Possessor of the baton from Freddie Hubbard, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt uses his gorgeous tone on this album that gives ideas going back to the soul jazz days of CTI records. Brining in a team of Jalen Baker/vib, Alex Wintz/g, Leighton…
Month: May 2024
Nicole Glover: Plays
Tenor saxist Nicole teams up with Tyrone Allen/b, Kayvon Gordon and vet Steve Nelson/vib for a mix of jazz covers and originals. Of the former, she’s deep and abstract on a trio read of Ornette Coleman’s “Open or Close” ,…
Gustavo Cortinas: Live In Chicago
Drummer Gustavo Cortinas is caught live in concert aa gig in Chicago back in 2022 with a pst bop team of Drew Hansen/tp, Artie Black/ts, Matthew Davis/tb, Juaquin Garcia/p and Kitt Lyles/b on this double disc release. Most of the…
Grace Kelly: With Strings-At The Movies
Grace Kelly stretches out her ideas on this album, playing all four major saxes as well as singing, teaming up with a orchestra as she interprets various soundtracks. She rocks out on tenor on a sun glasses and trench coat…
Curtis Taylor: Taylor Made
Trumpeter and composer Curtis Taylor shows his allegiances on the cover of this latest release, looking like a vintage Blue Note release. The sound inside keeps to the promise, as the team of Theron Brown/p-key, Jonathan Muir-Cotton/b, Alex White/dr, David…
TRIO TIME…Rodrigo Recabarren/Pable Menares/Yago Vazquez: Familia, David Leon: Bird’s Eye, Mamiko Watanabe: Being Guided By The Light
Good things come in threes… The threesome of Yago Vazquez/p, Pable Menares/b and Rodrigo Recabarren/dr bring together a collection of impressive originals on this nine song collection. Vazque’s touch is pretty over the rumbling drum on “Santiago” and glides with…
Reza Khan: Mystical
Sleek and muscular smooth jazz is delivered by Reza Kan, playing both electric and acoustic guitar, with a mix and match team of masters including Jeff Lorber/key, Jimmy Haslip/b, Gary Novak/dr, Mark Egan/b and David Mann/key-dr-fl-ts. Khan’s acoustic nylons run…
TRIOS Jill McCarron: Gin
Pianist Jill McCarron has a confident post bop feel on this album with a core trio of Paul Gill/b, Andy Watson/dr and a handful of guests. With Vincent Herring on tenor and alto sax, the team gets hip on the…
Bob Holz: Night Watch
Once in awhile, you hear an album that reminds you of why you initially got hooked on jazz, and this recent release by fusion drummer Bob Holz is a classic Exhibit A. Like many, fusion a la Weather Report, Return…
Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra: Groove Junkies
Trombonist Ben Patterson leads a beefy jazz orchestra through a collection of hard hitting charts that make you think what Weather Report or Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters would sound in a big band setting. Paul Henry has a dancing bass through…