Famed drummer Jimmy Cobb, most noted for his stints with Wes Montgomery as well as being with Miles Davis on the classic album Kind of Blue, is the featured guest for pianist Emmet Cohen’s swinging trio of an album. Yasushi…
Month: April 2017
HISTORICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR? Charles Mingus & The Jazz Workshop All Stars: The Complete 1961-1962 Birdland Broadcasts
For the first time released as a single unit, this 3 disc set has long unavailable broadcasts of Charles Mingus when he was at the apotheosis of his talents. To put the collection into discographic perspective, Mingus had recently released…
Jon De Lucia Group: As the River Sings
Jon De Lucia plays various reeds and woodwinds as he leads a light bottomed team of Greg Ruggiero/eg, Chris Tordini/b and Tommy Crane/dr through a collection of fragrant Mediterranean moods. The sounds range from his alto going moody and liturgical…
LIMITED EDITION JAZZ REISSUES OF MILES AND ‘TRANE…John Coltrane: Plays the Blues, For Lovers, John Coltrane: and Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis: ‘Round About Midnight, Workin’, Ballads
UK based Discovery Records continues its series of limited edition Legendary Jazz Albums with five beauts from John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Each album includes photos done by legendary French photographer Jean-Pierre Leloir. All of these are “must haves” for…
SIREN SONGS…Heather Bambrick: You’ll Never Know, Rose Ellis: Like Songs Like Moons
Lovely voices, lovely songs… Canada’s Heather Bambrick has an easy going voice that is filled with clarity on this collection of standards. The supporting team of Mark Kieswetter/p, Roxx MacIntyre/b, Davide DiRenzo/dr, Rob Piltch/g, Chase Sanborn/tp-fh, John Johnson/sax and Guido…
SWING, BROTHER, SWING!! Doug Munro & La Pompe Attack: The Harry Warren Songbook
Guitarist Doug Munro teams up with some of the swingingest string players in the world for 16, count ‘em, 16 delightful ditties by Harry Warren. Munro’s teammates include Howard Alden, Vinny Raniolo, Vic Juris, Ernesto Pugliese and Tedd Gottsegen on…
GOOD VIBES…Arthur Lipner: Two Hands, One Heart
This two disc set is subtitled “The Best of Arthur Lipner,” featuring the mallet master on vibes and marimbas in both acoustic and electric settings. The first, or “acoustic” disc shows him in a warm duet with guitarist Nelson Faria…
Ellen Andersson Quartet: I’ll Be Seeing You
Vocalist Ellen Anderson has a tone and sense of swing like vintage Anita O’Day with a flexible team of Anton Forsberg/g, Hannes Jonsson/b and Sebastian Brydniak/dr. She enunciates clearly and with a perfect sense of when to be on, behind…
PRE SUPERSAX…Med Flory: And His Orchestra 1954-1959
Mostly known these days as the founder of the famed Charlie Parker tribute band Supersax, alto saxist Med Flory also had an impressive career as a sideman in Claude Thornhill’s band, and lead some impressive bands on his own as…
Ray Mantilla: High Voltage
Ray Mantilla supplies a plethora of various percussion ideas as he leads his sizzling band through exciting arrangements by himself and Edy Martinez. The band of Ivan Renta/ss-ts, Jorge Castro/bs-fl, Guido Gonzalez/tp-fh, Edy Martinez/key, Cucho Martinez/b and Diego Lopez sizzle…