Blue Moon Marquee • New Orleans Sessions
Scott Yanow
December 31, 2024
A slight stretch for this column, the Blue Moon Marquee is a spirited New Orleans blues band. On New Orleans Sessions which has the music
The Joymakers • Down Where The Bluebonnets Grow
Scott Yanow
December 31, 2024
There is no point in mincing words. The Joymakers’ Down Where The Bluebonnets Grow is one of the hottest jazz records of the year. The
Johnny Guarnieri Plays Harry Warren
Scott Yanow
December 30, 2024
Johnny Guarnieri and Harry Warren had one main thing in common. When one thinks of the great jazz pianists, Guarnieri is often overlooked while lists
Gabrielle Stravelli • Beautiful Moons Ago
Scott Yanow
December 30, 2024
In the current jazz scene, there are a countless number of talented female jazz-oriented singers, as opposed to just a handful of male jazz singers.
The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Duke Ellington
Scott Yanow
December 30, 2024
JAZZ CLASSIC OF THE MONTH In Duke Ellington’s remarkably productive career, 1953-55 is considered by some to be his “off period” despite musical evidence to