Ladies with a message… Leslie Beukelman sings with rich interpretive voice as well as playing a bit of trumpet with a team of Rob Clearfield/p-o-mel, Patrick Mulcahy/b and Jon Deitemyer on a collection of artsy originals and standards. Her own…
Month: July 2020
Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks: Orange Crate Art
Way back in 1966, Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys released the classic and highly ambitious album Pet Sounds. After that, Brian Wilson teamed up with Van Dyke Parks for his ambitious rock opera SMiLE , with this 1995 meeting…
TIMELESS TASTE…Mulgrew Miller & Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson: The Duo
Was it really this easy at one time? Though both pianist Mulgrew Miller and Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson (NHOP) have left us, their sound and style is timeless. Here, at a 1999 concert in Copenhagen, they deliver a series of melodice…
Jeff Reed: Look For The Light
Bassist Jeff Reed delivers hip bop and post bop moods with jazz standards and originals with a swinging team of Sean Jones/tp, Todd Marcus/bcl, Jonathan Epley/g and Eric Kennedy/dr. Reed locks in with Kennedy’s brushes and Marcus’ palpable mass of…
Samoa Wilson with the Jim Kweskin Band: I Just Want To Be Horizontal
Vocalist Samoa Wilson continues the long list of vocalists (including Maria Muldaur) who have sounded perfectly at home with the rootsy jug band sounds of Jim Kweskin. This recent album is a continuation of their multi-year symbiotic relationship of sounds…
Sara Serpa: Recognition
Vocalist Sara Serpa creates mystical moods with lyrics and wordless voice as she joins with the atmospheres of Zeena Parkins on harp and tuning forks, Mark Turner on breathy tenor sax and David Virelles on piano. A percentage of the…
M.R.S. FUN: Truth
The duo of singer Connie Grauer on keyboards and keyboard bass joins with drummer Kim Zick for peppy and clever fusions. The pair give an allegiance to Weather Report tones, with “Zawinul” having Grauer splash out some rich sounds over…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Lauren Henderson: The Songbook Session
Lauren Henderson has framed her sensuous and lyrical voice in a variety of settings over the years, ranging from Latin to R&B. This time around, she’s reunited with a simpatico teammate in pianist Sullivan Fortner (who’s worked with the likes…
Chris McCarthy: Still Time To Quit
Pianist Chris McCarthy leads a post bop team of Takuya Kuroda/tp, Michael Blake/ts-fl, Sam Minaier/b and JK Kim/dr through some snappy originals. The leader shows strong fingers on the ivories as Minaie digs deap and Kuroda pops his horn on…
Bobby Selvaggio: Live From The Bop Stop
Recorded “live” at the Bop Stop at the Music Settlement in swinging Ohio, this album has Bobby Selvaggion playing a boppingly bright alto along with some pedal affects, mixing and matching with his core team of Theron Brown/p-key, Paul Thompson/b…