Month: March 2019

Lucas Pino’s nine member team creates gentle chamber jazz pulses as a rebellion against the “cold, unfeeling” computer as described in his liner notes. Pino plays tenor sax and bass clarinet along with a horn team of Alex Lore/as, Mat…

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Culled from recordings of over half a century ago, this 2 disc set features intimate, flexible and soulful duets between vocalist Jeanne Lee and pianist Ran Blake. The music is intuitive but rooted in tradition, as Blake’s piano features rich…

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The combination of saxist Benjamin Boone and vocalist Philip Levine give a second take of jazz poems on this successful and artsy release. The team of Davis Aus-Craig Von Berg/p, Spee Kosloff-Nye Morton/b and Gary Newmark-Brian Hamada/dr is augmented by…

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Gentle toned vocalist May Okita creates gentle sonatas with the spartan support of guitarist Larry Koonse and pianist Josh Nelson on this delicate collection of standards. Her sandied tone is attractively intimate with Nelson on a alluring “Let’s Face the…

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Rootsy rocker Luther Russell mixes 60s and 70s riffs with a V8 cruising team of Jason Hiller/b, Derek Brown/dr and guests while he sings and plays guitars, keys and various things that go bump in the night. Luther’s voice and…

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After doing a couple bluesy R&B jump albums with Van Morrison, Hammond-meister Joey DeFrancesco gets into a spiritual mood with soulful modal and post bop tunes. He mix and matches sax players Troy Roberts/as-ts-ss (who also plays bass) and the…

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If you think that Samba and Bossa Nova are the only worthwhile sounds for the Portuguese language, you’re in for a treat once you discover the sounds of Fado. Essentially an Iberian form of blues, this style of music mixes…

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Few things sound so right as the Hammond  B3 combo of drums, guitar and sometimes a tenor sax for a cherry on the top. Here are a couple Leslie Amp specials… Joel Visentin leads a trio with Adam Beer_Colacino/g and…

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