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Jeff Johnson: My Heart

Read "Jeff Johnson: My Heart" reviewed by Jeff Johnson


jny: Minneapolis... circa 1972 is where this story begins. People ask me, “where did you go to study music?" I always answer, “Minneapolis / St.Paul, Minnesota." Then they ask, “yes... but what school?" My reply, “the streets, night clubs, and music scene of Minneapolis / St. Paul. I have a bastard's degree in music from Minneapolis / St. Paul." The “Twin Cities" as they are called in Minnesota, was extremely fertile musical ground at the time ...

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Album Review

Jeff Johnson: My Heart

Read "My Heart" reviewed by Paul Rauch


What could possibly be so interesting about a thirty-two-year old session of first takes, recorded live to 2-track DAT by a quartet led by a Seattle- based bassist who is not exactly a household name? A quick answer would include superlatives such as “masterful," or “historic." A brief history of bassist and composer Jeff Johnson creates a better sense of understanding. Johnson is perhaps best known as a pioneering member of pianist Hal Galper's revolutionary rubato trio of the '90's, ...

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Billy Mintz: Ugly Beautiful

Read "Ugly Beautiful" reviewed by David A. Orthmann


Consisting of seventeen tracks spanning over two hours of playing time, Ugly Beautiful is a large, sprawling, wise, unflinchingly honest, powerful work of art. Billy Mintz's third recording as a leader--all of which were made in the most recent decade of a fifty-year plus career--stubbornly refuses to conform to stylistic boundaries and gleefully defies expectations of any kind. The record demands to be taken on its own terms. Trying to pin labels or anticipate the course of almost any track ...

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Billy Mintz: Ugly Beautiful

Read "Ugly Beautiful" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Drummer/composer Billy Mintz has a long career of enhancing the music of others with his percussive artistry, everyone from saxophonist Lee Konitz to pianist Hal Galper, to clarinet master Perry Robinson. His own discography as a leader is small, with frequent revisitations of a handful of original compositions that are as distinctive and as worthy of the multiple version approach as the music of Thelonious Monk. He writes small masterpieces and turns his ensembles loose on them, resulting in a ...

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Album Review

John Gross and Billy Mintz: Beautiful You

Read "Beautiful You" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Beautiful You, featuring tenor saxophonist John Gross and drummer Billy Mintz, was recorded live at the Tugboat Brew Pub in Portland, Oregon, sound quality excellent. Remember just a few years back, in vinyl days, when live recordings meant murky sounds, bad mixes and distracting crowd noise. Well, not on this one. This live duo outing has a ringing, studio-quality sound.Saxophonist Gross has worked with the Stan Kenton Band, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lionel Hampton, and Shelly Manne; while drummer Mintz—who ...

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Tom McNalley / John Gross / Joe McNalley / Mark Dresser / Billy Mintz, November 8 in San Diego

Tom McNalley / John Gross / Joe McNalley / Mark Dresser / Billy Mintz,  November 8 in San Diego

Source: All About Jazz

On Thursday, November 8th at 7pm, there will be a concert at the Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla. The concert will feature original compositions by Billy Mintz and Tom McNalley.

The first set will be: John Gross - tenor sax Billy Mintz - drums

The second set will be: Tom McNalley - electric guitar John Gross - tenor sax Joe McNalley - Hutchins bass Mark Dresser - Hutchins ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

My Heart

Origin Records
2023

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Ugly Beautiful

Thirteenth Note Records
2017

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Beautiful You

Unknown label
2004

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Linden Station

From: My Heart
By John Gross

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