JazzTimes Magazine October 2017 Zurück Ausgabe

ESSENTIAL SOLOS
To compile this list of 40 fantastic improvised solos you need to hear and, if you’re a musician, transcribe we polled more than 100 top players and critics. The results are almost certainly not what you’d expect, and we’ve included commentary by Joe Lovano, Helen Sung, Fred Hersch, Dave Douglas and many other artists.

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER
Bridgewater, a recently knighted NEA Jazz Master, has been one of our greatest jazz singers for decades. But her formative years and family history are soaked in the blues and R&B, and she soulfully
pushes those influences to the fore on her new album, Memphis ... Yes, I’m Ready. B