jam. The studio version is a live, funky, horn-heavy Godzilla of…
I was saddened by the recent death of the iconic James Earl Jones. His booming voice and presence will always be felt and remembered. When thinking about him recently I think I recalled something he did on a contemporary jazz…