Greg Abate brings his alto sax, flute, soprano and tenor sax in front of pianist/keyboardist Tim Ray’s trio of John Lockwood/b and Mark Walker/dr for ten hip boppers. On soprano, the hip bass line and keyboards make “Road to Forever”…
Month: May 2017
Gerry Gibbs & Thrasher People: Weather Or Not
Son of famed vibist Terry Gibbs, drummer Gerry has lead consistently creative bands that keep the tradition alive while moving forward into new territories. This 2 disc album with Alex Collins/key and Hans Glawischnig/b features half the music dedicated to…
Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures: Glare of the Tiger
Fusion grooves a la early Weather Report and Bitches Brew era Miles Davis make up this intriguing album. The team of Adam Rudolph/perc, Alex Marcelo/key, Damon Banks/eb, Graham Haynes/ct-fh, Hamid Drake/dr, James Hurt/key-perc, Kenny Wessel/g, Ralph M. Jones/w-winds create songs…
Vanessa Collier: Meeting My Shadow
Vanessa Collier is a triple threat as she sings with moxie, plays the sax like Maceo Parker and composes blues like Steve Cropper on this satisfying collection of R&B groovers. Her alto has the feel of the Fabulous Flames as…
Roy Orbison: Black & White Night
This cd/blue-ray dvd is a celebration of the 30 year anniversary of Roy Orbison’s TV “Comeback” in 1987. The original TV special was filmed at the Cocoanut Grove club in Los Angeles, and while both he and it are gone,…
Rebecca Martin & Guillermo Klein: The Upstate Project
Here’s a cozy and intimate delivery by vocalist/guitarist Rebecca martin and vocalist/keyboardist Guillermo Kelien. Along with the deft teamwork of Brad Mehldau’s Larry Grenadier/b and Jeff Ballard/dr, pastel messages are delivered with moods ranging from impressionistic to folksy. Martin has…
Tamikrest: Kidal
Malian vocalist and guitarist Ag Mossa brings sound of West Africa to mix with indie rock on this mix of sounds of rock and the Sahel desert. Mossa has a cantoral quality to his voice, creating rich textures with the…
Ted Chubb: Gratified Never Satisfied
Warm toned trumpeter Ted Chubb teams up with Bruce Williams/as, Seth Johnson/g, Oscar Perez/p-key, Tim DiCarlo/b and Jerome Jennings/dr for some impressive and muscular post bop. The two horns flex their muscles on the uptempo title track and dig in…
Louis Sclavis/Dominique Pifarely/Vincent Courtois: Asian Fields Variations
Louis Sclavis teams his clarinet with Dominique Pifarely/s violin and Vincent Courtois’ violoncello to create some rich tapestries of almost liturgical “East Meets West” meditations. A piece such as “Mont Myon” has Sclavis in rich, low tones while the strings…
SWINGING REISSUES…Count Basie: The Atomic Mr. Basie, Sidney Bechet & Martial Solal: Together, Django Reinhardt: Nuages
Discovery Records has been reissuing a series of Legendary Jazz Albums which include wonderful pictures by French photographer Jean-Pierre Leloir. These latest three feature albums by artists that made their styles infused with that thing called “swing.” One of the…