Pianist Antonio Adolfo takes classic hard bop pieces from the 50s and 60s and puts a Latin Lover’s touch in the arrangements. Teamed with Jesse Sadoc/tp, Marcelo Martins/ts-ss, Serginho Trombone/tb, Leo Amuedo/g, Jorge Helder/b, Rafaei Barata/dr-perc and Ande Siqueira/perc, Adolfo…
Month: July 2016
Noah Preminger: Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Tenor saxist Noah Preminger emphasizes his nimbus cloud tone as he toes deep into the blues and gospel on this latest release. He teams up with the spacious Kim Cass/b and Ian Froman/dr with occasional front line partnership with Jason…
Marquis Hill: The Way We Play
I don’t know whether or trumpeter Marquis Hill got this album deal with Concord Records because he won the 2014 Thelonious Monk Competition, but it’s a good disc either because of it or despite it. He’s got an attractively warm…
VARIATIONS ON SIX STRINGS…Charlie Ballantine: Providence, Alex Goodman: Border Crossing, Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate: Monistic Theory, Mike Eldred Trio: Baptist Town
The reason that the guitar is the most popular instrument these days is that it can be comfortable in a plethora of environs. Here are a handful… Charlie Ballantine teams up with Amanda Gardier/as, Josh Espinoza/org, Conner Green/b and Josh…
Carol Saboya: Carolina
Unlike most Brazilian vocalists, Carol Saboya doesn’t resort to the traditional “soto voce” on this collection of tunes. She lets her tone go clear and confident with a team of Antonio Adolfo/p, Marcelo Martins/wwinds, Leo Amuedo/g, Jorge Helder/b, Rafael Barata/dr…
Scott Neumann & Tom Christensen: Spin Cycle
Big sounds come from this quartet of Tom Christensen/ts-ss, Pete McCann/g, Phil Palombi/b and Scott Neumann on this collection of originals from the co-leaders. The tenor sax hits hard on modal boppers like “Rainbow Shoelaces” and “Hamsters, Hamsters” with the…
Luba Mason: Mixtura
Husky voiced Luba Mason takes you on a wide ranged journey on this collection of tunes. She has a core team that is directed by Felipe Founier consisting of Joel Mateo/dr, Dan Martinez/b, Rafael Rosa/g and Sara Caswell/v as well…
Mark Schuster: Mr. Cool
Mark Schuster does just about everything on this six song ep of originals. His midi, guitar and bass work cover the various rock/indie/jazz rhythms and solos, along with some strings added on “A Little Bit Shy” and extra texture from…
NOT SO FEMALE STANDARDS…Nana Simopoulos: Skins, Stacy Sullivan: Stranger In A Dream
There is life beyond standard versions of standards. Here are a couple of ladies that create two types of variations. Endearing toned Nana Simopoulous brings in Mediterranean instruments and moods on this collection of original pieces. She herself plays guitar…
The Sachal Ensemble: Son of Lahore
From the 2015 movie, this album features the music from which Pakistani musicians came to New York to team up with a wide range of American artists. There’s something here for just about everyone, as a wide palate from Meryle…