Larry Kart

After several months of near silence from two of our town`s major jazz venues, George`s and the Jazz Showcase are back in action--with both places starting off with a blast...

It`s About Time McCoy Tyner and Jackie McLean (Blue Note Digital) As far as McLean is concerned, the title of this album should be changed to ''It`s Overdue,'' because almost...

Almost forgotten today, David Allyn was a superb pop-jazz vocalist who rose to prominence with Boyd Raeburn in the late 1940s and then virtually dropped out of sight. Allyn surfaced...

Mozart`s two piano quartets, in G minor and E flat, are among his most sublime works, in much the same league as the last three string quintets. Oddly enough, though,...

Exhilaration Peter Leitch (Uptown) Opening Night Kevin Eubanks (GRP) Calypso Gerald Pansanel (Owl) Three albums from young jazz guitarists, each of whom has something to say. Peter Leitch, a Canadian...

Real Life Hits Gary Burton Quartet (ECM) Vibraharpist Gary Burton`s current group (pianist Makoto Ozone, bass guitarist Steve Swallow and drummer Mike Hyman) is a happy crew, and ''Real Life...

Mahler, Das Lied Von Der Erde Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra (Angel) Mahler, Symphony NO. 4 Margaret Price, Jascha Horenstein, London Philharmonic Orchestra (Angel Eminence) The Klemperer...

Tears Paul Bley (Owl) Sonor Paul Bley (Soul Note) ''Tears'' is the winner here, a fine solo-piano recital that reaffirms Paul Bley`s status as one of jazz`s genuine explorers. The...

Futterman, a Chicago native who now resides in the East, is one of the few pianists who has the mental and physical equipment to be usefully influenced by Cecil Taylor....

Ehrlich is a young reedman (heard here on alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet and flute) who hasn`t given up on the avant garde, although within that realm his inclinations are...