Lead by the earthy Southern soul’d voice of Tierinii Jackson and pulsated by her sister Tikyra, the band Southern Avenue brings in Old School R&B reminiscent of the sweaty STAX days. The Booker T-like keyboards of Jeremy Powell don’t hurt…
Month: June 2019
BOP POP AND VIBES FROM AVID…Jon Hendricks & Lambert, Hendricks and Ross: Four Classic Albums, Milt Jackson: Four Classic Albums, Billy Fury: Three Classic Albums Plus
The latest trio of 2 disc sets from UK-based Avid shows a wide palate of colors The vocal trio of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross was revolutionary in its creation of “vocalese,” putting their own lyrics to famous jazz solos. This…
The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra: Along For The Ride
Pete McGuinness is a triple threat here as he leads a big band through some of his very clever charts, supplying warm trombone solos and in section work, and even throwing in some hip vocals to boot. The band does…
JESU JUVA…Keith Jarrett: JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I
This two disc set, an archival concert recording by piano great Keith Jarrett, makes for rich comparison to Jarret’s own 1987 studio session of the same material. The wonderful thing about delving into The Great Bach Songbook is that the…
Paul Pigat: The Game
Paul Pigat takes you to back porches and late night clubs, playing guitar and harmonica in accompaniment of his road travelled voice, accompanied by Marc L’Esperance for extra percussion and vocal support. In the Spartan and informal setting, he makes…
MAYNARD G KREBS LIVES! Ron Carter & Danny Simmons: The Brown Beatnik Tomes
In case you’re under 70 and don’t know who the name Maynard G Krebs, he was the fictional beatnik character, complete with bongos and goatee, on the classic 50s TV show The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Well, if that…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini: Setting Rays of Summer
Here’s a gorgeous and sensuous album by the team of Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini. Cressman sings in both English and soft Portuguese, melding her warm trombone with Faquini’s gracious acoustic guitar, who also adds vocals for harmony and a…
Jesse Fuller: San Francisco Bay Blues 1954-61
One of the true “street musicians” of his day, Jesse Fuller (1896-1976) was best known as a “one man band” in the Bay Area. He never made a living as a musician, usually paying the bills by working in shipyards,…
Jason Palmer: Rhyme and Reason
Sweet-tone trumpeter Jason Palmer leads a spacious quartet with tenor saxist Mark Turner, bassist Matt Brewer and drummer Kendrick Scott for a post bopping couple of sets at the Jazz Gallery back in June 7 and 8 of 2018. Palmer…
TIMELESS B3 SOUNDS…Soul Message Band: Soulful Days
Chris Forman’s humming Hammond has locked in with drummer Greg Rockingham during their days with the Deep Blue Organ Trio. This time out they add guitarist Lee Rothenberg and warm tenor saxist Geof Bradfield to create a vintage humming quartet…