2009-05-11
Legendary New Orleans jazz pianist, Allen Toussaint, puts muggy New Orleans evenings to music with his new release, “The Bright Mississippi.” Despite being his first solo jazz release in more than ten years, the album is confident and perfectly performed. Mr. Toussaint’s talent for understated arrangements comes out here. The accompanying performances, particularly that of Don Byron on clarinet, are equally impressive. “The Bright Mississippi” is available from Nonesuch Records in April, 2009.
JAZZ PISTOLS
Superstring
Bob James & Nathan East
The New Cool
BEN ALLISON AND MAN SIZE SAFE
Little Things Run the World
THE MIKE LONGO TRIO
Float Like a Butterfly
JACK DEJONETTE AND BILL FRISELL
The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers
ALLEN TOUSSAINT
The Bright Mississippi
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