Drummer and percussionist Ted Moore teams up with pianist Phil Markowitz and bassist Kai Eckhardt for a collection of mostly modal, mostly original tunes. The one ringer is Joseph Brakett’s “Simple Gifts” which also includes clever dashes of Aaron Copeland…
Month: July 2020
ECHOES OF AN ERA…The Choir: Last Call-Live At The Music Box
Back in the 1960s and 70s, The Choir was a Cleveland-based rock band that leaned heavily on the British Invasion sound of that time, eventually having a couple members in the pop band The Raspberries. Here, we get a two…
Mariea Antoinette: All My Strings
Mariea Antoinette lets us eat rich cake as she plays a wondrous harp in a variety of setting. There’s a core team of Allan Phillips on drums, bass,keys and guitar as well as a horn section of Derek Cannon/tp, John…
Liberty Ellman: Last Desert
Some intriguing and pastoral moods are created by guitarist and leader Liberty Ellman with his slightly unorthodox cast of Jose Davila on tuba with alto saxist Steve Lehman, trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson, bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Damian Reid on this…
Cory Smith: Accelerate Every Voice
Cory Smith does a tribute to Andrew Hill’s 1969 classic Lift Every Voice, bringing his piano and electronics to team up with the vocal team of Kyoko Kitamura, Michael Mayo, Raquel Acevedo Clein, Steven Hrycelak and Kari Francis, with each…
Jeff Hamilton Trio: Catch Me If You Can
Probably because they are based in So Cal, drum legend’s trio of bassist Jon Hamer and pianist Tamir Hendelman doesn’t get the accolades of East Coast teams, but what they lack in recognition today will eventually be appreciated by jazz…
Donna Singer: Set Your Heart Free
Feeling discouraged? A bit burnt out by all the negativity in the news? Tired of the tirades? Hey, put on this album by Donna Singer, and you’ll kick up the enjoyment of life level a few notches. She’ll slap you…
HiFiLo: Speak Your Name
Playing piano and keyboards, HiFiLo (also known as Todd Pentney) creates ten synthy songs that sound a bit like a trip back to ATARI video games. Rob Christian brings some nice flute into the R&B-ish “Wanderlust”, with Robb Cappelletto’s fuzzy…
Angela Turone & Chris Platt: Sounds of Brazil
Timeless Brazilian breezes are delivered by the warm voice of pianist Angela Turone as she’s teamed up with the quite chords of Chris Platt’s guitar and a supporting team of Chase Sanborn/tp-fh, John Nicholson/ts-fl, Andrew Downing/cel, Pat Collins/, Robin Claxton/dr,…
Ricardo Grilli: 1962
San Paulo born and NYC bred guitarist Ricardo Grilli releases his third album with the stellar talent of Kevein Hays/p, Joe Martin/b, Erick Harland/dr and tenor saxist Mark Turner. The moods are as deep and blue as the cover, with…