Bob Malone plays piano and B3 among other keyboards here, and has a rough and ready voice that perfectly fits this bluesy rock session. With Stan Behrens on harmonica, he can take a band through some boogie woogie glues on…
Month: September 2015
Waxwing:A Bowl of Sixty Taxidermists
The trio of Tony Wilson/g, Peggy Lee/cello and Jon Bentley/reeds band together for a mix of blues, bop and free form improvisation. At their most lyrical, you get some rich bluesy tenor hues on material like the title track and…
Dubbest: Light Flashes
The best reggae always has a hint of the jazz groove in its root, and Dubbest succeeds in that spirit. The team of Ryan Thaxter/key, Andrew MacKenzie/g, Cory Mahoney/g, Sean Craffey/b and Kyle hancock/dr team up with a horn section…
LATEST REISSUES FROM AVID…Woody Herman: Four Classic Albums, Hal McKusick: Three Classic Albums, Marty Paich: Four Classic Albums
Here are three reissues by UK-based Avid Records that focuses on an overlooked period of one artist, and two overlooked artists in their own right. Woody Herman made his fame with his first two Herds, but his later years in…
A FORGOTTEN CLASSIC…Erroll Garner: The Complete Concert By The Sea
At one time, Erroll Garner was the most popular jazz musician and pianist in the country. His infectious style, mixing amazing chops with unbridled joy and lyricism, hit a nerve with the American public. The apotheosis of his career came…
Giacomo Gates: Everything Is Cool
Here is the anti-Buble. Giacomo Gates is no slick and polished pretty boy; he’s been a bar bouncer and has run a bulldozer for a living. That alone should qualifier as a guy with a story to tell. Here, he…
Pat Metheny, Jan Garbarek, Gary Burton, etc: Hommage A Eberhard Weber
In celebration of the famed bassist Eberhard Weber’s 75th birthday, a collection of concerts from colleagues and friends perform old and new music in small and big band format. The collection of guests is impressive, including Pat Metheny/g, Jan garbarek/sax,…
Scott Yanow: Melodica Rhythm & Melodicology
I usually don’t review singles or eps, but how can you turn down writing about something recorded by one of our best jazz journalists, Scott Yanow? Besides being an encyclopedia of information and one of the best writers on the…
Luciana Souza: Speaking in Tongues
Here’s the problem with a singer that’s the quality of Luciana Souza; she’s released soft acoustic bossa nova, cool jazz, mainstream jazz, mainstream pop and even recitations of poetry. People that like only one style are going to be confused…
Enrico Rava: Wild Dance
Warm-toned trumpeter Enrico Rava forms a front line with Gianluca Petrella/tb along with Francesco Diodati/g, Gabriele Evangelista/b and Enrico Morello/dr for a mixture of spacious lyricism and assertive modern sounds. He gets the band in a Mingusy mood on the…