Combining piano and “ampi-celeste”, Eyolf Dale leads a trio of Audun Kleive/dr and bassist/saw man Per Zanussi on a collection of originals on this lyrical and creative album. At times, his touch is reminiscent of Eric Satie, as on the…
Month: April 2021
Fergus McCreadie: Cairn
UK pianist Fergus McCreadle creates sounds inspired by the Scottish hills and valleys with his team of David Bowden/b and Stephen Henderson/dr on this collection of originals. Almost all of the songs have a pattern of soft and reflective endings,…
Richard Howell: Moon Over Tiburon
Multi sax man Richard Howell creates a thick texture of multitracking reeds and solos with his team of Ete Salif Howell/dr, Nick Panoutsos/b, Ian McArdle/p, Gabriel Naxia/b andf Jasim Perales/tb on a swinging mix of sounds not far removed from…
Charlie Sepulveda and the Turnaround: This Is Latin Jazz
Trumpeter, leader and composer Charlie Ventura gives truth in advertising on this sizzling set of music for cruising with a sizzling rhythm section of Francisco Alcala’/dr, Nicholas Cosaboom/cong and Eduardo Zayas/p as he shares the front line with tenor saxist…
LEO’S LATEST…Alexey Kruglov/Caroline Hume/Paul Mayu/Oleg Udanov: Last Train From Naravskaya, Brandon Seabrook/Simon Nabatov: Voluptuaries, Sergio Aramaroli/Fritz Hauser: Angelica
Intuitive interplay is the password on these three latest releases from UK-based Leo Records. The team of Carolyn Hume/p, Paul May/dr and Oleg Udanov/perc is led by Alexey Kruglove, who plays alto sax, it’s mouthpiece, prepared sax, various objects and,…
Jonathan Kane and Dave Soldier: February Meets Soldier String Quartet
Jonathan Kane plays drums, guitar and bass, joining with Davie Soldier on strings for a handful of songs that mix rock with modern classical. The team is rock steady on the 70s fuzzy “Hate To See You Go” while the…
Aris Paul Band: Ghosts
Rough toned vocalist Aris Paul plays a Strat-gut guitar with Aaron Wagner/dr, Matt Scott/ and Keith Quinn/org for a collection of juke joint rockers. The Soulville Horns trio adds a swamp effect of the riffing title tune with saxist Phil…
JOE CHAMBERS: MUSICAL MALLETS
IF THE LEGENDARY BLUE NOTE RECORD LABEL HAD AN ‘IN-HOUSE’ DRUMMER, IT HAD TO BE JOE CHAMBERS. MR. CHAMBERS IS THE PULSE AND DRIVE ON MANY A CLASSIC SESSION, PLAYING ALONGSIDE FREDDIE HUBBARD (BREAKING THROUGH), WAYNE SHORTER (ET CETERA), BOBBY HUTCHERSON (DIALOGUE)…
Bob Holz: Live in New York and LA
Drummer Bob Holz keeps the feel and sound organic with a pair of bands swinging in New York’s Funk’n Waffles and Los Angeles’ Groove Gallery. He mixes up jazz standards with some originals, keeping the songs between 5-7 minutes, with…
The Dave Weckl Band: Live In St. Louis at the Chesterfield Jazz Festival 2019
Drummer and leader Dave Weckl returns to his home ground with his long-time friend and bassist Tom Kennedy along with the hard hitting team of keyboardist Jay Oliver, guitarist Buzz Feiten and saxist Gary Meek for an almost complete reunion…