Pianist Mariel Mayz interprets the classical Cuban sounds of composer Leo Brouwer on this rich solo album. The main feature of this release is a ten piece “Diez Bocetos” that includes a dark and brooding “Raul Milian”, Debussy-ish “Rene Portocarrero”…
Month: November 2022
Christian Winninghoff: Cloud Sounds
Christian WInninghoff plays trumpet, flugelhorn, euphonium and even sings a bit on a variety of setting on this pop-focused album. The supporting core team of Martin Schulte/g, Kirill Vorwald/key, Nico Brandenburg/b, Kai Schonburg/dr and Ste phan Emig/perc is intermittently supplemented…
Mountain Coast: Phases
Consisting of Michael Bailey/synth/efx, Dave Devine/barig, steelg-efx-synth and Kenny Warren-tp-tb-recordings, Mountain Coast create an album of static mixes of ambient tones and electronical noodles. Focusing on atmospheres, the team has muted and longing trumpet on the fuzzy “4Jeffe”, a mix…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Jackie Ryan with Paquito D’Rivera: Recuerdos de mi Madre
For some reason, Jackie Ryan never gets mentioned regarding top jazz vocalists, but for my money, she’s in the top tier. Her enunciation is exquisite, she has a festive swing that sounds like she just popped out of a birthday…
MODERN MODES FROM BASS LEADERS…Timothy Norton: Visions of Phaedrus, Noah Garabedian: Consider The Stars Beneath Us
Today’s sounds of jazz led from the man with the big strings… Bassist Timothy Norton brings together a post modern team of Josh Evans/tp, Jerome Sabbagh/ts, Leandro Pellegrino/g, Randy Ingram/p and Kush Abdey/dr for a collection of mostly self-penned originals.…
Dave Douglas Quintet: Songs Of Ascent-Book 1-Degrees
Advanced thinking trumpeter Dave Douglas brings together a loose fitting team of Jon Irabagon/reeds, Matt Mitchell/p, Rudy Royston/dr and Linda May Han Oh/b for a collection of originals that could easily have come from the pen of early Ornette Coleman.…
Emiliano Sampaio Jazz Symphonic Orchestra :We Have A Dream
Warm and upbeat tones are delivered by Emiliano Sampao’s orchestra that includes 5 rhythm, 4 brass, 5 woodwinds and a large string section of 17 members. There is an Eastern Europe orchestration to dramatic pieces like “Between Dances” while the…
ROOTS…Mick Kolassa: They Call Me Uncle Mick!
Guitarist and vocalist Mick Kolassa jumps the juke box with a core team of Jeff Jensen/g, Tom Leonardo/dr, Carl Caspersen/b, Rick Steff/p, Eric Hughes/harm and a slew of shuffling guests on this clever mix of originals and covers. He swings…
Darryl Harper: Chamber Made
Clarinetist Darryl Harper has a golden tone on the licorice stick, and he uses it creatively in three various setting on this intriguing palate of an album. For a pair of songs, “Kaleidoscope” and “The Important Thing…” he’s with his…
DUETS…Alex Sjobeck and David Baker: Pictures In Time, Petra Van Nuis & Andy Brown: Lonely Girl
Two for tea… Pianist Alex Sjobeck joins together with bassist David Baker for a collection of intimate originals of chambered jazz. Sjobeck’s piano touch mixes elements of classical and fragrant modern jazz, rich around Baker’s reflective pulse on “Answer Song”…