Bet you thought you’ve heard all of the music associated with Charlie Brown and the gang! Guess again! This 1964 recording with Vince Guaraldi/p, Monty Budwig/b and Colin Bailey/dr was supposed to be the sound track for a network TV…
Month: May 2014
Lalo Schrifin: Bullitt Soundtrack
The classic soundtrack of the classic movie Bullitt that had the classic car chase scene with the classic Steve McQueen (how many times DID that VW show up in that sequence?!?) is now available on vinyl and digital download. There…
MORE CLASSICS FROM AVID! Dorothy Ashby: Four Classic Albums Plus, Bill Evans: Three Classic Albums Plus, Ella Fitzgerald: Three Classic Albums Plus, George Shearing: Four Classic Albums Plus
No one puts out reissues like this UK label. They resurface gems that have been hiding in the mines since Moby Dick was an anchovy! Here’s the latest cache: Did you even KNOW there was such a thing as a…
Dorothy Donegan: Strength-Energy-Imagination
This 2 cd set capture the sound and style of a pianist unfortunately long forgotten. Dorothy Donegan was a local figure in the Chicago area performing in local clubs, while occasionally visiting Europe during some tours. Her style, influenced by…
VOICES FROM TENNESSEE…Johnny Cash: Out Among the Stars, Elvis Presley: Recorded Live On Stage in Memphis
As they say in jazz, “You’ve got to tell a story,” and no one a) told or b) lived better ones than Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. Here are a pair of recent releases of the Tennesse Studs, long and …
Oran Etkin: Gathering Light
Here’s a delightfully creative, pastoral and moody collection of sounds from leader/reeder Oran Etkin. He plays clarinet, bass clarinet and tenor on this album of twelve tunes that mixes and matches artists Ben Allison/b, Curtis Fowlkes/tb, Lionel Loueke/g-v and Nasheet…
THE LEGEND STILL LIVES! Sonny Rollins: Road Shows Vol. 3
Only the Good Lord knows if the most important living tenor saxist Sonny Rollins is ever going to do any more live shows. He’s going to be 84 this year, so he’s entitled to rest on his laurels if he…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Diego Barber & Graig Taborn: Tales
Here’s another duet session that will catch your attention. This time, the unorthodox teaming of guitarist Diego Barber and pianist Craig Taborn (who’s put out some impressive stuff on his own lately) creates four tunes, ranging from almost a half…
FRESH MODERN SOUNDS…Clovis Nicolas: Nine Stories, Ulysses Owens Jr: Outward & Upward
Keeping the tradition alive, yet looking forward. Isn’t that what every generation is supposed to do? Bassist Clovis Nicolas gets an endorsement from Ron Carter in the liner notes, and it’s easy to hear why on this sessin with Riley…
JAZZ FROM ALBERTA? Hutchinson Andrew Trio: Prairie Modern
Hey, the team of Kodi Hutchinson/b, Chris Andrew/p and Karl Schwonik/dr won theGrand Prize at the 2013 Montreal International Jazz Festival, so you gotta give these Western Canadians a chance just for that. They’ve also brought heavyweight Donny McCaslin and…