The flexible trio of Andrew Raffo Dewar/ss, John Hughes/b and Chad Popple/dr-perc-vib do themes and variations with plenty of improvisations. Three “Reflejo” tunes include a wind chimey “I” with ringing vibes, a herky jerky “II” and a bowed bass and…
Month: November 2018
Ran Blake & Christine Correa: Streaming
Pianist Ran Blake teams up with adventurous vocalist Christine Correa for an intriguing selection of tunes. Blake goes solo on a few renditions of George Russell’s famed “Stratusphunk” in which he uses his rich touch to create long moonlit shadows.…
Jake Hertzog & Yishai Fisher: Stringscapes
Classical nylon stringed guitarist Yishai Fisher teams up with steel stringer Jake Hertzog for what they subtitle on this album “a portrait of the world in nylon and string.” This four suite collection takes you on a sonic geographic trek…
THE RESTLESS SPIRIT…John Coltrane: 1963: New Directions
This 3 cd set of John Coltrane’s 1963 sessions can be purchases separately, or in a 5 cd set along with the essential Both Directions at Once which came out earlier in the year. This compilation features John Coltrane in…
PERELMAN IN DUO FORM…Ivo Perelman & Rudi Mahall: Kindred Spirits, Ivo Perelman & Jason Stein: Spiritual Prayers
Tenor saxist Ivo Perelman teams up with a pair of bass clarinetists on his latest two releases. No titles, just moods and sonic interplay. Ivo Perelman does two discs worth of songs with bass clarinetist Rudi Mahall for a collection…
Keith Jarrett: La Fenice
This double album finds Keith Jarrett in an inspired mood during a 2006 concert in Venice Italy. The program, recorded in the famous Gran Teatro, has Jarrett dividing the evening between improvisations and well selected standards. The 8 part improvs…
BLUE ROOTS FOR ROLLING STONES…Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Reed, etc: Confessin’ the Blues
Back in the early 60s, American blues players made records that were grabbed by teenage English boys and returned to the states in the form of a thing called “Rock and Roll.” One of the most influenced and influential groups,…
Lawful Citizen: Internal Combustion
The post-bop team of Evan Shay/ts, Aime Duquet/g, Antoine Pelegrin/eb and Kyle Hutchins/dr mix modern themes and harmonies on this album that includes separate tunes and a four part “Internal Combustion Suite.” Of the opus, the ambitious songs include rich…
Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra: Flyin’ Through Florida
Of all of the sine qua non orchestras, Stan Kenton is the most “unique” of them all. Director Mike Vax brings back the bold strokes of the legendary band with a handful of alumni and stars such as Kim Richmond/as,…
SWINGING VOICES AND BOP FROM AVID…Kenny Burrell: Four Classic Albums, Curtis Fuller: Four Classic Albums, Paul Chambers, Four Classic Albums, The Four Freshmen: Four Classic Albums, Kitty Wells: Five Classic Albums Plus, The Four Freshmen
Rich voices, vintage bop and swinging country round out the latest cache from UK based Avid… One of the all time most lyrical jazz guitarists, Kenny Burrell is still alive and swinging. These four albums have him in his early…