Audio
'REVIEW: Van Morrison, 'It's Too Late to Stop Now,' Legacy Recordings
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'REVIEW: Warren Wolf, 'Convergence,' Mack Avenue Records
Warren Wolf has friends in high places. For his third Mack Avenue Records release, 'Convergence,' the vibraphonist/composer of superstar bassist Christian McBride's Inside Straight quintet lets loose with a torrent of styles delivered by McBride, and his personally hand-picked all-star assemblage of pianist Brad Mehldau, guitarist John Scofield and Marsalis drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. Still, it's Wolf's show. -
'REVIEW: Jeff Denson Quartet, 'Concentric Circles,' Ridgeway Records
Jeff Denson, 39, might be too brilliant for his own good. The music he writes on 'Concentric Circles' (Ridgeway Records) is so difficult to play-and oftentimes to listen to-that one must clear away the detritus of everyday life to make room for it in your brain's ear.