Playing tenor and bass trombone, Brendan Lanighan puts together a swinging team of Mark Filsinger/tp-fh, Elliot Scozzaro/as, Cj Ziarniak/ts, Colin Gordon/bs-as-ss, Nick Weiser/p, Eric Metzgar/dr and Emiliano Lasansky/ for a mix of originals and standard. He displays a clear tone…
Month: July 2023
TODAY’S TRIOS…Arturo O’Farrill: Legacies, Nils Kugelmann: Stormy Beauty
Probably more than any unit, the piano jazz trio best reflects the current state of creative affairs in jazz. Here are a some recent messages. Pianist Artur O’Farrill goes back to his trio format with drummer Zack O’Farrill and bassist…
THERE’S ALWAYS MORE…John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy: Evenings at the Village Gate
Just when you thought you’d heard all the vintage John Coltrane… One again, Impulse Records has uncovered previously released music from John Coltrane. This time around, we get Coltrane back in the summer of 1961, when he had a one…
Christian Artmann: The Middle Of Life
Christian Artmann plays a variety of domestic and exotic flutes with his team of Laszlo Gardony /p, John Lockwood/b, Yoron Israel/dr and guest vocalist Elena McEntire for a collection of mostly originals. His alto flute is elegant on “Sow River”…
Monika Ryan: Playfully
Are you like me, and ready to shoot the next singer who does ANOTHER version of “My Funny Valentine”? Are there really no new songs to sing? Well, Monika Ryan thinks that there are, and she writes, arranges and produces…
CROONER AND COUNTRY FROM AVID…Mel Torme: Four Classic Albums, Ray Price: Four Classic Albums Plus
Vintage singing from two sides of the track are delivered by Avid Records Best known as “The Velvet Fog”, Mel Torme’s early work is filled with hidden gems. He spent these years on Bethlehem Records, with 1955’s Blue World filled…
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter Superblue: The Iridescent Spree
The second summit meeting between vocalist Kurt Elling and guitarist Charlie Hunter is a continuation of the singer’s delve into R&B and urban soul. Along with drummer Corey Fonville and Don Was’ production, Elling and Hunter get funkyh on “Freemman…
Tobin Mueller: The Best of Tobin Mueller Volume 3-Prog Fusion
Part of a remastering of 5 volumes to show the width, depth and breadth of his career, keyboardist/composer Tobin Mueller releases collection of music that is divided between progressive rock with vocals and fusioned jazz instrumentals. Hang on tight! The…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Lauren Henderson: Conjuring
Following up on her last album, the seductive La Bruja, vocalist Lauren Henderson continues using less to say more on this dishabille-dressed collection of late night moods. She mixes and matches with the cool tones of Joel Ross/vib, Gabe Schnider-Nick…
Brandon Seabrook’s Epic Proportions: brukalovechamp
Playing guitar, mandolin and banjo, Brando Seabrook brings together a loose fitting team of Nava Dunkelman/perc-voc, Marki Hughes/cel, Eivind Opsvik/b, Henry Fraser/b, Chuck Bekkis/el-voc, John McCowen/cl, aiko-recorder and Sam Ospovak/dr-perc for eight originals. There is a surfeit of scary and…