Has a star been put on Hollywood Boulevard yet for Zev Feldman? Three discoveries by the detective/producer have resulted in essential “historic” recordings by some of the most important names in jazz, all caught at the peak of there game.…
Month: November 2023
TRIO TIME…TRIO TIME…Martin Wind/Jim McNeely/Ed Neumeister: Counterpoint, Dimitri Landrain Trio: Astor’s Place
Three’s not a crowd… Post bopping vets Martin Wind/b, EdNeumeister/tb and Jim McNeely/p form a rich and lyrical trio on a mix of originals and standards on this recent release. McNeely, a vet of stints with Getz and Phil Woods,…
Heikki Ruokangas: Karu
Acoustic guitarist Heikki Ruokangas mixes left of center harmonies with plaintive pickings on this contemplative solo album. There’s a traditional folk feel on pieces such as “Hyvaa Huomenta Maailma” and patient strums on “Hailuoto”. Some of the tones get a…
Andreas Schaerer-Kalle Kalima-Tim Lefebvre: Evolution
Swiss vocalist Andreas Schaerer teams up his warm voice with Finnihs guitarist Kaile Kalima and American bassist Tim Lefebvre for a folksy strum of ideas. Schaerer’s delivery is reminiscent of Greg Lake, warm around some echoey effects on “Piercing Love”,…
Julio Resendo Fado Jazz: Sons of Revolution
A rich mix of Portuguese folk blues, aka “fado” and various forms of jazz meld together on this fragrant release by Julio Resendo. There’s lively guitar work on “Portugal Celebrates with Red Floweres” while Sub Saharan drums rumble around “Mr.…
Marius Neset: Geyser
Norwegian composer and tenor saxist Marius teams up with the London Sinfonietta, conducted by Geoffrey Patterson for a thrilling concert at Royal Albert Hall. The evening consisted of a Eight Part Suite, with Neset’s sax giving a melancholic aria on…
SMOOTH SOUNDS…Anthony Bruno: Anthony Bruno
Tenor saxist Anthony Bruno delivers easy on the ears soulful tones with a team of Julius Tucker/key, Andrew Vogt/b and James Russell Sims/dr on this collection of originals. Bruno has a warm yet modern tone, reminiscent of the likes of…
Sinikka Langeland: Wind and Sun
Accompanying herself with an Finnish stringed instrument the kantele, Sinikka Langeland creates dark folk folms with Mathias Eick/tp, Trygve seim/ts-ss, Mats Eilersten/b and Thomas Stronen/dr on this collection of folksy originals. Seim actually gets a bet Stan Getzy on the…
Jeremy Monteiro: Sings
Singaporean Jeremy Monteiro has a feel of vintage Nat King Cole as he sings and plays piano on this release of standards with Tony Lakatos/sax, Ben Poh/b, Hong Chanutr Techatanan/dr and guests including a string section, guitar (Wesley Gehring) and…
Bianca Rossini: Apaixonada
With one foot in the tradition and the other in modern Brazil, Bianca Rossini brings fresh ideas to the timeless tones of Bossa Nova with her latest album of originals. The ten pieces include a mix/match team of Flavio Medeiros-Yuko…