This release is the latest of a series from Storyville that captures jazz legends in concert from the 1990s. This one has alto saxist Lee Konitz featured in a plethora of musical settings as a result of a concert in…
Month: January 2021
Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe: Small Vacation
If guitar giant Russell Malone gives a guitarist an endorsement, as he does on this album by fellow six stringer Andrew Renfrow and bassist Luke Sellick, then this collection of nine duets deserves your attention. The album wins you over…
The Peter Leitch New Life Orchestra: New Life
Composer and band leader Peter Leitch delivers and ambitious two disc set from studio and concert performances. The 15 member band includes all stars Steve Wilson and Dave Pietro on saxes and are propelled by the swinging drums of Joe…
Rick Fines: Solar Powered Too
Rick Fine sings like a carney , playing a wide variety of guitars with support from Alec Fraser/b, Gary Craig/dr, Jimmy Bowskill/mand and various guests on this homespun collection of originals. He’s folksy and leathered on casual pieces like “Below…
Vince Tampio: Adult Children
Vince Tampio plays trumpet, guitar and bass like a master craftsman on this album with guitarists Jel Helder/Drew Parker, bassist Ben Basile, and a trio of percussionists in Alec Meltzer, Ben Diamond and Corey Mark. The tunes are a kind…
A SHELL OF IT’S FORMER SELF…Julian Gerstin: Littoral Zone
If you want percussion, you get it here, as Julian Gerstin gives a salute to shells in various shaken, stirred and blown forms along with a couple guests and a ton of things that go bump and crackle on this…
Kasperi Sarikoski: 3+1
Trombonist and composer Kasperi Sarikoski leads a working team of Simon Willson/b and Francesco Ciniglio through a collection of dark ruminations. Pianist Christian Li joins in for the most dramatic piece in “Onward and Upward”, otherwise you get dark brass…
Paul Winter: Light of the Sun
World music master Paul Winter creates dreamy moods in atmospheres of piano, guitar and nature on this recent release. Most interestingly, he interprets a pair of tunes from bop pianist Denny Zeitlin, creating highlights with piano on the ethereal “Hymn”…
MODERN MUSIC…Gernot Wolfgang: Vienna and the West, Stephan Thelen: World Dialogue
A melding of modern classical and vintage Viennese tones come together under the pen of composer Gernot Wolfgang in this album that has his works in a series of various chamber moods. “Road Signs” has bassoon and piano creating shades…
Henry Cole & Villa Locura: Buscando La Vida
An exciting mix of jazz and tribal Afro Cuban is delivered by drummer Henry Cole and his band Villa Locura on this collection of eight feisty originals. The Metropole Orkest joins in for a rocking backdrop of the hard hitting…