Guitarist Charlie Apicella leads a smoking B3 trio with Dan Kostelnick/B3 and Alan Korzin/dr which also is supplemented by some hip horns by Stephen Riley/ts and Freddie Hendrix/tp as well as some percolating congas from Mayra Casales. Some shuffle boogie…
Month: August 2014
ORIGIN-ALL…Bobby Selvaggio: Short Stories, Peter Lerner: Continuation
Seattle-based Origin Records continues to release fresh material by up and comers. Here are a couple new ones… Alto Saxist Bobby Selvaggio has a nice warm tone to his horn, and he uses it well on this enjoyable hip session…
Vanessa Perea: Soulful Days
East Coast vocalist Vanessa Perea has a crisp and clear Nancy Wilson-ish sound to her stylings here. She’s flexible enough to handle tricky bebopping lines, but has the addition of latin passion to put some feeling into the lyrics as…
Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington: Bicoastal Collective-Chapter Four
Trumpet/flugelhornist Paul Tynan and baritone saxist Aaron Lington create a lava thick front line for a vintage Hammond B3 outing with Tone Genge/B3, Jake Hanlon/g and Terry O’Mahoney/dr. The horns create a funky boogaloo as on “Un Petit Peu De…
Florencia Gonzalez: Between Loves
Composer and tenor saxist Florencia Gonzalez straddles the worlds of South and North America on this album that gives light to her familial background of New York and Uruguay. She has written charts for big bands, which shows on this…
Two from Satoko Fujii & Natusuki Tamura: Gato Libre: DuDu, Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Shiki
On the cutting edge of the outside of music, accordionist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natusuki Tamura collaborate on a pair of albums, one an intimate affair, and the other a large orchestration of ideas. Gato Libre consists of Natsuki Tamura/tp,…
The Wayne Riker Mob: Groovin’ With The Top Brass
San Diego-based guitarist Wayne Riker knows how to have a party. He brings together a funky rhythm team with an elastic back beat consisting of Fred Lanuza/key, Harley Magsino/b, and brother Walt/dr and has guest horn players pop in for…
Margie Baker: Sings with So Many Stars
At 81, Margie Baker has released only 4 albums, but it’s always better late than never. This godly lady has an earthy and vibrant voice, and an old school style that emphasizes presentation, class and interpretation over clinical sounds. She…
Andrew Rathbun Quartet: Numbers & Letters
Tenor and alto saxist Andrew Rathbun leads a quartet with Phil Markowizt/p, Jay Anderson and Bill Stewart/dr through a collection of gentle and pensive originals. Trumpeter Taylor Haskins joins in on a couple pieces such as the laconic “Counterpoint” and…
See-I: Knowledge Shine Bright
Washington DC-based reggae band See-I gets you into a party mood here with optimistic grooves. Upbeat tunes such as “Never Give Up” are a joy to hear, while other pieces such as “The Chase” infuses some Afro pop guitars to…