The influence of Brian Eno’s ambient music is felt here as Gaudi plays a barn full of keyboards, programs moogs and things that go bump in the night with various guests on this subtle mix of sonic wallpaper. Dark and…
Month: September 2017
Talinka: Talinka
The team of Tali Atzmon/voc, Jenny Bliss Bennett/vi-fl-voc, Gilad Atzmon/bcl-ss-acc, Yaron Stavi/b Frank Harrison/p and Enzo Zirilli/perc mix misty folk sounds with free form jazz and desultory tales on this collection of sepia sounds. Atzmon’s voice is both dreamy and…
THE TRUMPET TRADITION….Woody Shaw & Louis Hayes: The Tour Volume Two, Tom Harrell: Moving Pictures
The passing of the trumpet baton can be linearly traced, from Louis Armstrong to Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie all the way up to today. High Note records has released a historic album from one of the carriers, and a…
Michael Hurdle & Paul Anderson: Highlands and Houston
Michael Hurdle plays guitar, bass, dobro and tres while teaming with Scottish Fiddle master Paul Anderson, as they lead a team of Tim Solook/dr, David Munks/key, Al White/ pec and vocalists Elisha Jordan, Braxton Edwards and Alastair MacDougal/g along with…
SOULFUL VOICES…Laura Ainsworth: New Vintage, Douye’: Daddy Said So, Lori Williams: Healing Within, Eclipse of the Soul, Behind the Smiles
Vocalists come in all forms, and here are three that deserve some extra attention. Laura Ainsworth has a rich cabaret-styled voice with a nifty and well-timed vibrato on this album with Brian Piper/key, John Adams/b, Steve Barnes/perc, Chris McGuire/reeds, Peter…
OLD SCHOOL HORN…Wild Bill Davison: The Danish Sessions 1973-1978
Few trumpet or cornet players carry the Louis Armstrong or Bix Beiderbeich torch, let alone convey any sense of his influence. More it the pity, especially when listening to one of the last of Satchmo’s baton carriers, Wild Bill Davison,…
Gary Peacock Trio: Tangents
The number one thing a musician desires is to have his own personal sound.Bassist Peacock, whether it’s within the trio work with Keith Jarrett or on his own leadership, is identifiable within two plucks on his strings; bright, warm, concise…
Miles Donahue: The Bug
Miles Donahue is a triple threat, playing alto sax, flugelhorn and trumpet on this mix of tunes with Jerry Bergonzi/ts-ss, Mike Stern/g, Rim Ray/p, Tamir Shmerling/b and Ralph Peterson-Larry Finn/dr. On alto, Donahue forms a hip front line with Bergonzi…
Melodic Intersect: Looking Forward
Sounds and rhythms form East and West intersect like an 6 way roundabout on this album with Enayet Hossain/tab, Hidayat Khan/sit, Joy Islam/g, Gre Hatza/key, Fred Koch/sax, Qamar Abass/cajon and Avirodh Sharma/perc. The songs meld traditions from the US as…
George Thorogood & The Destroyers@The Saban 09.22.17
While George Thorogood’s latest album is a solo project titled Party of One, the legendary guitarist made the guest list open ended for the fist pumping crowd at the Saban Theatre. While Thorogood and his long time band of Destroyers…