Clear and husky vocalist Jane Scheckter teams up with Tedd Firth/p, Jay Leonhart/b and Peter Grant/dr for a collection of classy standards on this release. She brings in trumpeter Warren Vache/ for an o pen and cozy “Moments Like This”…
Month: May 2024
Crooners: Bob Anderson: Live!, Jack Wood: The Gal That Got Away
Men at work… Vocalist Bob Anderson is a throwback to the world of smoky nightclugs on this recent release. He’s backed by Vince Falcone/p and Joe Lano along with an orchestra, mixing up various sstandards with the pen of Victor…
Greg Murphy: You Remind Me
Keyboardist and pianist Greg Murphy teams up with Obasi Akoto/b, Steve Johns/dr and guests Malou Beauvoir-Frank Lacy/voc, David Stoller/harp and Zach Brock/vi for a mix of originals and obscure jazz covers. There’s a sweet feel to “Nancy With The Laughing…
Min Xiao-Fen: Metta
Playing a wide variety of traditional Asian instruments, Mn Xiao-Fen teams up with the equally eclectic percussionist River Guerguerian for a collection of alliterative originals. The strings bend on the Middle Eastern “Mello” and “Mantra”, while ther is a gentle…
The Neal Kirkwood Big Band: Night City
Composer Neal Kirkwood brings together a full bodied big band to perform an album of originals on this latest release. There are lots of hints of throughout, as on the reflective “Paddy Harmon’s Dreamland Ballroom” and the classy “Alaskan Serenade”,…
Hakon Skogstad: 8 Concepts of Tango
Bassist Hakon Skogstad teams up with Andres Rokseth and Asbjorg Ryeng on the bandson, vio0linists Sveinung Lillegjerka and Anders Larse, violaist Bergmund Skaslien, cellist Marit Aspaas and bassist Ole Herman Sjolin for a collection of modern tango pieces. The complex…
THREES…Yes! Trio: Spring Sings,
The threesome of Ali Ja ckson/dr, Aaron Goldberg/p and Omer Avital/b bring together an album dominated by originals, filled with grace and style. Jackson is playful as he chicka booms through “How Deep Is The Ocean” while his cymbals guide…
Steve Smith’s Vital Information @ The Baked Potato 05.04.24
Look, I’ve seen just about all the great drummers. Not Catlett, Jo or Philly Joe Jones, but definitely Rich, Roach, Cobham, Mason, La Barbera, Bellson and De Johnette, to just throw in a few names. What is it about Steve…
CLASSIC VOCALS AND VINTAGE JAZZ TRIO ON AVID…The Three Sounds: Four Classic Albums, Perry Como: Four Classic Albums Plus
Timeless treasures from Avid… Led by pianist Gene Harris along with Andrew SImplins/b and William Dowdy/dr, The Three Sounds were a long-term working band that mixed blues and bop with a dash of gospel. These four releases find them in…
VINYL REVIVAL…Joe Cuba Sextet: Vagabundeando!, Hampton Hawes: For Real!
Craft Recordings is no respecter of persons concerning what vintage albums are “important” enough to put back into circulation on vinyl. These two recent gems are from artists that some of us may have forgotten about-use this chance to get…