Jordan Pettay uses her alto and soprano sax to put Sunday Morning soul back into the heart of jazz on this wonderful mix of spirituals and originals. Since the first days of jazz, the church has been an important foundation…
Month: February 2019
No Codes: No Codes
The two sax lead team of altoist Benjamin Deschamps and tenorist Frank Lozano join together with bassist Sebastien Pellerin and drummer Louis-V.Hamel for a free flowing collection of post bop that is reminiscent of vintage Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh.…
The 14: The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be
With arrangements by Dan Bonsanti, the 14 rotating member “14 Jazz Orchestra” (with guests like Randy Brecker, Mark Egan, Danny Gottlieb and Ed Calle) delivers up to the moment charts with some hip solos. The tunes range from a rich…
The Gil Evans Orchestra: Hidden Treasures Volume One
The legacy of Gil Evans is carried on by this ten piece band that includes Mark Egan/g, Miles Evans/tp, Alex Foster/ts-ss along with guests Darryl Jones/b, Vernon Reid/g, Alex Sipiagin/tp and Gary Smulyan/bari. The arrangements are a mix between Gil…
Hunt Sales: Memorial
Best known for his drum work for Todd Rundgren and Iggy Pop back in the day, Hunt Sales is featured on this latest album of 12 tunes that includes raspy vocals, STAXY R&B (“I Can’t Stop,” “Magik”), vintage 50s rock…
Eddie Palmieri: Mi Luz Mayor
At four score and two, pianist and band leader Eddie Palmieri is still the master of creating exciting Latin jazz. This latest album has him with a muscular big band that includes guest vocalists Gilberto Santa Rosa and Herman Olivera,…
The Delines: The Imperial
Consisting of Amy Boone/voc, Cory Gray/key-tp, Tucker Jackson/stg, Sean Oldham/perc-voc, Freddy Trujillo/b-voc, Willy Vlautin/g-voc and guests on horns, strings and guitars, the Delines mix vintage 50s rock moods with a country/rockabilly feel. Boone has a nice lilt to her voice,…
Anguish: Anguish
Rare is the album that gives credit to a band’s “spiritual counsel” (which is LENNI, by the way), but that is included on this album that includes the Anguish band of Will Brooks/voc-sampler-notes, Mats Gustafssun/ts-elec-3 notes, Hans Joachim Irmier/synth-voc, Mike…
Yonathan Avishai: Joys and Solitudes
Pianist Yonathan Avishai displays an old school stride mixed with modern thoughts and spaces on this mix of solo reads and trio works with Yoni Zelnik/b and Donald Kontomanou/dr. On his lonesome, Avishai melds vintage sounds akin to Willie “The …
SO, EIGHT BEATS GO INTO A BAR…Ric Harris: Open For Business
The boogie-ing blues are served on an overflowing plate by guitarist/vocalist Ric Harris and his team of Marty Binder/dr, Zack Avery/g-voc, Steve Kostakes/p-key, Harlan Terson/b, Ray Cumpian/harp and Gwen Klemenz/voc. Harris’ voice is ruff, gruff and street tough as he…