While known for having a rich and beautiful tone and swinging delivery on the clarinet, Ken Peplowski is having his tenor sax slowly turning into the embodiment of Lester Young, well displayed on this album recorded at Mezzrow back in…
Month: September 2024
Dario Acosta Teich: Tierra Infinita
The tightrope of playing music that touches both the tradition of one’s country and modern jazz is a tricky one, as such an album can turn into either a typical jazz release with just some exotic instruments, or something you…
Johnny Griffin: Live At Ronnie Scott’s 1964
As part of the ex-patriot scene in Europe, Johnny Griffin made a career as a hard bopper finally appreciated, like many a prophet, out of his home town. This session finds him in England’s famous club Ronnie Scotts with a…
Vincent Ingala: Escape With Me
Tenor saxist Vincent Ingala delivers a funkified new release, even including a classic doo wop tune in the mix on this danceable disc. Not only is Ingala impressive on the sax, but he plays every instrument on the session, but…
Mathias Hojbaard Jensen: Isasis
Bassist Mathias Hojgaard Jensen leads a quartet with David Mirarchi/as, Jacob Sacks/p and Steven Crammer/dr through nine subtle originals. Jensen’s bass gives rich intros to pieces such as the sighing “Sleeping Silver” featuring Mirarchi’s alto, the agonizing “Ajklaert” teamed with…
Bob Baldwin: It’s Okay To Dream, Songs My Father Would Dig
Bob Baldwin is one of those guys w hoi’s made a steady career out of music even though he’s never been a “big” name. Hard working and talented, he’s content to simply carve out a career niche. Here are two…
The Fabulous Thunderbirds: Struck Down
The venerable Fabulous Thunderbirds, consisting these days of Kim Wilson/voc-harp, Bob Welsh/p-key-g, Rudy Albin Petschauer/dr, Steven Kirsty/sax and Johnn Moeller/g bring in a van load of guests to keep things fresh on this latest album. Oh, they do fine on …
Rory Block: Ain’t Nobody Worried-A Tribute To Bob Dylan
Best known for her rural blues guitar work, Rory Block takes a return to her early days in Greenwich Village to give her interpretation of the early recordings of neighbor Bobby Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan. Her selection of material is…
Richard Elliot: Straight Up Down
You might think that tenor saxist Richard Elliott grew up wanting to be soul vocalist Teddy Pendergrass, because the way his horn sings out the lyrical solos on this album, it sounds like Teddy on tenor! Elliot’s got a rich…
Andrew Wilcox: Dear Mr. Hill
With his trio including drummer Yoron Israel and the legendary bassist Avery Sharpe, pianist Andrew Wilcox gives a tribute to his inspiration Andrew Hill, best known for his adventurous harmonics and sophisticatedly complex compositions. This album does not have Wilcox…