Rita Figureiredo supplies the nasal’d voice and lyrics, Benji Kaplan does the composing, guitar and some voice and with a wide ranging collection of strings, woodwinds and percussion take you on a roller coaster of Brazilian avant garde. The most…
Month: July 2019
Peter Eldridge & Kenny Werner: Somewhere
Pianist Kenny Werner has been plunging into deep waters on his latest few albums. This time around, he teams up with gentle toned vocalist Peter Eldridge in a mixture of originals and standards, teamed with luscious and dreamy atmospheres. Along…
Anthony Braxton: Quartet (New Haven) 2014
Always searching for new musical lands, Anthony Braxton used an hourglass four times as a guide to determine the length of these songs for two days of performances at Firehouse 12 in New Haven, CT back in 2014. He brings…
BLUES HUES…Percy Mayfield: The Singles Collection 1947-62
A master of the blues in both pen and voice, Percy Mayfield (1920-1984) was one of the most important figures in the R&B scene in the 40s and 50s, writing such classics as “Please Send Me Someone To Love,” “…
Satoko Fujii & Ramon Lopez: Confluence
As a general rule, Satoko Fujii is best known for expressive, free and avant garde-styled piano work. What a revelation to hear her in a gentle and melodic mood on this duet album with drummer Ramon Lopez! Yes, there are…
Nicki Parrott: New York to Paris
Nicki Parrott serves as a double treat as she sings and plays bass on this winning mainstream tribute to two of our most famous jazz havens. With the warm tenor of Harry Allen, Gil Golstein’s bohemian accordion, John DiMartino’s swinging…
SAMPLES OF PARADISE FROM RESONANCE…Bill Evans: Smile With Your Heart, Wes Montgomery: Wes’s Best, Jazz Piano Panorama, Sing A Song of Jazz
For the past 5 years, the gold standard of historical jazz recordings has been set by Zev Feldman and his label Resonance Records. I’m not sure I want to ask how he’s come across such amazing, obscure and important finds…
KEEP THEM COMING!!! THE BEST VOICES TIME FORGOT…Pat Thomas: Jazz Patterns/Barbara Long: Soul, Honi Gordon:Sings, Sue Childs: Introducing
If you’re a fan of jazz vocalists, this series of reissues by Fresh Sound Records is manna from heaven. For the past year or so they have been digging deep into the archives and have found some incredibly talented artists…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Markus Burger-Peter Erskine-Bob Magnusson: The Alaska Sessions
There’s just a different level of sound and delivery when jazz is served by veteran pros like pianist Markus Burger, drummer Peter Erskine and bassist Bob Magnusson. This is a trio album, like, how many of these have you heard?…
THIS IS A TENOR SAX…Jordon Dixon: ON!
Originally from Shreveport, LA, Jordon Dixon is my kind of tenor sax player. He’s got a tone that is built like a ’49 Buick, made to last and filling the room. No tricks, no gimmicks, just a filet mignon beefy…