UK-based Slam Records delivers two fresh sounding releases, separated by a mere 30 years in creation. A summit between pianists Howard Riley and Jaki Byard took place at the Pendley Manor Jazz Festival back in July 1985. The two switch…
Month: November 2015
88 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR LOVER…Various Artists: Piano in the House, Hans Ludemann: Das Reale Klavier
Here are a couple ways to present the pianoforte. The label Adventure Music usually releases South American music that focuses on a single artist or group. On this latest release, twelve of Brazil’s most important pianists deliver solo performances “live”…
Tom Csatari Band: Outro Waltz
Tom Csatari brings together a team of RJ Miller/dr, Cam Kapoor/g, Levon Henry/reeds, Adriel Williams/vio and Ross Gallagher/b as he brings in his songs, arrangements, guitars and attitude on a mix of originals and a handful of covers. The team…
The Yardbirds@The Canyon Club 11.15.15
Although there is only one member of the original band, the Yardbirds with drummer Jim McCarty kept faithful to the legendary band album titles, as the Five Live Yardbirds had a Rave Up at the packed Canyon Club Sunday night,…
HIDDEN TREASURES FROM AVID…Teddy Charles: Four Classic Albums, Tadd Dameron: Four Classic Albums, Frances Faye: Four Classic Albums, Pete Rugulo: Four Classic Albums
I didn’t even know that half of these albums reissued on 2 cd sets by Avid even EXISTED! I was missing something. A couple are absolutely essential. Vibist Teddy Charles was more like a thinking man’s Lionel Hampton, able to…
Michael Sarian & The Chabones: The Escape Suite
Trumpet player and composer Michael Sarian teams up with J im Piela/as-ss, Ricky Alexander/ts, David Banker-Christopher Misch-Bloxdorf/tb, Michael Verselli/key, Trevor Brown/b and Josh Bailey/dr for a collection of soulful originals. Sarian has a warm tone and uses it well with…
Leny Andrade & Roni Ben-Hur: Alegria De Viver
Leny Andrade & Roni Ben-Hur: Alegria De ViverFamed Brazilian vocalist Leny Andrade teams up with guitarist Roni Ben-Hur for a charming intimate duet of the wonderful world of things samba. She brings a husky voice to the entrancing “Samba Iluminado”…
Romain Collin: Press Enter
Pianist Romain Collin shows himself to be a credible composer as he the mixes modern feel of popular music with creative jazz sensibilities here with a trio including Kendrick Scott/dr and Luques Curtis/b. There is an exciting urgency to a…
Manuel Valera & Groove Square: Urban Landscape
Things get funky here as Manuel Valera uses his Rhodes, Minimoog, Phrophet 08 and Hammond B3 on ten originals with a hep team of EJ Strickland-Jeff “Tain” Watts/dr, John Benitez/b, John Ellis/ts-bcl and Nir Felder/b along with a few guests.…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Romero Lubambo: Setembro
The subtitle “A Brazilian Under the Jazz Influence” could easily describe either this most recent album by guitarist Romero Lubambo or the guitarist himself. He’s best known for his partnership with vocalist Luciana Souza, but he’s making a name for…