Matthew Sweet plays bass, guitars and piano while singing 70-80s styled rock with drummer Ric Menck on this collection of originals. The songs are all “original”, but I swear I’ve heard most of them before, such as the rock steady…
Month: February 2021
Chris Pattishall: Zodiac
Pianist and leader Chris Pattishall revisits Mary Lou Williams’ classic Zodiac Suite from 1945, but instead of playing it in its original piano trio format, he’s brought in a full band of Riley Mulherkar/tp, Ruben Fox/sax, Marty Jaffe/b, Jamison Ross/dr…
The Nimmons Tribute: Volume 1-To The Nth
Known as the “Dean of Canadian Jazz”, clarinetist Phil Nimmons is given a musical tribute by grandson Sean on piano/Rhodes and a team of Kevin Turcotte/tp-fh, Tara Davisdson/as-ss-cl, Mike Murley/ts, William Carn/tb, Perry White/bs-bcl, Jon Maharaj/b and Ethan Ardelli/dr on…
Marty Elkins & Mike Richmond: ‘Tis Autumn
Gorgeous and lyrical duets are delivered by vocalist Marty Elkins and Mike Richmond on bass and cello. They stick to standards, and sound rich, relaxed and resonant on pieces like “Old Devil Moon” and slinky title piece. Richmond’s bass is…
Cathy Grier + The Troublemakers: I’m All Burn
Cathy Grier songs and plays a bluesy guitar with heat along with a team of guitarists Billy Flynn, Greg Koeh, Jim Ohlschmidt, bassists Tony Menzer-Greg Roteik, drummers Jamey Clark-Matt Liban, keyboardists Larry Byrne-Jimmy Voegeli and a backing horn, harmonica and…
Yoko Miwa Trio: Songs of Joy
Pianist Yoko Miwa uses her post bopping team of bassist Will Slater and drummer Scott Goulding to interpret her clever originals and take on some bop classics. She shows her dramatic finger skills on a splashy read of Richie Havens’…
WHO STOLE THE PIANO? Tani Tabbal Trio: Now Then, Raf Vertessen Quartet: LOI
Once upon a time, it was radical to have horns without a piano or guitar. Nowadays it’s de riguer… Ten tunes by the trio of alto saxist Adam Siegel, bassist Michael Bisio and drummer Tani Tabbal feature conversational connections and…
Clayton/Pauer/Neumeister: 3 for The Road
Jay Clayton’s voice and electronic join with Fritz Pauer’s piano and Ed Neumeister’s trombone for the brass man’s compositions and some standards in a unique trio package. Clayton’s voice is used for percussion on “Love Is A Place” and he…
Melbreeze: I Love Paris
Right away on the liner notes, Melbreeze lets you know she’s a different type of lady at the microphone, as she credits herself as “vocals, storytelling”. With her team of Scott Kinsey/key/b, Doug Webb/ts, Tim Hagans/tp, Pedro Martins-Josh Smith-Yotam Silberstein/g,…
Dave Restivo: Arancina
Canadian pianist Dave Restivo is best known for his work with the legendary Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass, but this time he goes trio (with a cameo guest) on this luminous session. Fawn Fritzen brings lovely and glistening voice to “Bittersweet…