Started in 2008, Brooklyn Jazz Underground records had built up an impressive portfolio of forward thinking jazz that keeps the tradition but doesn’t treat it like a museum piece. Check out these latest 3 releases. Bassist Noah Garabedian forms an…
Month: October 2014
Mobile Mozambique: Wired for Sound
When you think of music from Africa, Mozambique is not the first country that pops into your mind. Maybe because of an eternal civil war there (which as finally remitted) or just the widespread poverty (still there), but this disc…
Nicola Conte: Free Souls
Guitarist Nicola Conte puts together an intriguing album here with a rotating team of vocalists and impressive mix of jazz artists. The disc is an homage to relationships both horizontal (man to man) and vertical (man to God) with songs…
The Bill Warfield Big Band featuring Randy Brecker: Trumpet Story
A tip of the hat to trumpet kings comes up here when leader/composer/trumpeter Bill Warfield puts together a big band that also uses ringer Randy Brecker as the soloist on a number of the tunes. The band also includes guitar…
CANADIAN SALSA…Eliana Cuevas: Espejo
Latin music from Canada? Hey, it works! She was born in Venezuela, but Eleana Cuevas makes tha hotbed of latin music, namely Toronto, her home now and serves up a sizzling plate of music here. The backup team ,lead by…
Toco: Memoria
Thought that all has been said and done with Brazilian music? Give this guy Toco a try. This release is dedicated to sounds he heard while growing up in a small town in northeast Brazil, and is a real charmer.…
Kim Waters: Silver Soul
Has Kim Waters really been releasing smooth jazz for 25 years? He still wins with the formula with what I call “get the chicks” music. A bit jazzy, a bit R&B so the lady you’re with will think she’s listening…
A GREAT IDEA! Conrad Herwig: The Latin Side of Joe Henderson (featuring Joe Lovano)
After listening to this disc, the first thought has to be “Why didn’t anyone think of this before?” Trombonist/bandleader Conrad Herwig records a gig at the Blue Note jazz club in NYC with a sizzlilng team of Joe Lovano/ts, Ronnie…
SURPRISE! Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek
“Something about the way, he moves me…” What is it about Tony Bennett, that he knows how to bring out the best in women? He did some fantastic material with kd lang, and who can forget “Body and Soul” with…
FLAMENCO SKETCHES…Carlos Montoya: From St. Louis to Seville/The Incredible, Bob Bain: Latin Love/Guitar De Amor
Spanish guitar and romance. It’s up there with Ginger and Fred, Liz and Richard, Hammond B3s and tenor saxes. They just belong together. Fresh Sound Records, based in Spain, should know a thing or two about this kind of music,…