Month: January 2013

Kurt Elling: 1619 Broadway

One thing you can definitely say about vocalist Kurt Elling; he keeps trying something new, which keeps his audience base both guessing and loyal for his devotion to the art form. Last year’s release The Gate raised a few eyebrows…

Lee Ritenour: Rhythm Sessions

Ya know, Metheny gets all the accolades, Benson reels in  the bucks and Frisell seems to be the critics’ darling, but for my money, Lee Ritenour is consistently the most satisfying guy around the frets. His Six String Theory last year…

Tori Amos: Gold Dust

I guess Tori Amos is proving that you CAN go back home again, as this disc has her revisiting her most famous release, the 20 year old Little Earthquakes. This time around, she performs the whole thing during a concert…

Andy Hunter: Think Like a Mountain

Trombonist Andy Hunter leads a cooking little post bop sextet with some interesting front line sounds with Alex Sipiagin/tp, Jason Marshall/bs, Dave Kikoski/Rhodes, Boris Kozlov/b and Danny Fischer/dr. Except for a couple standards, all of the material is penned by…