Saxist Diego Rivera teams with a core of Helen Sung/p, Boris Kozlov/b, Donald Edwards/dr and guest trumpeter Etienne Charles on this muscular enterprise. On alto, he’s bright and gospel grooved with Charles on the upbeat “Marabi” while the two sizzle…
Month: April 2021
Joe Chambers: Samba de Maracatu
Veteran drummer Joe Chambers returns to his Blue Note label where he gained fame of vintage albums with Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson, to name just a few. Here, as leader, he teams with Brad Merritt/p,…
Dave Stryker: Baker’s Circle
Guitarist Dave Stryker has hit a groove with his collection of “Boomer Hits” albums, but this time around he goes back to his roots with B3legend Jack McDuff to team up with organist Jared Gold, tenor saxist Walter Smith III…
Malnoia: Hello Future
The unorthodox team of piano, viola and bass clarinet is created, respectively by Jorn Swart, Benni von Gutzeit and Lucas Pino on this 11 song collection of tunes, all of which are accompanied by messages, poems and philosophies on the…
Patrick Bradley: Exhale
Patrick Bradley provides optimistic and smooth sailing jazz with an R&B feel as he plays piano, organ and synth with a rotating team that includes Darren Rahn/sax-synth-programing, Allen Hinds/g, Mel Brown/b, Tarell Martin-Gary Novak/dr and a variety of guests. You…
John Lang: Now Ear This
Bassist John Lang brings together two bands for a swinging session produced by legendary bassist John Patitucci. The trimmed down team of Lang with Matthew Sheens/p, Avi Rothbard/g and Mike Campenni have some rich post bop sounds, with Rothbard sounding…
Albare: Albare Plays Jobim Vol. 2
Last year, guitarist Albare released an impressive tribute to Tom Jobim that respected the famous melodies, but presented them in a tasty new framework. This time out, he uses Joe Chindamo’s talents as string arranger, conductor and pianist along with…
CHRIS HILLMAN : PASSING ON TRADITIONS FROM HIS BACK PAGES
ONE OF THE GREAT ASPECTS OF MUSIC IS THAT ONE CAN ACTUALLY GO AND SEE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CREATED A GENRE OF MUSIC. IMAGINE THE THRILL I HAD SEEING EARL HINES, THE CREATOR OF MODERN JAZZ, OR COUNT BASIE, THE…
TEMUJIN TALES…Dennis Rea: Giant Steppes
Music inspired by the Mongolian Empire created by Genghis Khan (aka “Temujin”) is created on this clever and sweeping album of just four songs, ranging from 8 to 16+ minutes. The leader, Dennis Rea, plays various guitars, mixing and matching…