Here’s a label I just discovered, a Midwest outfit called Eastlawn Records, specializing in bluesy and classic sounding jazz. You know, the type you can tap your foot into and not get lost in the navel gazing solos. You’ll like…
Month: September 2022
THE SWINGING SHTETL…Queen Kong: Fray
You could make a good argument that swing music has its roots in Jewish Klezmer music, with guys like Goodman and Shaw “shwinging” the blues of the Jews. The band Queen Kong, consisting of Lorie Wolf/dr-voc, Michael Winograd/cl, Max Forster/tp-el,…
XY VOICES..Sidney Jacobs: If I Were Your Woman
Sidney Jacobs creates an intriguing mixing of vocal and musical tones on this tapestry of sounds and songs. Mixing and matching Gene Coye/dr, Solomon Dorsey/b, Josh Nelson-Ron Feuer/p-key, Josh Johnson/as-fl, Nolan Shaheed-Chris Lawrence/tp, Greg ore/ag, Joakim Toftgaard/tb and Rickey Woodard/ts,…
Melissa Stylianou: Dream Dancing
Also known as part of the threesome vocal group Duchess, Melissa Stylianou shows she is comfortable going it alone, mixing and matching intimate settings with guitarist Ike Sturm and guitarist Gene Bertoncinin for a collection of mostly standards. Stylianou’s voice…
Mathias Heise: Quadrillion
Keyboardist and harmonica player Mathias Heise leads a band of Mads Christiansen/g, David Ronne Vang/b and Aksel Stadel Borum/dr through a collection of soulful fusiony originals, not unlike vintage Joe Sample. The extra texture is Heise’s harmonica, which glides over…
Sass Jordan: Bitches Blues
Sass Jordan sings with a fire in her belly, spewing out lyrics like each song was her last, with her road kill crew of Chris Caddel/g-dob-stlg, JimmyReid/g-sit, Steve Marriner/b-harm, Cassius Pereira/dr and Jesse O ‘Brien/key on this album of blue…
REGGAE GOT SOUL…Mista Savona Presents: Havana Meets Kingston Part 2
This is the second volume of the Mista Savona production that melds Jamaica and Cuba, and the results are just as embracing as the first time around. The biggest change is the selection of vocalists, with a wide variety of…
THREESOME…Shiri Zorn/George Muscatello/Maruricio Zottarelli: Into Another Land,
Vocalist Shiri Zorn delivers with a clear and embracing voice with the spartan support of percussionist Mauricio Zotarelli and guitarist George Muscatello. She does a couple of duets with Muscatello, like a haunting “Zingaro” as well as a lush and…
Canelita Sabrosa: Album 1
The word “canelita” can either mean a spicy cinnamon or simply the phrase “marvelous”, both fitting well with this band that has a wide variety of flavors. Consisting of Kenny Nettuno/vog, Julio Miranda Jr/g, Chunky Sounds/dr, Frankie Quinones/perc, Christopher Nettuno/cong,…