To remind us of what a concert used to sound like, Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG have put together a cd series of material honed from their 55 years of concerts. These first two capture two of the most soulful…
Month: August 2021
Diane Delin: Chicago Standard Time
Warm strings that swing are provided by violinist Diane Delin, as she leads a symbiotic tieam of Jodie Christian/p, Kelly Sill/b and Steve Davis/dr through a mix of standards with an original. Her tone and approach is rich and ebullient,…
SNARKY PUPPY LITTER…Bill Laurance: Cables Rewired (EP)
Taking some time off from Snarky Puppy, pianist Bill Laurance puts out an ep of two songs in variant forms, with and without orchestra. “Cables” in orchestra has rich harpsichord and rich classical sounds, while “Constance” is reminiscent of the…
WAY DOWN INSIDE!! Bob Franceschini-Kevin Hays-Orlando Le Fleming-Obed Calvaire: Whole Lotta Love-The Music of Led Zeppelin
Is the world ready for the Great British Heavy Metal Songbook? Bob Franchischini/ts, Obed Calvaire/dr, Orlando Le Fleming/b and Kevin Hays/p think so in this fun tribute to Led Zeppelin. The gents get quite creative with the melodies, which are…
L’abime: L’abime
Brooding dark and impressionistic tones are produced by the team of Hugo Blouin/b, Alex Dodier/fl/sax, Gabriel Genest/ts-cl, Jean-Philippe Godbout/dr and Jonathan Turgeon/p on this collection of originals. Graceful tones from Genest’s bass clarinet create a post bop mood on “Perdu…
Charnett Moffett: New Love
Charnett Moffett shows what he can do with a fretless electric bass with his Spartan team of guitarist Jana Herzen and drummers Corey Garcia-Malick with guest woodwinder Irwin Hall. The core trio has Moffett giving “I can also do this”…
A QUINTET OF TRIOS! Kendall Carter: Introducing…, Waxwing: Flicker Down, Richard X Bennett: RXB3, Will St Peter/Steven Heffner/Steve Barnes: Honestly, Sean Michael Giddings: Red Willow
A multiplicity of trios in various combinations… For his debut album, Kendall Carter grinds the organ with a hip little trio with drummer Kenny Phelps and guitarist Dave Stryker, who honed his chops with B3er Jack McDuff. The album digs…
Doug Lofstrom: Music For Strings
Music composed by Doug Lofstrom is deliciously performed by the Russian String Orchestra, conducted by Misha Rachlevsky on this rich collection of original and fresh classical works. There are four major pieces, all of which brim over with musicality and…
The Rubinoos: The CBS Tapes
Formed during the Carter Administration, the team of Jon Rubin/g-voc, Donn Spindt/dr/voc, Tommy Dunbar/g-voc and Royse Ader/b-voc road the wave of the punk-new wave groove by forming The Rubinos. This album was recorded “live” at Folsom Studios and mixes the…
John Armato: The Drummer Loves Ballads
Drummer John Armato gives an intimate and personal album as he teams his sticks with various guests on this intriguing musical journey. He gives personal reflections in voice and with drums on a “Prelude” and returns to further reflections with…