Month: May 2017

Peter Campbell: Loving You

This album by vocalist Peter Campbell is subtitled “Celebrating Shirley Horn” and is sure to stump your friends on a blindfold test. Like Joe Pesci, Campbell has a breathy female-toned voice, and it works hauntingly well here in the varying…

Diego Barber: One Minute Later

Guitarist Diego Barber puts together a richly textured and thoughtful album with Alejandro Coello/mar-perc, Eric Harland/dr and Ben Williams/b. He shows his rich and gentle touch with solo work on a lovely nylon guitar piece “Elvira Maria” while a bass…

Bria Skonberg: With a Twist

With each successive, and successful album, Bria Skonberg becomes more and more the latest generation’s Diana Krall. Initially starting out as a “trad” trumpet player who sang a bit, Skonberg is turning into an impressive vocalist who now intermittently blows a…

Hamid Cooper: # Juris 1020

So Cal artist Hamid Cooper goes it alone on this single release where he plays vibes and percussion. The sounds include a warm guitar rhythm that creates a warm Caribbean mood supplied by the leader’s hands and mallets. Hints of vintage…