Month: July 2016

Daniel Freedman: Imagine That

Drummer Daniel Freedman leads an exotic and warm team of Lionel Loueke/g-voc, Fason Lindner/p-key, Omer Avital/b-oud and Gilmar Gomes/perc through some thoughtful and moving originals and one indie cover. Of the latter, Radiohead’s “Codex” is a cleverly arranged piece, opening…

Kandace Springs: Soul Eyes

Vocalist Kandace Springs delivers an album that gives two dimensions to the phrase “old soul.” On one hand, the Larry Klein produced album has the vocalist teamed up with Vinnie Colaiuta/dr, Terence Blanchard/tp, Jessie Harris/g, Dan Lutz/b, Pete Kuzma/p-key has…

Luis  Perdomo: Montage

Pianist Luis Perdomo goes solo on this  lyrical and flowing album that mixes original themes with some richly interpreted covers. His heart is in the Latin Quarter, with his reading of “Si Te Contrara” and “Mambo Mongo”  filled with percolated…