Tackles Keith Jarrett
By Phillip Lutz
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis has a slew of projects he’s working on, but few undertakings have been weightier than his latest album, Belonging. His much-anticipated debut on the Blue Note label is a full cover version of Keith Jarrett’s 1974 recording of the same name. As one master commenting on another’s work, it reveals possibilities in the music that the original — a debut itself, of Jarrett’s European Quartet — doesn’t.
By Gary Fukushima
By Yoshi Kato
By Frank Alkyer
Drummer Bill Goodwin, who turned 83 three days after his first Blindfold Test, has played with, known and heard just about anyone who’s anyone during a 65-year career in the jazz business that launched with a 1959 engagement with Charles Lloyd in Los Angeles, Goodwin’s hometown. Best known for his 40-year tenure propelling Phil Woods’ various ensembles, Goodwin has also excelled as a bandleader, producer and educator. He sat down on the first Sunday of 2025 at the home of drummer Billy Drummond, who graciously provided one of his audiophile systems to listen to the test.
