The band Chicago/London Underground is comprised of Rob Mazurek/ct-elec, Chad Taylor/dr-perc-elec, Alexander Hawkins/p and John Edwards/b. These four compositions are performed in concert, ranging from 15-24 minutes,and are filled with free form ideas bouncing off of the walls. Mazurek has…
Month: June 2017
Patrice Williamson & Jon Wheatley: Comes Love
Vocalist Patrice Williamson and guitarist Jon Wheatley deliver an impressive tribute to the 70s duets between Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass. Those vintage sessions captured The First Lady of Song towards the end of her career in which her range…
VOICE AND PIANO…Cathy Segal-Garcia: In2uition, Rebecca Kilgore & Bernd Lhotzky: This and That
First, a disclaimer: I’m a sucker for piano-vocal duets. Here are a couple that add to the tradition. Cathy Segal-Garcia continues to carry the baton from a long line of artists such as Tony Bennett and Ella Fitzgerald that have…
Dan Hicks: I Scare Myself
Though recently departed due to succumbing to cancer back in February, Dan Hicks still speaks to us. This autobiography, with a Foreward by Elvis Costello and an Afterword by producer Tommy LiPuma, is a personal and quirky reflection of a…
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight 2004 Festival
It had been 34 years since the Who made their name at the original famed Isle of Wight Concert back in 1970, which was sort of like the British version of Woodstock. The festival itself re-opened back in 2002, and…
Paris Combo: Tako Tsubo
Taking sounds and moods from vintage France to the 21st Century, the Paris Combo team of Belle du Berr/voc, Potzi/g, Francois Jeannin/dr-voc, David Leis/tp-key, and Benoit Dunoyer de Segonzac-Oliver Smith/Emmanuel Chabbey/b come off as a fresh baguette of sounds on…
Andrew Schiller Quintet: Tied Together, Not To The Ground
Bassist Andrew Schiller leads a breathy two tenor sax quintet on this breathy collection of originals. The team of Hery Paz & Alex Harper provide a velvety from line for Schiller and a rhythm team of Frank Carlberg/p and Robin…
Kathy Ingraham: Cool Night
Here’s a clever way to present an album: vocalist Kathy Ingraham puts her songs in a book form, almost like a children’s night read, with the lyrics to be read to accompany the cd of alluring originals. She teams up…
Boogie Patrol: Man On Fire
The hard hitting team of Rott’n Dan/voc-harp, Yuji Ihara/g, Nigel Gale/b, Emmet VanEtten/dr and Chad Holtzman/g throw a rocking party with guests MarcArnould/B3 and a hip horn section on this loud but proud collection. The shuffle is off to Buffalo…
Chris Greene Quartet: Boundary Issues
Chris Greene plays tenor and soprano sax along with Damian Espinosa/p-key, Marc Paine/b and Steve Corley/dr on a wide ranging release that mixes tradition with forward looking. The team hits a hip CTI soul groove with Espinosa on keyboards on…