The Present Quartet is comprised of Ellen Burr on flutes and piccolo, Anne LeBaron on harp and electronics, Jeff Schwartz playing bass and Charles Sharp featured on alto sax, piri, electronics and clarinets. The four are recorded at the Ro…
Month: September 2019
FOLKSY TALES…Alice Howe: Visions, Those Pretty Wrongs: Zed For Zulu, Hot Club Of Cowtown: Wild Kingdom
Three various sounds of swing and folk… Alice Howe has a rich Joni Mitchell tone to her voice as she gives laid back and folksy tunes on this ten song album. Bass legend Freebo joins in with a collection of…
To Paradise For Onions: Songs and Chamber Works of Edith Hemenway
A wide variety of compositions by Edith Hemenway are faithfully interpreted by the voices of sopranos Roberta Alexander and Claron McFadden along with Nancy Braithwaite/cl, Michael Stirling/cel and Vaughan Schlepp/p in support or on their own. Duets between the voices…
Mark Wingfield & Gary Husband : Tor & Vale
Pianist Gary Husband, usually associated with the likes of Mike Stern, Alan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin, forms a duo with guitarist Mark Wingfield, who brings his guitar and “soundscapes” into the studio for eight impressively accessible improvs. Husband supplies rich…
Erik Charlston: Jazz Brasil
Lush and warm atmospheres are created by Erik Charlston, as he plays vibes, marimba and even sings a bit with a suave team of Ted Nash/fl-sax-cl, Mark Soskin/p, Jay Anderson/b, Rogerio Boccato/dr and Keita Ogawa/perc. Tropical marimba veers into a…
Senri Oe: Hmmm
Pianist and composer Senri Oe has been putting together a clever catalogue, with albums ranging from bop to cabaret. This time around, he leads a trio with bassist Matt Clohesy and drummer Ari Hoenig for nine charming and melodic originals.…
SJW SOUNDS…Afro Yaqui Music Collective: Mirror Butterfly-The Migrant Liberation Movement Suite
Described as a “Post Colonial Big Band” the Afro Yaqui Music Collective presents what can be best described as an album of musical theater as it brings to attention issues of the African Diaspora, Indigenous people and various other social-political…
VOICES OF LOVE…Kathleen Hollingsworth: Mad Love, Yvette Norwood-Tiger: Love Is
Two ladies that sing about and with love… Kathleen Hollingsworth sings with a style that mixes sweet with sass as she also plays keyboards with a team of Brent Follis/dr, Dave Captein and a handful of guests. Her pretty voices…
Bill O’Connell and the Afro Caribbean Ensemble: Wind Off the Hudson
Pianist, composer and arranger, Bill O’Connell puts together a semi-big band for some scintillating pulsations of his own and modern jazz tunes. The formidable horn team of Andrea Brachfeld/fl, Craig Handy/ss-as, Ralph Bowen/ts, Gary Smulyan/bs, Alex Sipiagin/tp-fh and Conrad Herwig/rb…
UP THERE WITH ELLA, BILLIE AND SASSY…Maxine Sullivan: The Collection 1937-49
While not as well known as her successors Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Maxine Sullivan (1911-87) was a first rate vocalist mostly associated with the Swing Era. As t his 3 disc, 75 song collection proves, it’s a mystery why…