Pianist Hilario Duran pulls out all of the stops on this exciting Big Band collection that is reminiscent of Dizzy Gillespie’s United Orchestra of the 1990s. The rhythm section includes the fiery Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez/dr and Roberto Occhipinti/b along…
Month: September 2023
Emily Kuhn: Ghosts of Us
Trumpeter Emily Kuhn delivers rich post bop tones with her team of Erik Skov/g, Meghan Stagl/p, Kitt Lyles/b and Gusavo Cortinas/dr through a series of Milesy moods inspired by the COVID lockdown. Her open horn is wondrous on a lovely…
LADIES SING THE HUES…Catherine Legardh & Sigurdur Flosason: Stilhed & Storm, Heidi Martin: Gifts & Sacrifices, Nicole Zuraitis: How Love Begins
Sandy toned Danish vocalist Catherine Legardh teams up with alto saxist Sigurdur Flosason from Iceland and a supporting team of Anna Greta Siguroardottir/p, Jesper Thorn/b and Espen Laub von Lillienskjold/dr (which will be the last time I use the complete…
RDK+: Bay Area Bridges Compilation
The team of Ruthie Dineen/p-keys, Doug Lee/b and Luis Salcedo/g mix and match with various guests on this compilation of various jazzy moods. There are some funky moods with guest drummer Steve Weems on “What’s Your Function” and the so…
Tobin Mueller: The Best Of Tobin Mueller Volume 5-Chill
The multi-colored musical palate of keyboardist Tobin Mueller has the five volume “Best Of” coming to a mellow close, with this 26 song collection focusing on music to “chill” by. Mueller not only switches between various keyboards, bass, percussion and…
Prime Vintage: Introducing
Hammond man Steve Snyder forms a trio with guitarist Joel Tucker and drummer Kenny Phelps that has a feel for the classic days of Larry Young with Grant Green. Yes, there are grooves, but a bit more on the sophisticated…
Vincent Lyn: Elysian Eclipse
Instead of simply releasing an album of sounds, pianist Vincent Lyn h as taken a wholistic approach in making his compositions part of a visual experience as well. His piano style is reminiscent of the impressionistic ways of David Benoit…
The Diva Jazz Orchestra: 30
Celebrating 30 years of XX Chromosomed jazz, the Diva Jazz Orchestra celebrates at the Dizzy’s Club Jazz with a, dare I say, ballsy collection of swinging standards. The charts are charging like a caballo con juevos , with vocalist Sue…
Aguanko: Unidad
Bopping salsa is stirred up by the team of Alberto Nacif/cong, Rick Roe/p, Jose Espinosa/tomb-voc, Russ Miller/sax-fl, Charlie Miller/tp-fh, Christopher Smith/tb and Patrick Prouty-Kurt Krahnke/b on this collection of picante originals. Miller’s flute hovers like a hawk with Roe on…
Boots Mussulli: Little Man-1954 to 1956 Quartet Sessions
An alto sax during the heyday of the swing era, Boots Mussulli was a star with Stan Kenton’s band before getting bit by the Charlie Parker bug and adding bop to his chops. This album collects his nifty work, and…