Jazz

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the re-issue of "These are my Roots: "Clifford Jordan plays Leadbelly" by Koch Jazz. It originally came out in 1966.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "The West Coast Jazz Box"

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Heart and Sack" the new release by the Pandelis Karayorgis Trio (Leo Lab label).

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Sunset and the Mockingbird:The Birthday Concert" by pianist Tommy Flanagan on Blue Note.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the new Miles Davis reissue, "The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions."

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "War Orphans" the new release by Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson, on the ECM label.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Zero" (Blue Note), the new release by jazz saxophonist Greg Osby.

Commentator Milo Miles looks at the music and mores surrounding the new swing scene emerging in southern California. And he reviews the new cd "Swing This, Baby" (Slimstyle/Beyond) which features the new swing sound--which Miles says is more accurately described as "jump blues."

Jazz critic Kevin Whithead reviews "Dizzy Gillespie: Jambo Caribe" (Verve).

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Remembering Clifford" (Milestone), the new release by tenor saxophonist Benny Golson.