Pianist Greg Burk leads a rich post bop trio with bassist Stefano Senni and drummer Eno Carpentieri on a collection of rich originals. They show their bop cards on pieces like “Afterimage” and sophisticated harmonics on the dramatic “The Union.”…
Month: February 2021
Russ Lossing: Meta Morphism
Post bop-toned Russ Lossing leads a rich quartet with Loren Stillman/as-ss, John Hebert/b and Michael Sarin/dr through a collection of thoughtful originals. Lossing shows his allegiance to late period Blue Note material in his tune dedicated to Andrew Hill on…
Gui Duvignau: 3,5,8
Bassist and composer Gui Duvignau mixes and matches trio and quintet performances with a core of Jeff Hirshfield/dr and Santiago Leibson/p while filling out the band with Billy Drewes/ts and Elias Meister/g. The threesome get lovely and dreamy on “Volta”…
Ethan Iverson & Umbria Jazz Orchestra: Bud Powell In The 21st Century
Former The Bad Plus pianist Ethan Iverson returns to his roots in this tribute to the legendary bebop pianist Bud Powell, taking material from the mercurial icon and giving them a rich reinterpretation with the Umbria Jazz Orchestra and guests…
Pete Ellman Big Band: For Pete’s Ache
Modern paint is spread on classic works of art by Pete Ellman and his Big Band. This is an orchestra that emphasizes big and full charts, with soloing fitting in, but not dominating the even. The is a relaxed “When…
Kolotov Mocktails: Ivy Hall
Consisting of David Easley on the pedal steel, violinist/guitarist George Mason, bassist John Lang and Rob McKendrick on drums/percussion, Kolotov Mocktails mixes rock with sounds from the Shenandoah Valley. Modern tones meld with Cumberland Gap bluegrass on “Acoustic Alchemy” with…
Al Muirhead Quintet: Live From Frankie’s & The Yardbird
A pair of gigs only 4 days apart capture Al Muirhead on the trumpet are rarely played bass trumpet with tenor saxist Kelly Jefferson and bassist Neil Swainson while rotating Reg Schwager-Jim Head/g and Jesse Cahill-Ted Warren at the respective…
ELVIS AND THE BLUES FROM AVID…Elvis Presley: Four Classic Albums Plus, Big Joe Williams: Four Classic Albums
UK based reissue giants Avid Group starts off the year getting back to basics, with Elvis and the blues. Not much needs to be said about Elvis Presley, but if you don’t have any of his albums, these first for…
Gustavo Cortinas: Desafio Candente
This album is subtitled (In Spanish) “Inspired by the open veins of Latin America”, with almost each song beginning with a spoken narration that leads into modern and classical sounds of the Southern Hemisphere. Composed by Gustavo Cortinas, with text…
Janinah Burnett: Love the Color of Your Butterfly
Operatic-voiced Janinah Burnett delivers a wide range of material from Bizet to Ellington on this album supported by a jazzy team of Christian Sands/p, Sullivan Fortner/p, Keith Brown/p, Terreon Gully/dr, Luques Curtis/b, Ben Williams/b and Casey Benjamin/dr. Her strong voice…