While many vocalists sing about “The Girl From Ipanema”, only Bianca Rossini actually sounds like the lady you imagine, with a voice and delivery on her Brazilian songs that sound tall, tan, young and lovely. Think of a vocal version…
Month: February 2021
Marc Copland: John
It’s fitting and proper that pianist Marc Copland should do a tribute the recently departed guitar legend John Abercrombie, as he toured with him for a number of years, thus knowing the mindset of the musical genius. This album has…
Cameron Graves: Seven
Pianist/composer Cameron Graves rocks and swings hard on this fusiony album with Mike Mitchell/dr, Colin Cook/g, Max Gerl/b and cameo guest saxist Kamasi Washington. Drummer Mitchell took his Mahavishnu-Billy Cobham vitamins for this recording, as he is in overdrive with…
Futari: Beyond
The duo Futari consists of Taiko Saito using mallets and a bows for vibes, and Satoko Fujii playing all parts of the piano on this 9 song collection of originals. Fujii gives some Satie-esque tones on the scrambling “Ame No…
Cowboys & Frenchmen: Our Highway
Ethan Helm uses his compositions as a base for improvising as he plays alto sax and flute along with a team Owen Broder/as-bs, Addison Frei/p, Ethan O’Reilly/b and Matt Honor/dr deliver a mix of rich originals provided. Just about everyone…
Amanda Tosoff: Earth Voices
Poems are put to voice and music by pianist/vocalist Amanda Tosoff, taming with a core of Jon Maharaj/b, Morgan Childs/dr and Alex Goodman/g along with a string section and guest horns and vocals. Robin Dann brings her lovely tone to…
*****RINGER OF THE WEEK*****HOLDSWORTH MEMORIES…Soft Works: Abracadabra in Osaka
I caught legendary guitarist Alan Holdsworth just after this 2003 tour with this band of Elton Dean/saxello-as-p-rhodes, Hugh Hopper/b and John Marshall, here recorded in Osaka on August 11. It’s humbling to realize that 3/4ths of the band has gone…
CLASSY! Bill Cunliffe: Trio
It’s almost impossible to think up a stronger trio than the one Grammy winning pianist composer Bill Cunliffe has put together for this album. Always lyrical and melodic with a perfect sense of swing, he brings together two of the…
Tony Tixier: I Am Human
Pianist and composer Tony Tixier teams up with brother Scott on violin, trumpeter Hermon Mehari, bassist Ben Leifer, alto saxist Logan Richardson and tenor saxist Adrien Soleiman for a collection of one-take (mostly duet) renditions of material that sounds as…
The Ed Palermo Big Band: The Great Un-American Songbook Vol. III
Ed Palermo keeps playing a winning hand, taking on tunes from the 60s and 70s British Invasion and giving them a modern jazz feel, even recording the session in the legendary Abbey Road Studios. The band rocks the swingers, and…