This ultra rare 1954 recording of a radio broadcast captures the Boston jazz scene during its halcyon days. Here, two giants of the swing to bop era were caught recorded at the Harvard radio station, namely tenor saxist Jay Migliori…
Month: April 2020
Monika Herzig: Eternal Dance
Pianist and arranger Monika Herzig brings together an impressive bopping team of ladies in Jamie Baum/fl, Reut Regev/tb, Jennifer Vincent/b, Rosa Avila/dr, Leni Stern/g, Lakecia Benjamin/as, Akua Dixon/cel and Mayra Casales/perc through a mix of originals and some clever covers.…
Kathleen Grace with Larry Goldings: Tie Me To You
LA-based vocalist Kathleen Grace is known around town as one of the most expressive and versatile ladies around. Her albums and concerts have ranged from straight jazz to Nashville folk and poetic marvels. Here, she joins forces with fellow Angelino…
Brian Tarquin Project: Vegas Blue
Brian Tarquin takes his Grammy winning bass and guitar work to team up with a team mixing and matching with Hal Lindes/ag, Reggie Pryonr/dr, Rick Mullen/b, Trey Gunn/b, Greg Morrow/dr, Chris Ingram/key-b, Brandon Miller/b, Steve Morse/g and string programming by…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Jeremy Pelt: The Art Of Intimacy, Volume 1
When I first heard Jeremy Pelt perform back in 2002, I ran into Bobby Shew at the same gig. He said that he hadn’t heard a horn player with such clarity in years and had to hear him in person…
HGTS: …”And Then They Played…”
Classic and classy sounds are delivered by the team of Jeff Holmes on piano and trumpet, Thomas Giampietro hitting the drums, bassist Fumi Tomita and Felipe Salles playing a rotating section of saxes on this collection of originals. The name…
NAME THAT TUNE? Sachal Vasandani: Shadow Train
It’s one thing to re-work or re-arrange a standard; it’s quite another to render it unrecognizable. Why not just compose your own pieces? Teamed with Nir Felder/g, Dayna Stephens/sax, Eric Harland/dr, Taylor Eigsti/p and Reuben Rogers/b Vasandani uses his rich…
CLEVER TRIOS…Mike McGinnis-Elias Bailey-Vinne Sperranzza: Time Is Thicker, Reverso: The Melodic Line
Here are some clever threesomes to consider. Clarinetist Mike McGinnis takes a page from Benny Goodman in leading a trio (albeit different in formation than the original) with bassist Elias Bailey and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza mixing swing, standards and beyond…
Gerald Beckett: Mood
Gerald Becket plays both flute and alto flute in a mix of settings as he teams with Ruben Salcido/as-ts, Noah Frank-Larry Douglas/tp, Ari Caprow/g, Steve McQuarry-Terry Rodriguez/p, Carl Herder-Paul Federighi/b, Greg German-Fred Johnson/dr and Vincent De Jesus/perc on a rich…
BEFORE BEATLEMANIA…Bobby Rydell: The Singles & Albums Collection 1959-62
Bobby Rydell was one of those “safe” pop singers for kids along with Bobby Vee, Bobby Vinton and Fabian, just before the Beatles made all of these pretty boys obsolete. This two disc set mixes hit singles with his early…