Eclectic guitarist Samo Salamon leads an intuitive trio with Tony Malaby/ts-ss and Roberto Dani/dr through a collection of originals. With Malaby’s soprano , the team gets a bit mystical on the Monument Valley mooded “Breathing” and they play peek-a-boo on…
Month: July 2018
BASS DESIRES…Stu Hamm: The Diary of Patrick Zavier, James Rosacha: Avalon
The electric bass is in the lead on these two sessions. Stu Hamm goes solo on this lyrical and melodic collection of originals. He’s able to create his own pulse to work over on pieces such as a grooving “My…
For Now: Elsewhere
Isabel Crespo uses her quirky yet poetic bohemian voice in a variety of indie settings on her collection of intuitive originals. Her core team of Skyler Hill/g, Gregory Santa Croce/p, Mike Luzecky/b and Connor Kent/dr is enriched by occasional horns…
Steve Dawson: Lucky Hand
Steve Dawson brings his collection of strings that include acoustic guitar, 12 string, Weissenborn, tricone and ukulele in a mix of gypsy, folk and traditional on this album that includes a string section, horns and other cameo guests. The string…
No Fast Food: Settings for Three
Jazz icon Dave Liebman teams up with Drew Gress/b and Phil Haynes/dr for eight originals that range from mystical world to free range post bop. Liebman brings an arsenal of woodwinds, creating Monument Valley atmosphere’s with his wooden flute on…
Juan Andres Ospina Big Band: Tramontana
Pianist and composer Juan Andres brings together an enthusiastic and international big band for a collection of his own compositions. Artists from Argentina, US, UK, Israel, Colombia, Greece, Canada and Switzerland contribute to create warm tones for Justin Flynn’s tenor…
Molly Tigre: Molly Tigre
The two sax band of Mitch Marcus/ts-bs-far and Chris Hiatt/as-ts-fl and driven by Ezra Gall/b, Ibrahima Kolipe Camera/perc and Joe Abbantantuono/dr along with a handful of guests. The music and moods and in a celebratory groove, veering the lanes of…
BEFORE THAT THING CALLED ROCK AND ROLL…America’s Greatest Hits 1952
This four disc set continues Acrobat Music’s series of America’s Greatest Hits, with this one covering one of the last eras before Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry brought the world Rock and Roll. The last…
Artur Menezes: Keep Pushing
Grizzly voiced singer and guitarist Artur Menezes mixes jazz, blues and metal on this rich session with Daniel Aged/b, Gary Novak/dr, Carey Frank/B3-key, Jamelle Adisa/tp and Dan Boisey/sax on a collection of rhythmic originals. The team makes for some sleek…
Adi Meyerson: Where We Stand
Bassist Adi Meyerson delvers a strong post bop album of originals with a strong cast of Joel Frahm/ts-ss, Freddie Hendrix/tp, Camila Meza/g-voc, Mike King/p and Kush Abadey/dr. The front line of horns are Horace Silver hip as they cruise with…