There are enough accolades from the likes of Eric Clapton on this album by singer/songwriter John McAndrew to make you at least give it a spin. It’s well worth it! He’s got a voice that sounds like he’s been around…
Month: February 2016
Gregorio Uribe Big Band: Cumbia Universal
Here’s an exciting mix of modern jazz and traditional latin sounds, lead by Gregorio Uribe, who arranges the sounds, sings and plays the accordion along with a snappy big band. The salsa gets rollicking with a thick sax section as…
Darren Barrett: Trumpet Vibes
Darren Barrett has a warm and inviting tone on his horn, hearkening back to romantic boppers like Blue Mitchell and Kenny Dorham on this percussive album with two vibraphone players in Simon Mouillier and Warren Wolf, Anthony Toth at the…
Rob Tardik: Moments
Guitarist Rob Tardik exposes his guitars to a variety of warm environments here on an album that includes Curtis Freeman/p, Nate Harasim/p-dr prog, Steve Oliver/b and Gary Stanionis/dr as well as guests on horns and vocals. Carson Freeman’s tenor is…
Jason Moran’s Fats Waller Dance Party@Valley Performing Arts Center 02.09.16
Pianist Jason Moran created a bona fide dance party at CSUN, even preparing a dance pit for the audience join in on the celebration of Fats Waller’s music Tuesday night. Opening with his trio of the snappy Charles Haynes/dr and…
A BOPPER’S HEART: Steve Slagle: Alto Manhattan
Whether on alto sax or flute, Steve Slagle has honed his career to be a faithful servant to the joys of bebop. Here, he teams up with a core of patriots Lawrence Fields/p, Gerald Cannon/, Bill Stewart/dr and a couple…
Christoph Irniger Pilgrim: Big Wheel Live
Tenor sax player and composer Christoph Irniger brings his Pilgrim band of Stefan Aeby/p, Dave Gisler/g, Raffaele Bossard/b and Michi Stulz/dr to a pair of gigs for recordings. The leader has a thick tone on his horn, able to sigh…
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels: I Long to See You
A pair of jazz giants get together here for a friendly get together. It might at first glance seem unlikely that Charles Lloyd and Bill Frisell would get together, but the terms seem equitable, with Frisell seeming to be the…
HE BOPPED ‘TIL HE DROPPED…Phil Woods: New Jazz Quintet & Quartet, George Wallington: Complete 1956-1957 Quintet Sessions
When alto saxist Phil Woods left this planet to meet his Maker, the world lost the last true dna-imbued bebopper. Oh, there are artists out there that can still “play” the sounds and styles of Bird and Diz, but due…
UH HUH…Wee Willie Walker: If Nothing Ever Changes
If you want some soul in your soul music, get a load of Wee Willie Walker. He started with a Memphis gospel group as a pup, and although he has since located to Minnesota and built a career on secular…