NOTES ON JAZZ

A forum for jazz reviews, discussion of new jazz, blues music, the musicians, reviews of recent and historical releases, reviews of live performances, concerts, interviews and almost anything I find of interest. by Ralph A. Miriello

Friday, April 3, 2026

The Shimmery, Lush Sound of Cal Tjader- Catch the Groove- Live at the Penthouse 1964-67

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Cal Tjader- Catch the Groove-Live at The Penthouse - Jazz Detective/Elemental At the end of 2023, the producers of the labels Jazz Detectiv...

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Dave Stryker and his Trio Brings Some "Blue Fire" to Van Gelder's Studio

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Dave Stryker- Blue Fire : The Van Gelder Session- Strikezone Recds The guitar stalwart Dave Stryker finally got to have his dream come tru...

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Vital Spark : A Love Letter to the Composer Kenny Wheeler with Dave Holland, Norma Winstone and Paull Churchill and the LVP

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Dave Holland, Norma Winstone and Paul Churchill and the London Voice Project: Vital Spark : The Kenny Wheeler Music- Edition Records The tru...

Saturday, February 21, 2026

Handmade : Emilio Solla's Tribute to Craft and it's Importance to Human Connection

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Emilio Solla and La Inestable De Brooklyn- Handmade -Club Disco Records The Grammy award winning, Argentina-born pianist/composer Emilio S...

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Jack West and Walter Strauss Defy Classification with "Guitars of Life"

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Jack West and Walter Strauss- Guitars of Life -Ota records Acoustic guitar virtuosity of another color has been introduced to me with the ...

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