Pianist Aaron Parks continues his creation of an impressive catalogue on this latest release, a quartet affair with Greg Tuogey/g, David Ginyard/b and Tommy Crane/dr. He writes all of the material, and the moods veer towards relaxed and calm waters…
Month: December 2018
Phil Schurger: The Waters Above
Cool toned guitarist Phil Schurger brings together a subtle and low key team of Greg Ward/as, Jeff Greene/b and Clif Wallace/dr for a half dozen pastoral pieces ranging around the 10 minute clock. The team gives a low key gallop…
Darren Barrett-Time For Romance: But Beautiful
Darren Barrett takes popular jazz songs and reinvents them, mixing his warm and Kenny Dorham-toned trumpet with his keyboards, hip hoppy voice, EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument) and teams with sound designer Wren as well as teammates Takeru Saito/p, Youngchae Jeong/b,…
Lisa Hilton: Oasis
Pianist and composer Lisa Hilton shows her impressive composing skills as well as ability to create a sonic mood in this latest trio album with Luques Curtis/b and Mark Whitfield Jr/dr. She’s able to mix classical impressionistic moods a la…
The Adam Price Group: House Ghosts
You don’t get a lot of albums by clarinet players these days, so this own by Adam Price is a treat. No covers; he writes all of the material for his team of Isamu McGregor/p, Jack Synoski/b, Spencer Inch/dr, Jeff…
Daniel Bennett Group: We Are The Orchestra
You get a two man Big Band here, with Daniel Bennett playing (take a deep breath) alto sax, tenor sax, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, piano and percussion with partner Mark Cocheo on electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo and nylon string…
Flavio Lira: Coffee Gold Sugar Cane
Six stringed electric bassist Flavio Lira delivers a swinging mix of Latin Jazz on this delightfully lithe session. He mixes and matches with a plethora of percussionists along with Ryan Fedak/vib, Gracialiano Zambonin/dr, Nacho Gonzalez/g, Alexei Tsiganov/p, Fernando Brandao/fl and…
Ben Basile & Vince Tampio: Season’s Greetings
Here’s a casual and comfy stocking stuffer provided by Vince Tampio on trumpets, flugelhorn, guitars and percussion, teamed with Ben Basile on bass and percussion. They mix up religious and secular views of Christmas, always sounding like they’re sitting by…
KUU! Lampedusa Lullaby
The unorthodox team of vocalist Jelena Kuljic with two guitarists (Kalle Kalima & Frank Mobus) and drummer Christian Lillinger creates mixtures of poetry and mayhem on this release. Multiple tracked voices create a funky rock of “Impossible,” and the electric…
Gene Pritsker: Electric Music Extravaganza
Composer Gene Pritsker gets adventurous with some modern sounds that mixes group sizes from solo piano to adventurous small groups. A four piece “Suite #1” with Petro Kruza/vi and Kai Schumacher/p creates eerie moods with intricate spider webs. A handful…