Friday, Jan. 23, 2009
Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records
To mark the label's 70th, pianist Bill Charlap leads an all-star combo (Nicholas Payton, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Wilson) reprising prime creations by Blue Note artists including Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock. It's a fresh, fitting birthday salute.