How suspicious can a guy get? I get this disc with a picture of an attractive vocalist pouring out over her dress on the cover, and immediately think, “Here we go again; another piece of eye candy bored with her life who wants…
Month: April 2013
INTRIGUING SOUNDS MELDING TOGETHER-Jussi Reijonen: Un
If this is a debut, then it’s kind of scary where Jussi Reijonen and his career may end up on the trajectory. This Finnish composer/musician plays oud, guitar and fretless guitar in a variety of formats and moods, ranging from…
Pete Escovedo: Live From Stern Grove Festival
Delivering some of the hottest Latin jazz since before California started getting rid of its smog, timbales master Pete Escovedo shows on this San Francisco concert from Jully 22, 2012 that he’s still got the hot blood. Leading a fiery…
SOUNDTRACKS!! Bye Bye Birdie; Original Movie Recording, Chaplin: The Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording
Why are some shows hits, and others misses? Is it the music? Not by these two accounts! The movie and stage production of Bye Bye Birdie have entered into the pantheon of essential American musicals. This movie soundtrack included the…
Spencer Day: The Mystery Of You
It’s rare when you find a young male singer, particularly a white one, who’s not coming across as a poser when he enters the jazz field. I wouldn’t dare mention any names like Buble’ or anything, but is it really…
Chango Spasiuk, Maurece El Medioni & More: Latin Noir
If you’ve got the blood that gets hot when Latin music is played, you’re in for a real fiesta here. Subtitled “Everything Happens On The Beach,” this disc puts together various passionate and romantically agonizing love songs from Cuba, Argentia,…
Alexander Berne: Self Referentials 1 & 2
Well, this two disc set by Alexander is nothing if it isn’t ambitious. As the notes say, while the performance is credited to “Alexander Berne & The Abandoned Orchestra,” the truth is that this means that the music is composed,…
Ilia Skibinsky: The Passage
Here’s a nice post-bop session by a guy you’ll want to hear more from. Ilia Skibinsky adheres mostly to the alto, but also forays into the soprano and even the piano on this impressive disc with a working team of…
Terri Lyne Carrington: Money Jungle-Provocative In Blue
Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington thanks her fans for getting a Grammy last year by putting together a new album that is a fascinating tribute to an important album when Giants Ruled The World. Celebrating a half century since Duke Ellington,…
Elan Trotman: Tropicality
He’s made his reputation as a sideman for the likes of Earl Klugh, Jonathan Butler, Roberta Flack, Patti Austin, Gerald Albright and Dave Koz, so you know sax man and flutist Elan Trotman knows how to play to an R&B…