Best known for his years with The Yellowjackets, Bob Mintzer shows his alter ego here in leading a big band that tips the hat to the soul and Motown sound of the 70s. The 17 band includes all stars such…
Month: September 2015
Laurie Dapice: Parting the Veil
Few vocalists have a natural sense of how to swing a song. When you get a hold of this album by Laurie Dapice, you’ll be amazed at what her dna can do. She mixes and matches moods and instrumentation ranging…
Vance Gilbert: Nearness of You
Guitarist and vocalist Vance Gilbert delivers intimate and cozy takes of standards and favorites here on an incredibly well recorded disc. His casual and relaxed style gives hints of an allegiance to Kenny Rankin as he sits by the fireplace…
Ahmad Jamal: Live in Marciac 2014
For some strange reason, Ahmad Jamal is one and only post bop pianist who has his own unique and immediately identifiable sound, yet has never been a major inspiration for the present generation of artists. His last few albums have…
Eric Alexander: The Real Thing
Tenor saxist possesses one of the best tones on his horn, and best of all, he knows how to use it. Tenor saxes were made for the 4 Bs; blues, ballads, bossas and boppers. All of them show up here…
Big Lazy: Don’t Cross Myrtle
Consisting of Stephen Ulrich/g, Yuval Lion/dr and Andrew Hall/b, Big Lazy takes you back to the days of rock instrumentals, when Dick Dale, Duane Eddy and Link Wray delivered concise and swinging material without the need of some teen pop…
Sonny Knight and the Lakers: Do It Live
When soul music comes to your mind, one of the last places you might think about would be Minneapolis, Minnesota. Well, there’s a hip joint there called Dakota Jazz Club, and they get some hot groups that swing around the…
Wallace Roney Quintet@Catalina’s 09.06.15
Jazz at its most improvisational was on display on a myriad of levels this weekend at Catalina’s Jazz Club. Wallace Roney brought his bopping trumpet into town for a show that was supposed to include local stalwarts Eric Reed/p, Rashaan…
THIS IS BOSSA NOVA…Vinicius Cantuaria: Vinicius Canta Antonio Carlos Jobim
Why is it that no matter how many times and ways I hear music by Tom Jobim, I never tire of it? This tribute to Bossa Nova’s George Washington by Vinicius Cantuaria is a tall and tan, young and lovely…
STILL AN EXPERIENCE….Jimi Hendrix: Freedom-Atlanta Pop Festival (Live)
It’s utterly amazing that there is incredible music like this concert from the Atlanta Pop Festival that has never been “ officially” released. It catches Jimi Hendrix just after disbanding the Band of Gypsies and re-forming his Experience, but with…