Session superstars get together on this latest release, with bass legend Brian Bromberg, guitar wizard Paul Brown and chart topping saxist Michael Paulo stuff the studio with high chunks of funk on this bicep flexing album. Brown has a guitar…
Month: September 2024
Wofgang Muthspiel: Etudes/Quietudes Solo
One of my favorite contemporary artists on guitar is the overlooked Austrian Wolfgang Muthspiel. Usually associated with ECM, this time around he’s on a different label, but the style is similar in that he’s playing acoustic guitar in a gorgeously…
Erik Friedlander: Dirty Boxing/Floating City
This double album finds cellist Erik Frielander showing two sides of his musical worldview. The first disc, Dirty Boxing has him in the companyof Uri Caine/p, Mark Helias/b and Ches Smith/dr for a collection of post bop originals. The team…
HE WENT OUT SWINGING…Chet Baker: Late Night Jazz
Recorded a mere three months before his 1988 death, the album of 16 songs (including three alternative takes) is a rich farewell studio Paris recording by Chet Baker and his team of Philip Catherine/g, Egil Kapstad/p and Terje Venaas/b. Baker’s…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Ken Peplowski: Live At Mezzrow
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…
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…