Just a year or two before he died, jazz legend Charlie Parker sounds inspired in this collection of radio broadcasts from Boston’s Hi-Hat jazz club. As was the mode of the day, Parker came into town as a “single” and…
Month: January 2017
THIS IS A PIANO TRIO 101…The Three Sounds: Groovin’ Hard
Resonance Records is on a Joe DiMaggio-like streak of consecutive successful “hit” albums in a row. Last year, almost all of the releases were on someone’s top ten list; three of them were on mine alone! This latest one is…
Richie Cole: Plays Ballads & Love Songs
Decades ago, Richie Cole made a career celebrating “Alto Madness” which brought bebop to Baby Boomer ears. Now an elder statesman on the horn, he shows today’s ars what a warm tone and delivery ought to sound like on this…
Eric St-Laurent: Planet
Cool toned guitarist Eric St-Laurent teams up with a sublime team of Jordan O’Connor/b, Michel DeQuevedo/perc and Attila Fias/p for eight lithe and lyrical pieces. DeQuevedo keeps busy with the undercurrent since there is no drummer here, and makes it…
David Ambrosio & Russ Meissner: Moments in Time
The rhythm team of bassist David Ambrosio and drummer Russ Meissner display their serendipity in a variety of settings with a rotating team of Loren Stillman/as, Matt Renzi/ts-eh, Leonard Thompson/p and Nate Radley/g. The piano trio format displays an intimate…
MonkeyJunk: Time To Roll
The band MonkeyJunk consists of Tony D/g, Steve Marriner/voc/g-b/B3 and Matt Sobb/dr and they specialize in a rock based mix of blues and boogie. Marriner has a rowdy and street savvy voice, and he plays a mean harp on the…
Lawson Rollins: 3 Minutes to Midnight
Guitarist Lawson Rollins continues his patented mix of flamenco and world music on this charming collection of originals with Dominic Camardella/key, Dave Bryant/dr, Randy Tico/b, Charlie Bisharat/vi, Stephen Duros/drpro and Forrest Marquisee/psg. Lots of upbeat moods dominate the atmosphere with…
Lee Ritenour@Catalina’s 01.14.17
In an interview last year with Lee Ritenour, the guitarist revealed that the secret to creating one’s own distinct sound was “to write your own material.” The legendary six string theorist demonstrated his ability to have a unique voice but…
OH, YEAH!!! The Joe Liggins Collection: 1944-57
Long ago, in a world far, far a way there was no such thing as rock and roll. Instead, you had jazz, swing, gospel and what was called either “jump” blues, R&B or “race” music. Some of the artists such…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Carol Robbins: Taylor Street
Most of the time you think of a harp in the jazz scene, you either think of contrived bop lines that try too hard to fit in, or wild strums by the likes of Alice Coltrane. Carol Robbins is the…