Here are a couple a bands that mix jazz with soul grooves. Bastet consists of Justin Rock/g, Mike Quigg/dr, Guilio Cetto/b and Tim Lin/sax. On this release that mix tensile and restless rhythms that form an intriguing contrast to Lin’s…
Month: August 2015
David Smith Quintet: Impetus, David Cook: Scenic Design
These two releases are unified in that they both include the warm trumpet of David Smith. The basic instrumentation is only slightly varied, the approaches of the rhythm team make for a major variation of delivery. Smith leads a band…
John Roney: Preludes
Here’s a pianist with a warm and flexibly classical approach to music that focuses on Preludes ranging from Bach to Ellington. John Roney does some creative improvisation as well as sticking to the intent of material in this solo recording…
The City Boys Allstars: Personal Thing
Here’s a fun and funky outing with a band that is horns a-plenty. A brass team of Tony Kadleck/tp, Lew Soloff/tp, Tom Malone/tb and saxes of Andy Snitzer, “Blue Lou” Marini and “Bones” Malone again front a rhythm team of…
Brian Landrus Trio: The Deep Below
As a reed player myself, I’m doubly impressed by the confidence that Brian Landrus has in both his sound and flexibility of instrumentation here. It takes a lot of confidence to do a horn led trio section, which he does…
Matt Lavelle-Jack DeSalvo-Tom Cabrera: Sumari
Here’s an unorthodox trio for you: Matt Lavelle mixes various horns along with alto clarinet, while Jack DeSalvo supplies the cello, guitar and mandola and Tom Cabrera hits anything ranging from a drum to the rik on seven originals that…
Spontaneous Rex: Come At The King
Seattle-based Spontaneous Rex is comprised of Jake Seale/p-key, Matt Williams/g, Nick Lonien/b and Joe Eck/dr. Here, on their debut disc, they deliver four originals that sounds like a mix of early era Pink Floyd with a dash of Deep Purple.…
Dick Hyman: House of Pianos
There aren’t many jazz pianists around that still adhere to the stride style of playing, and it’s neck and neck between Dick Hyman and Roger Kellaway for the heavyweight title. Hyman is caught here at Farley’s House of Pianos in…
FOR AVID COLLECTORS: Pepper Adams: Four Classic Albums, Mose Allison: Four Classic Albums Plus, Wynton Kelly: Four Classic Albums
This trio of reissues from UK based Avid Records will get you through the summertime blues. Pepper Adams was THE hard bop baritone saxist, falling in between the swing of Harry Carney and the cool of Gerry Mulligan. These mid…
Samuel Blais & David Liebman: Cycling
The saxes of Samuel Blais and David Liebman gently meld and collide as they co-lead a quartet with Morgan Moore/b and Martin Auguste/dr through a collection of (mostly) originals. Blais switches between bari, alto and soprano throughout and Liebman goes…