It seems that every album that Tom Harrell releases has something important to say. Not only that, but the composer/trumpeter/flugelhornist keeps things interesting by trying various styles and sounds. This time around, he brings together a chordless quartet with Mark…
Month: October 2014
Charles Lloyd: Arrows Into Infinity
This documentary by Dorothy Darr and Jeffery Morse is a palpable labor of love into not only the career, but the music and spiritual mindset of the legendary Charles Lloyd. Mixed with interviews ranging from musicans like Herbie Hancock, Buddy…
DISCOVER THIS LADY!…Nancy Harrow, Secrets, You’re Nearer, An Intimate Evening With Nancy Harrow, The Cat Who Went to Heaven
Awhile ago I came across a reissue of two early ‘60s albums by Nancy Harrow titled Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues (on www.freshsoundrecords.com). Her phrasing and style completely knocked me out, and the fact that she soon afterwards dumped…
THE SPIRIT OF JOBIM…Marcio Faraco: Cajueiro
Looking for some beautiful music in your life that fills your inner need for both Brazil and Bohemia? Give guitarist and vocalist Marcio Faraco a try. This disc brings together musicians from both France and Brazil, and the team of…
FOXY! Jimi Hendrix: The Cry of Love, Rainbow Bridge
If only the company Experience Hendrix LLC had been around while the lefty guitarist was still alive… From digging up unearthed material to repackaging old issues, Experience Hendrix is doing what should have been done decades ago-putting together a solid…
ECHOES OF AN ERA: Cedar Walton featuring Freddie Hubbard: Reliving the Moment
Ah! When jazz was jazz, men were men and women were women! From a 1977 gig at San Francisco’s famous Keystone Korner, when jazz dives were jazz dives, veteran pianist Cedar Walton (who just recently departed to his Maker and…
Queen: Live at the Rainbow ‘74
Long before they became a household name and the embodiment of over the top stadium rock, Queen was a solid band that mixed heavy metal with glam rock that was so prevalent back when Nixon was President of the US.…
Wally Schnalle: Idiot Fish
Ever wonder what would have happened if Josef Zawinul had teamed with Pat Metheny instead of Wayne Shorter to form Weather Report? I think it would sound a lot like this hot album by drummer Wally Schnalle. He brings together…
WORLD TRAVELLING…Benjamin Lapidus & Kari-B3: Ochosi Blues, Grand Fatilla: Global Shuffle
Here are a pair of discs that will take you everywhere and back again. What a trip! Got your passport stamped? Benjamin Lapidus plays guitar and tres (a South American guitar) and mixes and matches with a rotation of drums,…
Steve Khan: Subtext
The subtext of guitarist Steve Khan’s latest release is stated to be in “Azul,” or blue, but by the sounds of the music here, real subtitle is “salsa.” The team of Khan with Ruben Rodriguez/b, Dennis Chambers/dr, Mrc Quinones/timb-perc and…