If you have a TV, it’s guaranteed that you’ve heard a song or two featuring Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord. The anthematic “Hush” is heard everywhere, and every fist shaking kid that grew up in the 70s rocked out to…
Month: November 2014
Madeline Peyroux: The Best Of-Keep Me In Your Heart For A While
Though she was initially criticized as a Billie Holiday impersonator, vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Madeleine Peyroux shows on this retro cd that her career has been nothing but her own. Material from each of her albums is included here, which means you get…
THE BEST THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU’RE DANCING…Danny Kaye: The Best of the Danny Kaye Show
You may not even know of Danny Kaye unless you’ve seen the Christmas movie classic White Christmas with Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney. It just goes to show how popularity is so fleeting, because when he debuted his TV-styled variety…
Leo Kottke@The Lobero Theatre 11.08.14
Have you ever gone into the shop of a master jeweler or even a shoe repairman and just spend some time watching him work at his craft? That’s the kind of feel and ambience guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke gave the…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Harvey Wainapel: Amigos Brasileiros Vol 2
If you want to encounter the real joy and swing of modern Brazilian jazz, search no farther than this wonderful session by Harvey Wainapel, who plays sax and clarinet with a mix and match of lyrically lovely artists. Most of…
Chick Corea Trio: Trilogy
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 It seems that all musicians who became stars in the 70s, be they in rock or jazz,…
Myriad3: The Where
Chris Donnelly/p, Dan Fortin/b and Ernesto Cervini/dr form a trio that shows the long shadows of influence that The Bad Plus has cast since they first came on the scene over 10 years ago. Semi-ironic themes, repetitive grooves and spacious,…
THE NEW GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK? Just Passing Through: The Breithaupt Brothers Songbook Vol II
Are there any composers out there to challenge the Porters, Gershwins and Berlins of yesteryear? Brothers Jeff and Don Breithaupt have built up an impressive catalogue over the years, and this second volume gives a good case for giving them…
Andy Milne & Dapp Theory: Forward in All Directions
A little bit of everything is thrown into the mix here, as keyboardist/leader Andy Milne and his team of Aaron Kruziki/reeds, Christopher Trodini/b and Kenny Grohowski/dr meld traditional jazz with modern enticements. Therefore, a hip-hoppish bop on “Photographs” with Kruziki’s…
Jason Jackson: Inspiration
Trombonist Jason Jackson puts together an impressive big band session with a rotating band that includes all stars Jeff Clayton/as, Pete Christlieb/ts, Bill Warous/tbn, Rufus Reid/b, Roy Hargrove/tp, Terell Stafford/tp and Steve Wilson/as. Almost all the tunes are composed by…