Here are four diverse singer/songwriters, all deserving your ear for various reasons. Angelo Divino has a voice that hints at the vintage Rat Pack, but without the decadence. His compositions are very strong, either about the ups and downs of…
Month: February 2018
Lynne Fiddmont: Power of Love
Lynne Fiddmont gives a soulful read of materials that work on upbeat messages on this album that rotates Andrew Ford/key-etc with a surfeit of guests including David Koz on tenor sax. Koz delivers a nice R&B mood to the optimistic…
OH YEAH! Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Whether or not you have any previous experience with the music of Charles Mingus, this two cd set is a great addition to your music collection. Caught in concert at Montreux in 1975, it finds the legendary bassist with his…
WHEN SWING WAS KING…Ella Fitzgerald: Live at Chatuauqua Volume 2, Joe Bushkin Quartet: Live at the Embers 1952
Almost every old time jazz artist states that the main missing ingredient in today’s jazz is that simple thing called swing. Replaced by rock, rap, hip hop or whatever, the simple swing pulse is found as often as shrimp cocktails…
Nina Simone: Mood Indigo-The Complete Bethlehem Singles
Before she became better known as a civil rights activist and protest singer, Nina Simone was being groomed to be a kind of Sarah Vaughan with piano skills. This album collects here late 50s to early 60s singles when she…
STEP RIGHT UP….JD Wilkes: Fire Dream
If you like your music like it came from a Carney, step up to the front of the stage and give a listen to JD Wilkes, as he steps out from his leadership of the Legendary Shack Shakers and teams…
CHARLIE PARKER’S INSPIRATION…Jimmy Dorsey: The Jimmy Dorsey Hits Collection 1937-57
Yes, it’s true! Charlie Parker’s favorite alto sax player was Jimmy Dorsey, brother of Tommy Dorsey and leader of his own very successful big band after splitting up with his hot tempered brother. This 5 cd set has Dorsey playing…
Dr. Lonnie Smith: All In My Mind
Celebrating 75 years of youth, B3er Dr. Lonnie Smith delivers a smoking gig at NYC’s Jazz Standard along with Jonathan Kreisburg/g and Johnathan Blade/dr. No one can groove better than the Doctor, and he fills the prescription with some pulled…
Danny Janklow: Elevation
Local grown alto saxist Danny Janklow has been making a name for himself, delivering blue collar reliability as a sideman for the likes of Eric Reed and Wallace Roney. Here, he leads his own team of all stars including Reed,…
Kit Downs: Obsidian
Usually, when you associate the organ with jazz, the Hammond B3 comes to mind. Not this time around with Kit Downs. He records this album with a three-manual organ built in 1877 and stationed at London’s Union Chapel, as well…