Considered either the cousin or father of reggae, the festive music of ska is represented from bands ranging from Brazil to Spain, Algeria and even Canada on this ten tune sampler. A pair of instrumentals, “Atlantida” from the Orquestra Brasileia”…
Month: November 2018
The Jazz Bakery Presents Charles Lloyd & Gerald Clayton@The Moss Theater 11.24.18
Legendary Charles Lloyd and rising star Gerald Clayton proved that less can be a lot more, as the duo delivered a gorgeous 80 minute evening of post bop jazz sonatas that was the apotheosis of intimacy and musical conversation. The…
GOIN’ TO KANSAS CITY…Big Joe Turner: The Singles Collection 1950-60
You could make a good argument that swing, bebop and even rock and roll had its beginnings in Kansas City, as the classic and relentless four to the bar beat that originated there gave us artists like Count Basie, Charlie…
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: The Essentials II
Scott Bradlee’s vision of combining together music from vaudeville to doo wop to Millennial angst is well reflected on this latest release. To paraphrase Guys and Dolls, Bradlee has created the oldest established permanent floating” song machine, mixing and matching…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****IN DEEP REEDS…Paul Austerlitz: Water Prayers for Bass Clarinet
Not that I’m a big fan of the licorice stick, but my desire was to have my oldest daughter named Claire Annette. Ba ching! Some instruments are more felt than heard; Paul Austerlitz takes on the visceral contrabass clarinet which…
Jay T. Vonada: United
Trombonist Jay Vonada leads a quartet with Kirk Reese/p, Bob Hart/b and Kevin Low for a swinging mix of originals and jazz standards. Vonada has a warm and rich tone, glowing on the bluesy gospel’d “Inspired” and swinging easy on…
A TRIO OF TRIOS…Scott Routenberg Trio: Supermoon, Bruno Raberg Trio: Tailwind, Evan Levine: Mestizo
The modern jazz trio is alive and well, although in various modes. Pianist Scott Routenberg joins together with Nick Tucker/b and Cassius Goens III/dr for a decalogue of his compositions. The team shows some R&B soul on the gospel flavored…
Jiosa: Mueve Tu Cuerpo
Guitarist Denny Jiosa delivers a mix of jazz, world and smooth grooves on this easy to please album. He teams up with Kenny Zarider/key, Keith Kenyon/b, Raymond Massey/dr, Glen Caruba/perc and a collection of guests for peppy salsa pieces like…
The Jamie Lawrence Sextet: New York Suite
Composer and arranger Jamie Lawrence puts together an all star team that mixes and matches on this impressive album. High rollers like Marty Ehrlich/cl-as, Peter Erskine/dr, Eddie Daniels/ts, Jon Faddis/tp and Jim Pugh/tb accompany Lawrence on piano and synths for…
Tia Brazda: Daydream
Tia Brazda boasts an earthy and sassy voice with a team that serves up vintage R&B moods with a dash of indie and jazz. There’s a basic core team of Mike Freeman/g, Marc Rogen/b, Larnell Lewis/b, Chris Graham/org and a…