You get a lot of roots music here delivered by Professor Louie, who sings and plays just about anything with keys along with Miss Marie/voc/perc-p, Frank Campbell/b, Gary Burke/dr, John Platania/g, Josh Colow/g and Larry Packer/vio. Sounds akin to a…
Month: March 2016
Gordon Beeferman: Four Parts Five
This four songed ep has leader Gordon Beeferman playing piano and Hammond B3 as he leads a team of Peter Hess/as-fl-bcl, Anders Nilsson/g, James Ilgenfritz/b and Adam Gold/dr through a four part suite. The songs themselves mostly come across as…
Deborah Shulman: My Heart’s In The Wind
Vocalist Deborah Shulman keeps it soft and gentle here on this collection with supple support by Terry Trotter/p, Larry Koonse/g, Ken Wild/b and Jo La Barbera/dr. She plays it smart by using her torchy voice for tunes that have not…
Darrell Grant: The Territory
Pianist Darrell Grant delivers a recording from a pair of 2013 concerts from Reed College. The band includes all stars such as Brian Blade/dr, Clark Sommers/b, Joe Locke/vib-mar, and Steve Wilson/sax-flute as well as Hamilton Cheifetz/cel, Thomas Barber/tp and Kirt…
Dave Douglas Quintet: Brazen Heart
Dave Douglas has tenaciously kept faithful to his singular vision of creating a singular voice with his horn. He’s used it in a myriad of environments, from left of center to traditional European folk. This time around, he mixes sounds…
WHY ARE YOU LISTENING TO ANYONE ELSE?…Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Rotterdam 1969
I’m going to be completely frank with you. I listen to A LOT of music every day. Some of it good, some of it excellent, and a lot of it very average. Then, I come across something by Duke Ellington…
Danny Barnes: Got Myself Together
Banjo player Danny Barnes made a name for himself with his band the Bad Livers as well as his stints with Bill Frisell. Here, you get some recordings from a decade ago, and he sounds like a minstrel from Leggett,…
Camila Meza: Traces
Camila Meza sings in English and Spanish, plays a romantic guitar, and even composes the material here and a personal album that mixes Latin, jazz and indie folk. The team of Shai Maestro/key, Matt Penman/b, Kendrick Scott/dr, Bashiri Johnson/perc and…
LIFE AFTER METHENY…Lyle Mays Quartet: The Ludwigsburg Concert
Pianist Lyle Mays became known as the alter ego of Pat Metheny’s legendary first group. As this album from a 1993 indicates, he was able to move on and move forward with style. He’s teamed up alumnus Marc Johnson/b, Mark…
Lisa Hilton@Pepperdine 03.04.15
On the throes of her latest album Nocturnal, pianist Lisa Hilton delivered material from the quartet recording and brought it down to its essence in an intimate solo performance at Pepperdine’s Wengler Center for the Arts. Seated at the piano…