B stands for the B3. Hammond , that is, and it’s in B is for bluesy abundance here as Nancy Kelly also uses B for belting it out and B for blues as all are here with Dino Losito/B3, Peter Bernstein/g, Jerry…
Month: November 2014
GUITAR WORKSHOP! Jimmy McIntosh: And…
Guitar fans unite! Here’s a perfect disc to show what happens when inspired six stringers get together with each other and their fellow artisans. Jimmy McIntosh does a mix and match with various pickers, blowers, hitters and touchers in a…
Diane Monroe & Tony Miceli: Alone Together
Violin and Vibes?!?!? On paper, this looks like a major loser-trust me,you’re going to LOVE IT! What Diane Monroe/violin and Tony Miceli/vibes do is take turns in doing the underlying rhthym with the other does some nice little dance on…
Cold Specks: Neuroplasty
Every now and then I try to check out the local pop/rock scene, so I came across this band that features vocalist Al SFX, drummer Loel Campbell, bass and synthesizer player Jim Anderson, various guitarists and keyboardists, and even jazzer…
Dorado Schmitt & The Django Reinhardt All-Stars@Lobero Theatre 11.11.14
One of the endearing qualities of the French is that they revere their traditions and styles. Where we Americans continually “move on,” artists like guitarist Dorado Schmitt revel in styles that, once created, need to be continually explored and appreciated.…
IMITATED, BUT NEVER EQUALED…Theolonious Monk: ‘Round Midnight-The Complete Blue Note Singles (1947-1952)
Theologians and scientists have argued for decades when life actually begins, but for jazz fans, it’s fairly easy. Modern jazz was born in 1947 when Thelonious Sphere Monk and his friends Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Kenny Clarke made their…
WHY OVERLOOKED? The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies, The Essential Kinks
It seems like everyone in jazz is covering material by The Beatles and Joni Mitchell. Fine. They put out some great material. But still, why is no one delving into the songbook of Ray Davies, who wrote and sang for…
WHAT HAVE WE LOST? Whitney Houston: Live
I was never the greatest fan of Whitney Houston. Fine, she did a nice movie with Kevin Costner and belted out the National Anthem, but I always felt she was geared for my kids’ generation of the 80s and 90s,…
BRAZILIAN JOY! Sammy Figueroa & Glaucia Nasser: Talisman
Vocalist Glaucia Nasser and percussionist Sammy Figueroa create some of the most sublime and joyful sounds on this collection of modern Braziliana. Lots of percussion is supplied as well by Bernardo Aguiar and Chrystian Glante, while Bianca Gismonti/p, Fernando Rosa/b…
Lynn Bechtold & Jennifer DeVore: Zentripetal
Here’s a clever mix of ideas shared in a duet form by violinist Lynn Bechtold and cellist Jennifer DeVore. They mix elements of modern classical, jazz and even a hint of folk as they take pieces from Villa-Lobos, Schnittke and…