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'REVIEW: Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin, 'Live At Montreux 1987,' Eagle Rock Entertainment

They could've called this one 'When Titans Collide.' But they didn't. It's 'Paco & John Live At Montreux 1987' (Eagle Rock), for on the evening of July 15, 1987, at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, guitarist John McLaughlin teamed up with guitarist Paco de Lucia for a complex stringed evening featuring the kind of chops only the masters can achieve.
By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'REVIEW: Jim Cullum Jazz Band, 'Porgy And Bess--Live,' Riverwalk Jazz

    'Porgy And Bess--Live' (Riverwalk Jazz) has Jim Cullum leading his seven-piece Jazz Band through a roots-reverent rendition of George Gershwin's 1934 folk opera complete with narration by William Warfield, who portrayed Porgy opposite the legendary Leontyne Price as Bess in the definitive 1950s Broadway production.
    By Mike Greenblatt

  • 'REVIEW: Cuong Vu Trio, 'Meets Pat Metheny,' Nonesuch Records

    Guitarist/composer Pat Metheny has always loved to jam with those who could match his unending enthusiasm, inventiveness and chops. To that end, he's performed/recorded with the likes of Ornette Coleman, Steve Reich, Charlie Haden and Brad Mehldau. Now, the Cuong Vu Trio 'Meets Pat Metheny' (Nonesuch) on a dense seven-track meandering adventure.
    By Mike Greenblatt
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