Get ready for a street wise ride by the team of Paul Waring/v-g, Pete Galanis/g, Elton Jaan/Hammond, Ari Seder/b and Jason Edwards on this rough and ready collection of blues rockers. There’s a kind of Allman Brothers meeting Chicago on…
Month: May 2022
WAIT! I THINK I MIGHT HAVE HEARD A MELODY! Anthony Coleman & Brian Chase: Arcades
Pianist Anthony Coleman joins together with drummer Brian Chase for five spontaneously combusting improvised compositions. Lurking piano keys and rumbling drums scatter and pitter patter on the title tune, ivories and sticks pound in aggression during “Divagations”, the two plod…
Oded Tzur: Isabela
New York based tenor saxist Oded Tzur creates rich and palpable moods with his team of Nitai Hershkovitd/p, Petros Klampanis/b and Johnathan Blake/dr for a heaping handful of originals. The mood is mostly somber and contemplative, ranging from a 2…
Emma Wilson: Wish Her Well
Emma Wilson gets dark, down and dirty on the blues rocking album from the narrow alleys with a core team Mat Hector/dr, MarkNeary/b-key and Adam Cetwood/g . She boogies hard on the shuffling “Not Paying” with Alessandro Brunetta adding a…
Gary Brumburgh: Full Circle
This is the second release I’ve heard from vocalist Gary Brumburgh, and he’s got the perfect mix of modern and vintage still wins me over. He’s sort of a polished read of Jackie Paris, ultra hip and able to go…
A CLASSIC…Electric Light Orchestra: Eldorado -Original Master Recording
When Electric Light Orchestra’s album El Dorado came out in 1974, it was considered the logical successor to The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper; it was that high a standard of style, vision and ambition. It has aged amazingly well, and it…
PLUGGED IN SOUNDS..Lawson & Merrill: Signals
A meeting of electronic minds takes place between David Margolin Lawson and David Merrill on this collection of five modular musings. Lawson plays a collection of keyboards, synthesizers and various electronic machines along with Merrill on various “mutable instruments” and…
Tierney Sutton: Paris Sessions 2
Since going her way from her long-time quartet, vocalist Tierney Sutton has created a deeply personal catalogue of moods and messages. This latest one is a glorious mix of intimate enunciations, mixing and matching her delicately clear voice with bassist…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Daggerboard: Daggerboard and the Skipper
One of jazz’s best kept secrets is the venerable bassist Henry “The Skipper” Franklin. He’s got history in his fingers, and everything he does is essential listening. This latest release has him teamed with a jazz/strings combo of Erik Jekabson/tp-fh,…
THIS IS BIG BAND SWING…Woody Herman & His Bands: Their Finest Albums
Back when I was first getting into jazz in the 1970s, I’d take in a band here and there, and inevitably, the leader would introduce the members. Sooner or later, someone in the band would be identified as “a member…