Charnett Moffett has carved out an impressive career as bassist for the likes ranging from Wynton Marsalis to Ornette Coleman and McCoy Tyner, but his latest album finds him in a whole new plane. He sticks to fretless electric bass,…
Month: August 2019
Fred Nardin Trio: Look Ahead
Pianist Fred Nardin leads a strong trio of bassist Or Bareket and drummer Leon Parker on this collection of originals. The team can range from uptown and upscale blues such as “KJust Easy” to scrambling digits and directions as on…
John Finbury: Sorte!
Gorgeous modern Brazilian sounds are delivered in this mature session by a collection of superstars. Bassist John Patitucci, percussionist Airto Moreira, drummer Duduka Da Fonseca and guitarist Chico Pinheiro join in with the sweet voice of Thalma De Freitas, keyboardist…
David Sanchez: Carib
Blessed with one of the warmest tones on the tenor sax, David Sanchez utakes full advantage of his voice as he’s supported by a strong team of Lage Lund/g, Luis Perdomo/p-key, Ricky Rodriguez/b, Obed Calvaire/dr, Jhan Lee Aponte, pec and…
Mike LeDonne: Partners In Time
Better known for his work on the Hammond B3, Mike LeDonne shows his talents on the acoustic piano, in an exciting trio setting with the vibrant Christian McBride on bass and the snappy Lewis Nash on drums. LeDonne’s touch on…
Bill Frisell: Harmony
Guitarist Bill Frisell takes you to the Cumberland Gap with this album that features the voice of Petra Haden, teaming together with Hank Roberts on cello and vocals, with the addition of Luke Bergman on guitar, baritone guitar, bass and…
MODERN GUITAR…Brett Spaulding & The Psychic Spies: Livin’ To Play, Kevin Breit: Stella Bella Strada
From Calgary, Alberta comes some vintage rock sounds from singer/guitarist Brett Spaulding and his Psychic Spies team of Chad Holtzman/g-b-org, Emmet VanEtten/dr, Brent Wright/g, Stephen Fletcher/key and Geoff Brock/sitar. The sound is thick and bass heavy, sounding like Thin Lizzy…
Red Kite: Red Kite
Thick tones and texture by Even Helte Hermansen/g, Trond Frones/b, Bernt Andre’ Moen/key and Torstein Lofthus/dr are produced on this five song album. Lots of futuristic electronic sounds from keyboards, hard hitting drums and heavy metal guitar mix with some…
THE BIRTH OF HARD BOP: Horace Silver: The Horace Silver Collection 1952-56
While the sounds on this 2 disc set by piano legend Horace Silver may sound like mainstream jazz to our 21st Century ears, at the time they were groundbreaking affairs. The heat seeking missile of bebop separated the men from…
AH! LATE PERIOD ELLINGTONIA…Duke Ellington: Uppsala 1971
The last years of Ellington’s life and career tend to get overshadowed by his halcyon days of 1939-41,but Ellington closed out with an impressive bang. This concert from Uppsala, Sweden in November, 1971 finds The Duke right after having recorded…