With his skills honed from his days in Christian McBride’s trio, pianist Christian Sands has carved out an impressive niche. This time out he adds keyboards, a Hammond and even his own voice along with his own core trio of…
Month: June 2020
SOME FUNK STUCK…The Brecker Brothers: Live And Unreleased
Was jazz this good actually popular? Hard to believe! The famed Brecker Brothers of trumpeter Randy and tenor saxist Michael fame are caught at a July 1980 gig in Hamburg, Germany, on the heels of there then-recent release Détente. The…
John Scofield: Swallow Takes
Guitarist John Scofield sounds his most casual and relaxed on this trio session with two longtime friends, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bill Stewart. The material is a mix of songs from Swallow’s songbook and they all fit in nicely…
Ambrose Akinmusire: On The Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment
Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire continues of combining music with social messages on this latest studio album with his working team of Sam Harris on piano, bassist Harish Raghavan and drummer Justin Brown. The album is a pastiche of moods, usually leaning…
Waylon Jennings: The Outlaw Performance
This dvd captures Waylon Jennings riding high in 1978 after having released important albums such as Honky Tonk Heroes, This Time, The Ramblin’ Man, Dreaming My Dreams and the popular Wanted! The Outlaws. He and his band are in an…
Duende Libre: The Dance She Spoke
The musical team of Alex Chadsey/p-key, Farko Dosumov/b and Jeff Busch creates smooth Afro Cuban sounds and pulses, joined by vocalists Frank Anderson, Chava Mirel and occasional guests Thione Diop/perc and Jabrille Williams/g. The two vocalists sing lyrics to each…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****The TNEK Jazz Quintet: Plays The Music Of Sam Jones
I’m willing to bet that 90% of you readers have never heard of bassist Sam Jones (1924-81), but at one time he was the most in-demand hard bop guys around, usually teamed up with drummer Louis Hayes, but always serving…
Dena DeRose: Ode To The Road
Vocalist and pianist Dena DeRose shows off her multiple talents on this swinging session where she cuts and pastes guests to her core team of herself with bassist Martin Wind and drummer Matt Wilson. The album is dominated by compositions…
Under The Lake: Your Horizon Too
The team of Jayson Tipp/key, Quintin Gerard/ts-ss-fl, Patrick Yandall/g, Nathan Brown/b and Richard Sellers/dr give soulful servings on these tunes mixing originals and covers. Gerard’s tenor teams with Tipps’ keys on a hip take of Steely Dan’s “Josie” while sounding…
The Lost Melody: New Songs For Old Souls
Pianist Joe Davidian, bassist Jamie Ousley and drummer Austin McMahon deliver ten original tunes that are long on both melody and interplay, not a common feature these days. They each take parts out in front, as Ousley leads the theme…