UK-based Leo Records has survived the COVID lockdown, and is making up for lost time with four new releases. Freedom reigns once again! The Clarinet Trio has Jurgen Kupke on soprano stick, Michael Thieke on stick and alto clarinet while…
Month: June 2022
Karl Silveira: A Porta Aperta
Trombonist Karl Silveira brings together a warm post bopping team, alternating saxists David French/ts and Allison Au/as with his core unit of Chris Pruden/p, Dan Fortin/b and Nico Dann/dr. With the tenor saxist French, Silvera’s brass gets blue on the…
TRIOS…Daniel Delorenzo: K.Bye, Lenny Marcus Trio: When A Door Opens, Steve Boudreau: Cherished Possessions
Three is not a crowd.. Guitarist Daniel Delorenzo brings a variety of sounds and styles together with his team of Gaston Reggio/dr and Robbie Link/b. He gets into a Django gypsy swing feel with guest Ben Lassiter on the festive…
SINGER/SONGWRITER…Michael McAdam: Tremolo, Jeremy Joyce: Street Poet
The art of playing your own material is not dead, as these two artists attest… A mix of Dylan, Nashville and Tom Petty takes place on this album by singer/songwriter Michael McAdam, who mixes his material with clever covers. He…
WEST COAST UP NORTH…The Virgil Gonsalves Sextet & Big Band-Jazz In The Bay Area 1954-1959
There is no jazz label out there that consistently resurfaces unjustly obscure and overlooked artists than Spain-based Fresh Sound Records. What? You get maybe 1-2 things a year from Mosaic and 3-4 from Resonance, but Fresh Sound puts out swinging…
SMOOTH SAX…Jessy J: Blue
An easy mix of jazz and R&B is stirred by Jessy J, playing a variety of saxes and throwing in a flute with a grooving team of Jay Rowe/p, Dave Anderson/b, Trevor Somerville/dr, Richie Gajate Garciea/perc, Andy Abel/g and guest…
HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED…The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Dirt Does Dylan
Through the many years of their existence, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been part of some of music’s most famous summit meetings, playing with artists ranging from Roger McGuinn and Johnny Cash to Roy Acuff. This album, still with…
21st CENTURY CRIMSON MEN…Stick Men: Tentacles
With King Crimson “officially” in retirement (until Robert Fripp changes his mind), the team of Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter serves as a more than suitable alternative, with the sound wonderfully similar to the Kingdom’s Red period. Levin…
Andrea Brachfeld & Insight: Evolution
Andrea Brachfeld plays a wide variety of flutes to create diverse moods, teaming up with Harvie S/b, Bill O’Connell/p and Jason Tiemann/dr-perc on this collection of originals. African moods are created with her wood flute and kalimba on the mystical…
VOICES RATED XX…Emma Smith: Meshuga Baby, Cathy Segal-Garcia & Phillip Strange: Live in Japan, Ester Wiesnerova: Blue Journal
. No matter what society says, you can’t change the chromosomes. XX chromosome vocalists are featured here in a wide variety of settings, all alluring and well delivered… Emma Smith brings zaftig renditions of standards with a Borscht Belted team…