Synthy and celestial moods are created by the team of Andrew Marzotto/g, Rich Brown/b, Anthony Fung/dr and Dayna Stephens/ss-EWI on this fusiony collection of originals. The surprise here is Stephens, who pulls out his EWI to create spacious and spacey…
Month: September 2021
THE NEW FUNK BROTHERS…The True Loves: Sunday Afternoon
Vintage soul stirring is mixed up by the team of Dave McGraw/dr, Bryant Moore/b, Jabrille Williams/g, Ivan Galvez/perc, Jason Cressey/tb-tp, Gordon Brown/ts-fl, Greg Kramer/tb and Skerik/bs on this foot stomping collection of originals that remind you of vintage STAX and…
Planet Flippo: Dedications
Subtitled “Jazz From Planet Flippo”, this five piece band is lead by Dave Flippo/p-key-mel along with Donn De Santo/b, Dan Hesler/ts-ss-fl, Heath Chappell/dr and Aras Biskis/perc as vintage jazz sounds are melded with originals and some covers. The latter includes…
The Chris Saunders Band: Dancing With The Widow St. James
Leader Chris Saunders plays a warm cornet/flugelhorn and sings with a Bill Henderson tone on this relaxing soul session with Luis Carbo/perc, Michael Aragon/dr, Ken Cook/p-org and Rob Fordyce/b. The mood is like relaxed New Orleans sunset, with Saunders giving…
Rebecca Angel: Love Life Choices
Vocalist Rebecca Angel teams with keyboardist/synth bassist/producer Jason Miles and a host of musicians to creates a breezy mix of jazz and samba. Her tone is similar to Avril Lavigne, with a wisp to her take of the Boomer hit…
Holsapple & Stamey: Our Back Pages
The singing/playing team of Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey show their hand on the title of this album, as the duo create and perform songs that harken to the halcyon days of The Byrds, and their wake. There is a…
The Mark Masters Ensemble featuring Art Baron and Tim Hagans: Masters & Baron Meet Blanton & Webster
Without a dash of doubt, the greatest jazz orchestra was Duke Ellington’s band during 1940-41 when they had tenorist Ben Webster and bassist Jimmy Blanton creating some of the most creative music in the history of western civilization. Band leader…
BILLY COBHAM: THE MATCH THAT LIT THE FUSION FUSE
IF THERE IS ANY DRUMMER THAT PERSONIFIES THE FIRE OF FUSION, IT HAS TO BE BILLY COBHAM. BEST KNOWN AS THE INCEDIARY ENGINE BEHIND THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, COBHAM WAS ALSO THE “HOUSE DRUMMER” FOR COUNTLESS LEGENDARY CTI SESSIONS OF THE…
NIK BAERTSCH: THE RHYTHM OF MIND, BODY AND SOUL
ONE THING THAT HAS ALWAYS DISTINGUISHED JAZZ IS ITS RHYTHM. THAT UNIQUE SENSE OF SWING HAS BEEN DISPLAYED AND DELIVERED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF WAYS SINCE THE EARLY DAYS, FROM A STIFF TWO BEAT TO EIGHT TO THE BAR,…