Jared Sims brings together a heavy hitting team of rhythm that features drummer Matt Wilson and bassist Rufus Reid along with organist Clifford Barnes and trombonist Reggie Watkins while he himself alternates between baritone sax and flute on swinging originals.…
Month: June 2021
TRIO TREASURES…Philippe Lemm Trio: First Steps, Ray Gallon w/ David Wong & Kenny Washington: Make Your Move, Perry Smith: Peace
The jazz trio, in various colors and formations… Drummer Philippe Lemm leads his creative trio of Angelo Di Loreto/p and Jeff Koch (along with guests Simon Moullier/vib and Keita Ogawa/perc) through a collection of originals. Lemm’s sound drinks from the…
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown: Quartet Sessions
Tenor saxist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown brings a classic Hank Mobley sound to eleven covers with a pair of rhythm teams consisting of Holger Marjamaa-Steven Feifke/p, Dan Chmielinski-Alex Claffy/b and Bryan Carter-Corey Fonville/dr. There’s little to choose between the two bands, as…
Steve Slagle: Nascentia (Birth)
Mainstream post bopping alto saxist Steve Slagle adds another rich volume to his impressive catalogue with a core team of Bruch Barth/p, Ugonna Okegwo/b and Jason Tiemann/dr along with guests Jeremy Pelt/tp and Clark Gayton/tb for a mix of bopping…
DELICATE GUITARS…Dan Rose: Last Night, Dan Rose & Claudine Francois: New Leaves
Guitars come in many sounds, sizes and shapes. Dan Rose likes soft pedals of strings, as exemplified on a pair of releases, one solo and the other a collection of duets. The solo album is casual and personal interpretation of…
Logan Richardson: Afrofuturism
Logan Richardson plays alto sax, piano, keyboards and various synthesizers along with Igor Osypov/g, Peter Schlamb/vibe-b-key, Dominique Sanders/b-prod, Ryan J. Lee/dr-b, Corey Fonville/dr, Egi Karakus/str and Laura Taglialatela/voc on this 15 song collection of funk, synth and spacey sounds. Taglialatela…
Dan Pitt Quintet: Wrongs
Guitarist and composer Dan Pitt brings in the two reed team of Naomi McCarroll-Butler/as-bcl and Patrick Smith/ts-ss as a front line with Alex Fourneir/b and Nick Fraser/dr for his seven dark themes. The leader rocks hard with the growling saxes…
Daniele Germani: A Congregation of Folks
Alto saxist Daniele Germani leads a quartet with Jongkuk Kim/dr, Giuseppe Cucchiara/b and Justin Salisbury/p through a mix of songs and segues. There are a handful of concise pieces such with Germani gasping on “No Clouds In the Air”, Cucchiara…
LADYBIRD…Joanie Pallato: My Original Plan
Singer/songwriter Joanie Pallato teams up with Fareed Haque on guitars, vibes, keyboards and percussion with a rotating cast of Steve Eisen/fl, John Devlin/b, Luiz Ewerling/dr, Howard Levy/p and other cameos. Pallato’s voice has a 70s pop sound to it, pretty…
Jes Berge: Space Jazz Monstrosity
I usually don’t review single songs, but this one piece by guitarist/composer Jes Berge really deserves a listen, as it’s more of a musical journey than a single 8 minute piece. The “Space Jazz Monstrosity” has Jes and his rhythm…