Modern hard bop and post bop sounds are delivered by John Bailey and his team of Stacy Dillard/ss-fl-ts, John Hart/g, Cameron Brown/b and Victor Lewis/dr. Lewis drives the team like a wagon train with his cymbals on cookers like “Stepping…
Month: July 2018
Noah Preminger & Rob Garcia’s Dead Composer’s Club: Chopin Project
The Great Polish Songbook of Fredric Chopin is well examined and interpreted by tenor saxist Noah Preminger and guitarist Nate Radley as they lead a quartet of Kim Cass/b and Rob Garcia/dr through ten compositions of the Romantic master. The…
Lee Morgan: I Called Him Morgan-A Film by Kasper Collin
This 91-minute film documentary by Kasper Collin is a fascinating glimpse into the life and death of hard bop trumpet icon Lee Morgan. At the time of the 1972 murder by his common-law wife Helen, the shock resonated through the…
Paul Filipowicz: Unfiltered
Blues rocker Paul Filipowicz gets street level on this rollicking session with Benny Rickun/harp, Chris Sandoval/dr, Rick Smith-Tony Menzer/b, Tom Sobel/sax, Jack Naus/tp and Jimmy Voegeli/p. He’s got a rough and ready voice, ready to growl out on groovers like…
Gretchen and the Pickpockets: Falling Rising
Vocalist Gretchen Klempa along with her Pickpocketing brother Mike/b and team of Ryan O’Connell/tp-g, Tom O’Connell/dr, Richie Smith/g and Diego Tunjano/sax bring a mix of jazz and a dash of the Tedeschi Trucks Band on this highly satisfying rootsy session.…