Guitarist and composer Davy Mooney leads the folksy team of all star drummer Brian Blade, pianist Jon Cowherd, bassist matt Clohesy and John Ellis on tenor sax, soprano sax and bass clarinet through a collection of easy swinging and gentle…
Month: October 2020
The Moore-McColl Jazz Society: Electric Fantastic
Beth Moore handles most of the warm and earthy vocals while playing various keyboards and handling the STAXY horn arrangements, while Chance McColl riffs on the guitar and does a few cameo vocals while leading a team of Joel Morris/dr,…
David Bach: Fierce Heart
David Bach plays a tone of keyboard varieties as he leads a mix and match band that includes David Marq/sax, Leonard Stevens/g, Lorenzo Sands/b, Mark Prince/dr, Ekendra Das/perc and a host of guests. The album feels like it could be…
Peter Hess Quartet: Present Company
Tenor saxist Peter Hess forms a front line with trombonist Brian Drye in a pianoless quartet with drummer Adam Hopkins and drummer Tomas Fujiwara for a collection of band-composed themes. The horns create long tones over Hopkins’ bass on the…
Michael Sarian: New Aurora
Songs and moods ranging from bebop to Armenian liturgy are delivered by Michael Sarian on the trumpet and flugelhorn, teaming with Santiago Leibson/p, Marty Kenney-Matt Pavolka/b and Dayeon Seok/dr on this recent release. Sarian teams with Leibson for a fun…
Brian Cullman: Winter Clothes
Brian Cullman sings and plays guitar with a pop-rockish team of Jimi Zhivago/g-mand-org-p, Byron Isaacs/b, Glenn Patscha/p, Chris Heinz/dr and various guests on this collection of mostly originals. At times, the chiming guitars and peppy moods are reminiscent of vintage…
Adam Nussbaum: Leadbelly Reimagined
Taking the music and inspiration of famed bluesman Huddie William Ledbetter, aka “Leadbelly”, drummer Adam Nussbaum teams with guitarists Steve Cardenas and Nate Radley along with tenor saxist Ohad Talmor to take you on a rural road with different tones,…
Raphael Pannier Quartet: Faune
Drummer, leader and composer Raphael Pannier leads his team of Miguel Zenon/as, Aaron Goldberg/p and Francois Moutin/b through a rich mix of passionate originals and interpretations. Alto saxist Zenon agonizes over Moutin’s bass on Ornette Coleman’s “Lonely Woman” and is…
THE KING RETURNS FROM EXILE…Little Richard: The Rill Thing, King of Rock and Roll, The Second Coming, Lifetime Friend
While at times disputed as “The King Of Rock and Roll” by other princes such as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, Richard Wayne Penniman, aka “Little Richard” is at least part of it’s Mount Rushmore. His entire career was a…
Analog Players Society: Tilted
Tenor titan Donny McCaslin teams with pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Dezron Douglas and hard hitting drummer Eric McPherson for three 10 minute songs filled with sparks and energy. McPherson rides the cymbal with punishment with Evans’ hands in a Hancock…