2005-12-22
Austrian improvisational esoteric jazz not really meant for American ears. Purists are not going to like Kelomat’s cynical version of “Giant Steps,” but this group is full of joyful artistic talent, even if it is a bit irreverent. -Pete
CLUTCHY HOPKINS (Meets Lord Kenjamin)
Music is My Medicine
JOSHUA REDMAN
Compass
ELVIS COSTELLO AND ALLEN TOUSSAINT (“Two-SAHN-t”)
The River in Reverse
RASHIED ALI QUINTET
Judgment Day
JAKE BERGEVIN
Holding Back the Dawn
ALLEN TOUSSAINT
The Bright Mississippi
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