On this recently released 2018 session, drummer Jeppe Gram delivers tasty post bop sounds with a vintage motif of a team including Ollie Wallace/as, Tobias Wiklund/ct, Tomas Franck/ts, Jacob Artvet/g and Anders Krogh Fjeldsted/b for a collection of originals. Gram…
Month: December 2021
Le Ggril: Sommes
Three discs of fairly free and spontaneous improvisations are produced by the 22 member Le GGRIL orchestra and/or/with Quatour Bozzini string quartet. Yes, there are song titles, and yes there are composers, but the fact of the matter is that…
John Patitucci & Andy James: An Evening with John Patitucci and Andy James
Bass legend John Patitucci teams up with warm toned vocalist Andy James to deliver faithful renditions of standards. The two are in good company, backed by a team of all stars including a reed section of Chris Potter-Charles McNeal-Rick Margitza-Julian…
LADY VOICE…Susan Krebs with Mixed Emotions: Daybreak, Lucy Yeghiaaryan & Vanisha Gould: In Her Words, Champian Fulton & Stephen Fulton: Live From Lockdown, Lili Anel: Better Days (remastered)
Coo-toned Susan Krebs wisps and breezes through some cleverly picked tunes with her team of Rich Eames/p, Jerry Kalaf/dr-vib, Domenic Genova/bs, Riner Scivally/g, Scott Breadman/perc and Rob Locart/tp or Doug Walter/tb. She sounds at home with Blossom Dearie’s sensuous “Inside…
Tony Coe: Captain Coe’s Famous Racearound
Not well known this side of The Pond, Tony Coe shows he deserves a better hearing on this album from a series of concerts 1995 in a pair of settings, small combo and big band, as well on three instruments,…
CHRISTMAS STOCKING STUFFERS…Jan Daley: Home For Christmas
Comfort-toned vocalist Jan Daley mixes traditional Christmas material with a few obscurities as she’s back with lush support of orchestra and harp. There’s a wonderment to her voice on”I’ll Be Home For Christmas” and “Grown-Up Christmas List” while she brings…
Dan Weiss/Miles Okazaki: Music For Drums and Guitar
Nothing beats scaring a listener from contemplating a record with just duos of drums and guitar. Let’s remember, however, the Miles Okazaki is also the guitarist for Jane Monheit, so he knows a little bit about melody and lyrics. He…
Ben Tiberio: Rare Peace
Playing basses, guitar and adding vocals, Ben Tiberio brings together a lyrical post bop team of Nathan Reisning/as, Lex Korten/p-key, Evan Hyde/dr and guest Morgan Guerin/ts for a collection of graceful originals. Reising’s alto is pungent and dark on pieces…
Grant Richards: Ballyhoo
You know you’ve got the right guy to listen to when leader/pianist/composer Grant Richards is posed on the album liner notes with a picture of bassist Charles Mingus. You get a dash of that influence along with sprinkle of Thelonious…
Andre Carvalho: Lost In Translation
Misty and impressionistic atmospheres are created by bassist/leader Andre Carvalho his pastel’d team of Andre Matos/g, Jose Soares/ts-as and guest Joao Almeida/tp. Without a drummer, Carvalho uses his bass to bow and pick out the pulse, which usually float as…