Whether you like rap, rock, classical or country, you'll find your favorite music at the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, MA.
Posted in Jazz on Mar 25th, 2013
“On Seeds from the Underground, the boundary of Garrett’s lyricism has been extended; his newfound rhythmic invention is singular among other post-bop technicians. But these qualities are part of something larger: that this music is welcoming and accessible, underscoring the notion that Garrett’s new compositions have that mercurial something in them that approaches the mysterious [...]
Posted in Jazz on Mar 23rd, 2013
“The dozen songs on offer here continually contrast aspects of James’ seemingly limitless musical persona: from funky neo-soul to elegant balladry to adventurous pop and R&B… Here he not only blurs the boundaries of the various genres he examines, but extends them; in the process, he creates a beguiling, sophisticated, important music that is his [...]
Posted in Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz, Rock/Pop on Mar 5th, 2013
“The Cherry Thing features vocalist and songwriter Neneh Cherry fronting the brilliant, provocative Scandinavian the Thing… The Cherry Thing is a collaboration whose immediacy, dynamic, and motion are organic; its creative originality singular. It unabashedly and nakedly displays its seams and inspirations. It is a serious contender for any representative year-end list.” –All Music Guide Check [...]
“Gregory Porter’s sophomore effort confirms the talent that was so apparent on his debut. He’s developed greater technique and subtlety in his impressive singing… He’s becoming a major talent, not just as a singer but also as a composer, with a unique, elliptical style, both for melodies and lyrics, which is quite evident when held [...]
Posted in Contemporary Folk, Country, Folk, Jazz, Rock/Pop on Feb 23rd, 2013
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“Black Radio creates an entirely new context for popular music in its near erasure of boundaries. It is the sound of the future — even if no one knows it yet.” –All Music Guide Check Our Catalog
Posted in Jazz on Jan 5th, 2013
“The dean of American pop vocalists took a different and exciting fork in the road for his third Duets album, recruiting the best Latin vocalists in the world….[C]rossover fans will note that Bennett’s English gives way to his duet partners’ Spanish, an intriguing and successful choice.” –All Music Guide Check Our Catalog
Posted in Jazz on Dec 4th, 2012
“For only the second time in her career, jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Krall deviates from her tried, true m.o. of covering easily identifiable jazz standards. …Glad Rag Doll is not the sound of Krall reinventing herself so much as it’s the comfortable scratching of an old, persistent itch. The warmth, sophistication, humor, and immediacy [...]
Posted in Jazz on Oct 30th, 2012
“The double album Sleeper contains a previously unreleased live concert by Keith Jarrett’s European quartet from the ’70s, recorded at Tokyo’s Nakano Sun Plaza on April 16, 1979…. Sleeper offers another noteworthy document of the creative interplay between these four musicians.” –All Music Guide Check Our Catalog
Posted in Jazz on Oct 16th, 2012
“The program features seven originals and two covers, recorded over a couple of days in 2011. There isn’t any conceptual bent to what’s here; the definition is in the humorous title — four jazzmen investing themselves fully in a set of diverse compositions, focusing on the details of collective conversation, interplay, harmony, and improvisation….Four MFs [...]
Posted in Jazz on Sep 12th, 2012
“Iyer’s own tunes, such as the title track and “Lude,” reveal an extensive, purposeful build on jazz history from Thelonious Monk (in the latter) to the future (in the former), where dynamic repetition and gradually complex harmonic multiplications result from simple beginnings. What’s most remarkable about these tunes, and the others here, are how consciously [...]
Posted in Jazz on Aug 10th, 2012
“This compilation draws from four nights in 1977 at the Rising Sun in Montreal, all likely recorded for Gordon’s use and not with the idea of issuing them. Fans of Dexter Gordon are in for a treat, given a front-row seat in the club to hear the tenor saxophonist’s long but imaginative interpretations of four [...]
“On her 19th album, Cassandra Wilson, ever the musical chameleon, changes directions once more. She is arguably the greatest living female jazz singer. Well known for her blues, soul, pop covers, and jazz standards, her smoky alto bends almost everything to its will. Wilson’s phrasing is utterly unique, as original as any horn player’s or [...]
Posted in Jazz on Aug 10th, 2012
“Ode marks the very first album comprised of all Mehldau material cut by this trio. While the title may reflect a a certain ponderousness, these 11 tunes are anything but…As an album, Odes reveals just how far this group has traveled together these past seven years. More importantly, it provides an exciting glimpse of what [...]
“Exorcizing the ghost of a failed relationship via the time-honored tradition of the breakup album, Norah Jones luxuriates in beautiful misery on Little Broken Hearts. Liberated by the separation but not quite ready to let it go, Jones achieves a curious subdued tension here, dressing unadorned confessionals in softly stylized studio noir.”–All Music Guide Check [...]
Posted in Jazz, Latin Jazz on Jul 12th, 2012
“Flamenco Sketches began as a commission from the Barcelona Jazz Festival to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue. The album is a re-visioned reading of the compositions on the iconic Davis album — in different order — as well as two other Davis compositions, “Nardis” (which he never recorded) and “Serpent’s [...]
Posted in Chamber, Classical, Jazz, Performed at the Crane on Apr 23rd, 2012
Guitarist Mark Leighton and flutist Peter H. Bloom perform Suites, Sonatas & Standards, an eclectic concert of chamber music from diverse lands and eras, and favorite jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. Recorded live at the Thomas Crane Public Library on February 13, 2010 by Quincy Access Television. Check Our Catalog
Posted in Classical, Jazz, Performed at the Crane, Solo Guitar on Apr 23rd, 2012
Guitarist Kevin Hubbard presents a program of Classical Guitar with a Taste of Jazz, including classical pieces from all eras, jazz standards, folk songs from around the globe, and classical & jazz originals. Recorded live at the Thomas Crane Public Library on February 21, 2010 by Quincy Access Television. Check Our Catalog
Posted in Jazz on Mar 12th, 2012
“This is the sound of three men whose reputations rest on work done decades earlier, and one younger man whose reputation is difficult to explain, delicately tiptoeing through six pieces.” –All Music Guide Check Our Catalog
Posted in Jazz on Mar 12th, 2012
“Their updated approach to “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans” has a distinctive modern touch and a rich reharmonization. The Cohens also show off their skills as composers. Avishai penned the lush, moving “Family,” a beautiful ballad with a melancholy air, along with the imaginative “With the Soul of the Greatest [...]