Roscoe Mitchell and Charles Lloyd share common pedigrees. Both made names for themselves in the 60s and 70s as searching souls. Mitchell is best associated with the Art Ensemble of Chicago, while Lloyd sojourned alone, bringing along fellow pilgrims on…
Month: July 2017
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Ted Brown Quartet: Live At Trumpets
Tenor saxist Ted Brown shows that he’s imbibed deeply from the Lester Young waters on this swinging recording from a 2006 gig at trumpets Jazz Club in Montclair, NJ. Brown’s tone is breathy, soft and serenely behind the beat, cool…
The Great Malarkey: Doghouse
The team of Alex Gillins/voc-g-banj, Joni Belaruski/dr, Owen Evans/g-banj-tb, Ivo Ramalho/b, Julie Wilhelm/fh, Karoline East/vi-tb, Oscar Whight/tp and James Mayhew/tp-fh make up the eclectic band that goes from vaudeville to rock in a hairpin turn. Gillins’ voice is gravelly, while…
Steve Krase: Should’ve Seen It Coming
Steve Krase delivers rich and fervent vocals along with wailing harmonica blowing on this boogie-ing album with Rock Romano/g, David Carter/g, Richard Cholakian/dr, Randy Wall/key Alisha Pattillo/ts, James Gilmer/perc and Trudy Lynn/voc. Mark May adds a lead guitar to the…
Trio Ciclos: Mobiles Vol. 1
The team of Alex Buck/dr-elec, Bruno Migotto/b and Edson Santanna/p create an album that feels like they have deep dna for a hard bop trio, but want to feel relevant to modern ideas of experimentation. Almost all of the songs…
Chris McCarthy: Sonder
Chris McCarthy specializes on the Korg SV-1 keyboard as he leads a quintet of Max Light/g, Simon Willson/b, Jongkuk Kim/dr and vocalist Carrie Furniss through a baker’s half dozen pieces which comprise a “live” suite. The mix of Furniss’s misty…
Sylvia Brooks: The Arrangement
The rich and chesty voice of Sylvia Brooks is clear and alluring on her delivery of jazz and pop standards. She’s got a rich and seductive vibrato, well delivered on the late night “Angel Eyes” while sounding like a sincere…
Typhanie Monique: Call It Magic
Vocalist Typhanie Monique mixes moods and grooves on this successful album. She’s got a palpably rich voice, and uses her vibrato with tender care. She’s backed by a core team of Joshua Ramos/b, Ben Lewis/p and Greg Artry/dr, delivering a…
Vanessa Racci: Italiana Fresca
Vanessa Racci brings a rich and enthusiastic voice in both English and Italian as she serves a full plate of Neopolitan flavors mixing jazz with traditional sounds and spices. She teams up with Glafkos Kontemeniotis-Yaron Gershovsky/p-arr along with David Finck/b,…
Gauden/Hanslip: And How The Who Can Think The What…
Tenor saxist Mark Hanslip forms a duo with drummer Ed Gauden for a collection of conversant musical spark. The team shows it can get playful as Gauden is nimble with the cymbals on”Pheasants” while he rumbles in the jungle with…