Drummer Bobby Falk creates a soul jazz feel on this album with Aaron Irwinsky/ts-ss, Chris Borin/tp-fh, Craig Wagner/g, Jeff Furgo/p-key, Jeff Plant/eb and guests Derek Siebert/ts and Wade Honey/p. Most of the time, the album has a Joe Sample feel…
Month: September 2023
Pistol Pete Wearn: A Collection of Blues, Ballads & Barnstormers
You won’t believe that this music of Americana comes from a singer/songwriter from England, but it’s true. Pete Wearn plays guitars, harmonica, kazoo and other things from grandpa’s attic along with Olly Parry/vi, Duncan Wilcox/b and Phil Bronchtein/pstg. There are…
Harold Lopez-Nussa: Timba A La Americana
Produced by Snarky Puppy’s Michael League, Harold Lopez-Nussa’s Blue Note debut is an exciting mix of intricate jazz and traditional sounds. The team of Gregoire Maret/harm, Luques Curtis/b, Barbaro Crespo/cong and Ray Lopez-Nussa/dr create a formidable unit to handle the…
Joshua Redman: Where We Are
Tenor saxist Joshua Redman takes on a couple new directions on this latest release. First, he’s on Blue Note records after spending most of his career on either Warner Brothers or Nonesuch. A new label brings forth fresh ideas as…
Kurt Rosenwinkel: Undercover-Live at the Village Vanguard
There are only a handful of contemporary guitarists that one must consistently keep abreast of in order to understand the present state of music. Along with Pat Metheny, Kurt Rosenwinkel is in that tier, so every release is always a…
RED NECK EVANGELISM…Billy Joe Shaver: One Night In Luckenbach Texas
If you know your country music, then you know that it was Billy Joe Shaver that started the “outlaw” style of country music by chasing down Waylon Jennings and getting him to record a complete album of gritty originals like…
FEMALE CHARMS…Gabriela Martina: Homage To Gramlis
Giving a salute to her native home in Switzerland, vocalist Gabriela Martina mixes vocals that range from yodels to post bop on this album of mostly originals. She mixes and matches atmospheres with Kyle Miles/b, Maxim Lubarsky/p, Jussi Reijonen/g, Vancile…
Sofia Goodman Group: Secrets of the Shore
Drummer Sofia Goodman brings together a team of Joel Frahm/ts, Dan Hitchcock/sax, Max Dvorin/cl, Alex Murphy/key, Rheal Janelle/g, Leland Nelson/b, Roy Agee/tb, Matt White/tp and Carlos Duran/perc for a mix of mellow impressions. Hitchcock’s soprano is soulful over the funky…
POETIC JUSTICE…Benjamin Boone: Caught In The Rhythm
Most of the times, when you listen to an album, you compare it to something that you’ve heard before that might be similar to it. That doesn’t work with this album, as it is quite unique in its concept and…
Ben Winkelman: Heartbeat
Playing piano and Rhodes, Ben Winkelman creates some clever melodies and ideas with a simpatico team of Matt Penman/b and Obed Calvaire/dr with Gilad Hekselman/g sitting in for most of the treatises. As a threesome, Winkelman sets up a gentle…