This 1973 release is finally getting it’s day in the sun. Today he’s known as Todd Cochran, but back when Nixon was president the pianist went by the name of Bayete’, and put out an album a hip reflection of…
Month: March 2014
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Frank Wess: Magic 201
Last year’s Magic 101 by the late Frank Wess was on my Top Ten list of releases for 2013, and the second part of that set, issued here, shows beyond doubt that the testimony of the departed can still speak…
Ben Paterson: Essential Elements
Here’s a pianist with a nice clean touch and a fresh approach to jazz, mixing originals with standards and an adroit selection of Baby Boomer hits. Ben Paterson teams up with Joshua Ramos/b and Jon Deitemyer/dr and show impressive interplay…
OH, YEAH! Bruce Forman: California Swing
LA-based guitarist Bruce Forman divides his time instructing at USC, doing local gigs as a solo artist and leading a Western Swing band called Cow Bop that has a regular gig at Viva Cantina in Burbank. This cd has the…
Fernando Ulibarri: Transform
Here’s a fresh sounding guitarist that makes his music flow with glowing delight. Fernando Ulibarri brings together Jim Gasior/p-key, Jsoh Allen/b and John Yarling/dr for nine originals that deliver a subtle post modern sound that glides gently and overwhelms you…
A COOKER…Joshua Breakstone: With the Wind and the Rain
Here’s a guy with a guitar in a format you’re gonna love. Joshua Breakstone has a wonderfully lyrical sound to his axe and can make it flow like water or burn like a forest fire. What makes this session so…
LOVELY…John Brown: Quiet Time
Here’s a guy I’ve never heard of before, but he sure knows how to put an album together. Bassist John Brown collects a Decalogue of tunes from a wide variety of composers, ranging from James Taylor to Elvin Jones (have…
Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz: Genevieve & Ferdinand
A number of jazz vocalists are veering over to the more folky side of life, with Kate McGarry being the latest to join up with Tierney Sutton and Kathleen Grace. This session recorded “live” at Soundpure Studios in North Carolina…
Hera with Hamid Drake: Seven Lines
The group Hera consists of Waclaw Zimple/cl-harm, Pawel Postaremczak/sax-harm, Maciek Cierlinski/hurdy-gurdy, Raphael Roginski/g, Ksawery Wojcinski/b, and drummers Pawel Szpura and Hamid Drake.Together, the perform at the Krakow Jazz Autumn Festival at a 2012 show, and emphasize music from Central Asia…
OLD SOULS SOUNDING FRESH…Catherine Russell: Bring it Back, Barbara Levy Daniels: Love Lost and Found
Here are a couple of female vocalists that show that expression mixed with swing never goes out of style. Daughter of famed artist circa Louis Armstrong, Catherine Russell take you back to the sounds of Luis Russell with two beat…