Noah Preminger makes political statements without words as he uses his tenor sax with his team of Jason Palmer/tp, Kim Cass/b and Ian Froman/dr through a mix of provocatively titled originals and covers. The team does a free bop read…
Month: May 2017
VARIOUS MIXTURES…The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer: Apocalipstick, Blackfoot Gypsies: To The Top, David Childers: Run Skeleton Run, Big Mean Sound Machine: Runnin’ For The Ghost, Soil and “Pimp” Sessions: Black Track
Sounds and visions mix together to form tasty gumbos. Shawn Hall is the Harpoonist, playing harmonica and singing; Matthew Rogers is the Axe Murderer and plays guitar, bass and synth with guests John Raham/dr, Geoff Hilhorst/key, Efran Chavez/perc and a…
FLYING DOWN TO RIO…Anat Cohen: Outra Coise, Rosa Dos Ventos
Anat Cohen brings her rich and swinging clarinet into a pair of Brazilian settings on these latest releases. Both are filled with sublime joy, and reveal a side of her that reflect her warm Mediterranean heart. The album Outra Coise…
MILES WHO? REISSUES OF VINTAGE CHET…Chet Baker: In Paris,Chet Is Back!, Chet & Dick
Based on these three reissues by UK-based Discovery Records, you could argue that Chet Baker’s trumpet sound preceded Miles Davis, or at least was created during the same layer of evolution. For all of those jazz fans that think that…
Jared Sims: Change of Address
Baritone saxist Jared Sims gets grooving with a vibrant team of Steve Fell/g, Nina Ott/B3, Chris Lopes/b and Jared Seabrook/dr through a collection of originals. Vintage funky organ chords and chunky guitar work make for good framework for Sims on…
Chris Potter: The Dreamer Is the Dream
One of the most important of today’s tenor titans, Chris Potter produces another strong release with the cogent team of David Virelles/p-key, Joe Martin/b and Marcus Gilmore/dr. Potter’s got a thick and rich tone, and is elegiac with spacious support…
Randy Ingram: The Wandering
Pianist randy Ingram delivers a collection of rich duets with bassist Drew Gress that are reminiscent of vintage summit meetings between Bill Evans and Eddie Gomez. The rapport between these two are palpable, ranging from cheerful and fun material such…
THE ORIGINAL AND STILL ULTIMATE “JAM” BAND…The Allman Brothers Band: The Fox Box
Back in the 1970s, the Allman Brothers band, boasting the mix of twin lead guitars and smoky Hammond organ, became not only one of the most popular bands with “hit” songs like “Melissa” and “Revival,” but they also created a…
I WANT TO BE A SIDEMAN!
One of the great lessons in life was taught by Jesus: “Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant.” It seems completely against nature, but history has born it out. The greatest servants end up become leaders.…
Joe DeFrancesco & The People: Project Freedom
One of the true attractions of the B3, is that when it’s in the right hands, it can evoke sonic images of various parts of your childhood; baseball games, roller skating rinks, church and funky get togethers all rolling together.…