Guitarist Pete McCann plays it electrical and acoustic on his guitars with a post bopping team of John O’Gallagher/as, Henry Hey/key-acc-p, Matt Clohesy/b and Mark Ferber/dr on a collection of originals. The front line of McCann with the bright sounding…
Month: September 2018
Betty Buckley: Hope
Street-toned vocalist Betty Buckley performs at Joe’s Pub in NYC for a 2017 gig with the strong and flexible team of Christian Jacob/p, Oz Noy/g, Tony Marino/b and Dan Rieser/dr. Sandwiched between instrumentals “Ecotopia” and “Young at Heart,” Buckley shows…
Luciana Souza: The Book of Longing
Blessed with one of the purest and prettiest voices, Luciana Souza has created a catalogue ranging from Brazilian folk to West Coast Cool, with stops at poetry and modern musings in between. This time around, she sticks to singing in…
YOU’RE DOIN’ FINE! Oklahoma: The Original 1943 New York Production
Yes, it’s been 75 years since the groundbreaking Oklahoma came on stage. The Rogers and Hammerstein musical was the first of what came to be called the “integrated musical,” mixing a dramatic dialogue with music, with even the dance numbers…
Arianna Neikgrug: Changes
Winner of the 2015 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition, vocalist Arianna Neikrug debuts in good company, teaming with Kurt Elling’s pianist/arranger Laurence Hobgood and his companions Jared Schonig/dr with Matt Clohesy/b. Her voice has a hint of Blossom Dearie, but…
PEANUTS AND BEYOND…Vince Guaraldi: The Complete Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Recordings
Vince Guaraldi is one of the handful of jazz artists to make a platinum album, thanks to his association with the Charlie Brown TV series. This 2 disc set finds him just after that initial fame, culminating in his last…
Isra-Alien: Found in Translation
The duo of Gilad Ben-Zvi on steel string guitar and Oren Neiman on nylon string guitar create a rich mosaic with their twelve strings of mostly original compositions. They wisely alternate between rhythm strums and picking, letting each flavor and…
GUITAR MAN! Mike Pachelli: Impressions, Nils: Play
String along with these guys… You know that Mike Pachelli is playing for the guitar heads when each song on this versatile album not only gives a taste of a different guitar styles by Pass, Montgomery, Smith, Burrell and Reinhardt,…
Thomas Dolby: Hyperactive
One of the progenitors of the 80s with the definable synth sound, Thomas Dolby releases a 2 disc retrospective of his career. You get hits like “Hyperactive!” and “She Blinded Me With Science” as well as the UK hit from…
Keith Stone with Red Gravy: Blues With A Taste of New Orleans
Just like the album cover photo shows, guitarist and singer Keith Stone serves up a healthy blue plate special with waiters Tom Worrell/keys, Eddie Christmas/dr, Kennan Shaw/b, Brent Johnson/slg and Jimmy Carpenter/sax through a full 3 course meal of Southern…