It’s easy to dismiss the alto sax of Johnny Dankworth, as he is associated with the popish vocals of his lovely wife Cleo Laine. But, back in the day, Danworth was a be-bopper, with a tone and style like Bird,…
Month: July 2024
Albare: Beyond Belief
Guitairst Albare creates rich tones and ideas with his pedals on this trio album with Phil Turcio/b and Phil Rex/dr with thoughts hinting at vintage Pat Metheny. He gets a sitar like tinge to the breezy “Sailing Away” while creating…
MUSICAL MORSELS…Percussia: Plucked & Struck
Subtle and soft interplay is created by Ingrid Gordon, playing the xylophone and various percussion instrument accompanied by Susan Jolles and her creative Celtic harp. The two sound like a modern version of the folk group Pentangle, mixing harmonies from…
DANIEL BENNETT’S MIND
AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW, THERE ARE MANY CATEGORIES OF WHAT WE CALL “JAZZ”. ONE OF THE MORE OVERLOOKED AND UNDERAPPRECIATED GENRE IS THE ONE THAT EMPHASIZES THE USE OF JAZZ IN FOLK FORMS, SUCH AS THAT CREATED BY THE…
Eunmi Ko + CAMP: 1 View On Life
Pianist Eunmi Ko and the Contemporary Art Music Project (CAMP) join forces for a two disc collection of instrumentals of various proportions mixed with vocals and poetic contemplations. Impressionistic and intuitive piano and keyboards by Eunmi-Ko draw you in in…
Bernell Jones II: Typewriter
One of the most difficult aspects of being a musician, or even being a human, is finding your own voice. Here’s a debut album by Bernell Jones II, who has being carving out a career as a jazzer and studio…
VINCENT HERRING: KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
WHEN YOU HEAR THE SOUND OF VINCENT HERRING’S ALTO SAX, YOU CAN HEAR THE LEGACY THAT HE CARRIES. I HAVE SEEN HIM WITH CEDAR WALTON’S BAND, AS WELL AS DURING A TRIBUTE TO MILES DAVIS’ KIND OF BLUE WITH JIMMY COBB.…
IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?!?
Yeah, I know! The government, the leaders, and the whole system seems like a total joke lately. Our president is barely coherent, you can’t trust the CIA or FBI, and the media is in the on the fix. But, I…