Don’t think there are any more soul men like Otis Redding or Wilson Pickett around? Get a load of old schooler Charles Bradley on this dvd. He teams up with Dap Kings guitarist Thomas Brenneck as well as Homer Steinweiss/dr,…
Month: April 2016
VSOP!…Gulf Coast Jazz: Wade in the Water, Doug Webb Quartet: Sets the Standard
VSOP stands for “Very Special Old Phonography” and there’s truth in advertising here. We’ve got a couple releases from the San Diego label that should grab your attention. Saxophonist Doug Webb leads an all start quartet with Alan Broadbent/p, Putter…
GEMS FROM AVID…Sidney Bechet: Four Classic Albums, Steve Lacy Four Classic Albums, Buddy Collette: Four Classic Albums, Tiny Grimes: Three Classic Albums Plus
The latest cache of releases form UK-based Avid Records is chock full of wonderful sounds you probably never knew existed. All gems that probably never graced your ears before. Dig in! The first two are from completely different aspects of…
HAD TO BE THERE? Virtual Tour: A Reduced Carbon Footprint Concert Series
Here’s something that could be the next step in music: having artists from different locations meeting on a stage either in person or via the internet.A pair of concerts in Amherst and Zurich are presented here with half the ensemble…
TIMELESS: Kenny Barron Trio: Book of Intuition
There aren’t many pianists like Kenny Barron around anymore, so if you’re smart, you’ll appreciate him. Lyrical, melodic and yet with a boppers compass, he seems to be the last of the gentleman swingers. Here he returns from his stint…
A CENTURY OF SWINGING!!! Svend Asumssen: The Incomparable Fiddler
Yes, the legendary violinist Svend Asmussen is still alive! This 5 cd/dvd set shows what has kept him going this 5 score years; an infectious sense of swing emitted from his violin which kept Scandinavians warm though 100 years of…
NEW NOTES FROM BLUE NOTE…Gogo Penguin: Man Made Object; Logan Richardson: Shift
You’ve got to hand it to the Blue Note label. They are one of the few companies out there that not only keeps loyal to veteran fans by releasing material by musicians like Charles Lloyd and Dr. Lonnie Smith, but…
Todd Coolman & Trifecta: Collectables
Bassist Todd Coolman leads a classy trio with Bill Cunliffe/p and Dennis Mackrel/dr on this easy to please release. They mix and match material from various sources, ranging from jazz standards like “Joshua” to The Beatles, and make everything swing.…
Esperanza Spalding: Emily’s D+Evolution
First, in case you hadn’t heard, this isn’t your father’s Esperanza Spalding, who 1)has played acoustic jazz bass for the likes of Tom Harrel and Geri Allen 2) mixes modern classical with indie jazz or 3) melds Latin R&B with…
ALTO MADNESS!
Sure, you’ve all heard of the big names like Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman, Phil Woods, Jackie McLean and Lee Konitz. Maybe you try to impress people people by saying you’re “into” Eric Dolphy, or maybe you’re brand new to jazz…