Drummer Raffaele Califano delivers rich and exciting post bop work with a team of Seamus Blake/ts, Francesco Pierotti/b and Antonio Magli/p. Except for Miles Davis’ “Tune Up,” which the team delivers with a cantering pulse, all of the tunes are…
Month: January 2018
Dimitar Liolev: Eastern Shadows
Alto saxist Dimitar Liolev leads a free flowing pianoless quartet with martin Tashev/tp-fh, Massimiliano Rolff/b and Dimitar/dr through a collection of homegrown originals. The team shows it’s frisky side on the loose and left sided “Four Talkers” and the frisky…
Kathy Kosins: Uncovered Soul
In the past, vocalist Kathy Kosins has delivered albums ranging from 50s vo-cool to modern soul. This time around, she teams with producer Kamau Kenyatta and sounds like she was dropped into a 70s Soultrain session. The team of Mitch…
Martial Solal: Solo Piano
Pianist Martial Solal has had a wide and varied career, comfortable in settings ranging from stride, to swing to free form and modern classical. This album of previously unreleased material,finds him in Los Angeles recording in a solo format for…
Gabriele Tranchina: Of Sailing Ships and the Stars in Your Eyes
Vocalist Gabriele Tranchina teams up with keyboardist/composer Joe Vincent Tranchina and a flexible team of Carlo De Rosa/b, Vince Cherico/dr and Renato Thoms/perc for a multi-language collection of songs delivered with the style of a Latin Lover. She slithers with…
Theo Czuk: The Black Bottom
Is he a jazzer? A crooner? A singer/songwriter? Theo Czuk covers the waterfront on this album where he delivers a kaleidoscope of hip moods ranging from West Coast cool to hipster Beat, showing off some impressive composing skills in the…
BLUES ‘N BOOGIE…Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters: The Luckiest Man, Johnny Nicolas & Friends: Too Many Bad Habits, Kevin Breit: Johnny Goldtooth & The Chevy Casanovas
Here are some albums that vividly capture the past, present and future of the blues. Guitarist Ronnie Earl teams up with his Broadcasters of Davive Limina/p-B3, Diane Blue/voc, Forrest Padgett/dr and Paul Kochanski/b as well as a roomful of guests…
Kelly Green: Life Rearranged, Kelly Green Trio: Volume One
Pianist and composer Kelly Green releases a pair of albums to showcase her royal blue moods. Kelly Green is a triple threat here as pianist, vocalist and composer, mixing her own material with standards as she teams up with all…
THE NEGLECTED FIRST ROCKER…Bill Haley: The Singles Collection 1948-60
Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly get all of the accolades, but Bill Haley certainly was one of the major gents that put “rock and roll” on the map. Haley was around before most of…
A REAL ROLLIN’ STONE…Robert Nighthawk: The Robert Nighthawk Collection 1937-52
Known under various monickers ranging from Robert Lee McCoy (his real name), Ramblin’ Bob and Peetie’s Boy, Robert Nighthawk was a major link between the earthy Delta Blues and the electric Chicago Blues. He was mentioned in the same breath…