Pianist Dave Bass continues to build his catalogue of threesomes, for an excellent workshop of readings of standards and originals with Kerry Kashiwagih/b and Scott Gordon/dr.. Of the former, Bass is graceful with Gordon’s brushes on “Endless Waltz”, while guitarist…
Month: June 2023
Jim Alfredson: Family Business
B3 man Jim Alfredson gives an old fashioned soul session with Alex Sipiagin/tp, Diego Rivera/ts, Michael Dease/tb, Will Bernard/b, EJ Strickland/dr and Kevin “Bujo” Jones/perc on this collection of mostly originals. Alfredson shows his roots on the opening track, a…
Nick Finzer: Dreams Visions Illusions
Trombonist and composer Nick Finzer brings together a textured team of Lucas Pino/ts-bcl, Alex Wintz/g, Glenn Zaleski/p, Dave Baron/b and Jimmy MacBride/dr for a three part suite filled with rich harmonies and thoughtful solos. The horns are fluffy for “Visions…
Richard X Bennett & Matt Parker: Parker Plays X
Fun, quick and catchy melodies are supplied by the team of Matt Parker/ts-ss-voc, Richard X Bennett/p-mel-vib, Adam Armstrong/b and Julian Edmond/dr on an album that sounds like part Tin Pan Alley and Improv night. On tenor, Parker is upbeat with…
Joe Locke: Makram
One of today’s most consistent and creative vibes players, Joe Locke mixes his regular working team of Jim Ridi/key, Lorin Cohen/b and Samvel Sarkisyan/dr-cym with a handful of guests on a highly percussive and fusioned session. Middle Eastern instruments in…
Vince Ector Organatomy Trio+: Live at the Side Door
Philly local drummer Vince Ector works the room with a humming team of Justin Jones/as, Paul Bollenback/g and Pat Bianchi/org at a simmering gig at Connecticolleut’s Side Door Jazz Club back in 2020. Ector creates a wide variety of moods,…
Canadian Jazz Collective: Septology-The Black Forest Session
Consisting of Derrick Gardner/tp-fh, Lorne Lofsky/g, Kik MacDonald/ts, Virginia MacDonald/cl, Brian Dickinson/p, Neil Swainson/b and Bernd Reiter/dr, the Canadian Jazz Collective bring a cooperative approach to writing, arranging and performing on this collection of originals. The album has a feel…
R for Romeo: Plan R
This album by the team of Stuart Ziff/g, Daniel Stein/key, Marcos Reyes/perc, Fred Dinkins-Rick Latham-Kevin Stevens/dr, Travis Carlton-Rene Camacho/b and Chris Tedesco/tp consists of originals that mix jazz, pop, groove and soul in a way the makes you feel like…
****MEMPHIS DRY RUB, NO SAUCE****The STAX Songwriter Demos: Written in Their Soul
One of the more fascinating releases of the year has to be this 7 cd set that includes 146 recordings, 140 of which have never previously seen the light of day. What STAX has done is culled a collection of…
Todd Cochran: From the Vault-Notes For The Future
Pianist Todd Cochran creates a wide variety of soundscapes on this album, mixing grooves and aural textures to tell short musical stories. The mood is almost like a soundtrack to an as yet unnamed film, with synthy dark strings on…