Warm and confident in tone, Audrey Silver sings and saunters through a blend of her own material and some overlooked gems on this album teaming her with Bruce Barth/p-org, Paul Beaudry/b, Anthony Pinciotti/dr, Marcus Printup/tp, Tom Beckham/vib and Marc Ciprut/g.…
Month: December 2019
BASS LEADS…Matt Ulery: Delicate Charms, Andrew Schiller Quintet: Sonoran
It’s not often, but bass players can also lead the path as well as lay down a foundation. Here are a couple examples… Matt Ulery has his bass leading a team of Greg Ward/vi, Rob Clearfield/p and Qin Kirchner/dr through…
MUSICAL TAR PITS…Led Bib: It’s Morning, Keiji Haino, Merzbow, Balazs Pandi: Become The Discovered, Not the Discoverer
Sometimes albums contain songs, other times sounds. Here’s a pair of the latter. Ed Bib has a core team of Sharron Fortnam/voc, Chris Williams/as, Pete Grogan/as-ts, Elliot Galvin/key-p, Liran Donin/b and Mark Holub/dr, occasionally supplemented by some strings, bass clarinet…
Jim James & Teddy Abrams Louisville Orchestra: The Order of Nature
I’ve never heard of Jim James’ work with his regular band My Morning Jacket, so I have nothing to compare this album of his in front of the Louisville Orchestra (led by Teddy Abrams) with. What I can tell you…
Mike Stern/Jeff Lorber Fusion with Dave Weckl & Jimmy Haslip@Catalina’s 12-06-19
This Christmas season continues to be an Advent Calendar of daily presents for guitar fans, with Joe Bonamassa, Bill Frisell with Julian Lage and now Mike Stern all coming in to town this week. Christmas trees are in danger with…
Rock Candy Funk Party w/ Joe Bonamassa @ The Baked Potato 12.04.19
“We started out as a cover band” confessed guitarist Joe Bonamassa as he emceed his annual shedding of his shark skin suit and shades and cruised in on his vintage Cruiser to take his pilgrimage and a “regular member” of…
*****RINGER OF THE WEEK****THE STRATFORD – UPON -AVON SONGBOOK? John Allee: Bardfly
Vocalist John Allee came up with a brilliant idea: bring the lyrics from the plays of William Shakespeare, and put them in a bohemian jazz milieu. John’s tenor of a voice is tamed with the hep cats of Mahesh Balasooriya/p,…
MODERN SOLO …Laszlo Gardony: La Marseillaise, Derel Monteith: Connemara, Ed Neumeister: One And Only Trombone Solos
Only the lonely… Pianist Laszlo Gardony gives a rich solo recital at Berklee’s 2019 Keys Fest piano festival with these eight songs recorded in order performance. His compositions are warm and reflective, with his hands displaying a wide stride on…
LADIES AT THE MIC…Kristin Chenoweth: For The Girls, Tish Oney: The Best Part
Kristin Chenoweth’s 7th album is a mix of pop tunes produced by the adroit touch of Steve Tyrell. A handful of the arrangements are by the hand of the tasty Alan Broadbent, with Chenoweth’s throaty tone in a wonderful milieu…
Ricky Parrell: Keys To My Life
Ricky Parrell plays alto and tenor saxes as he leads a large ensemble including trumpet star Randy Brecker and keyboards wizard Justin Stanton through a collection of originals. The pretty voice of Emily Wellington wistfully swings with the two guests…