The South Carolina band Uncle Walt’s Band had a big following in the 70s and 80s in the Austin, Texas area, with Walter Hyatt at the helm, who untimely left us in 1996 in a plane crash. This album is…
Month: November 2021
SAHEL VISIONS…Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita: Suba
Cuba’s Omar Sosa brings his piano and world visions to team up with Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita for a collection of gorgeous and empathetic duets that take you to the heart of jazz, namely the heart of Africa. Keita…
TWO OLDIES BUT GOODIES: Dianne Brooks: From the Heart & Soul, Norm Amadio Trio: After Hours 1966
I just got these two recordings from the Baby Boomer period on an obscure label called Panda Digital, and they are pretty darned good. Check them out. Vocalist Dianne Brooks (1939-2005) was an earthy soul, with this album from mostly…
Steve Million featuring Sarah Marie Young: Jazz Words
Pianist Steve Million leads a post bop team of Jim Gailloreto/ts-fl, John Sims/b, Juan Pastor/dr and vocalist Sarah Marie Young through a collection of thoughtful originals. Million shows his stride and bop dna on the fun and flexible “Heavens to…
Bren Holmes: Everything You Never Wanted
Bren Holmes plays guitar, bass, mandolin and percussion while singing with Bryan Dobbs, who also plays guitars and various stringed things. There is a rotating rhythm section along with various guests on vocals. The result are moods ranging from a…
Barrett Martin Group: Stillpoint
Barrett Martin plays just about anything that can make a ding or a dong, with percussion instruments from all over the world joining in along with bass and piano while he farms out trumpet to Dave Carter and various South…
CATCH THE BOOGIE-WOOGIE FLU…Huey ‘Piano’ Smith: the Singles & Albums Collection 1953-62
One of the true pioneers of both R&B and rock and roll is still with us these days, but unfortunately forgotten. 87 year old Huey “Piano” Smith, born in good ol’ New Orleans, was one who’s style was influenced by…
100 YEARS CELEBRATION…Erroll Garner: Liberation in Swing-Centennial Collection, Symphony Hall Concert
There have been very few pianists in jazz that can accurately be described as “one of a kind”. Erroll Garner, who would have turned 100 on June 15, 2021, is one that deserves that title. Influenced by no one and…
Michael Mantler: Coda-Orchestral Suites
Compositions by Austrian trumpeter Michael Mantler are performed by an orchestra conducted by Christoph Cech, including a mix of classical and jazz (provided by the team of Tibor Kovesdi-Philipp Kienberger/b, Bjarne Roupe’/g, David Helbock/p and Maximillian Kanzler/vib-mar). The music is…
Brendan Keller-Tuberg: In Spite Of It All
Bassist and composer Brendan Keller-Tuberg creates a mixture of sonic tapestries as he mixes and matches various instrumentation along with field recordings and a mix/match team of Wilbur Whitta/p, Lewis Pierre-Humbert/dr, Julien Wilson/ts, Ashley Ballat/tp, Ally Hocking Howe/vi, Joel Tucker…