Golden toned trumpeter Matt White leads an adroitly cohesive hard bop sextet on this collection of originals. The front line of White, Evan Cobb/ts and Don Aliquo/as create some rich tapestries of harmony on pieces such as the rollicking title…
Author: George W. Harris
A LITTLE SPICE TO LIFE…Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians, Jerome Kitzke: The Character of American Sunlight
If you want some modern music that’s a bit more challenging than the standard jazz fare, but not overwhelming in cacophony, give these two discs a try. Where is Grand Valley State University? Would you believe Michigan? Believe it! They…
Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas
If you don’t have this classic album yet, here’s ANOTHER chance to get it. What’s different between this one and the 50 other versions that have been released since the debut of the TV show? Well, it comes with a…
PASSPORT, PLEASE…TriBeCaStan: New Songs From the Old Country
If there are musical sounds or instruments from a continent that was missed on this excitedly diverse album, please let me know. The ten piece band TribeCastan is co-led by John Kruth and Jeff Greene, who play instruments ranging from mandolin…
Madmen: Christmas
I guess that there’s a “hit” TV series on AMC, and this is music that is from the show and also inspired by it, just in time for the Christmas season. There are a couple of modern synth styled pop…
Ernie Kovacs: Presents a Percy Dovetonsils Chrithmath
TV pioneer and subsequent legend Ernie Kovacs is featured on this limited edition 1000 picture disc of some of the most clever and subversive humor you might ever come across. As his alter ego Percy Dovetonsils, Kovacs lisps through some…
David Ian: Vintage Christmas Wonderland
Here’s an ep of 5 songs by guitarist/pianist David Ian. He brigns together Jon Estes/b, Josh Hunt/dr and Elizabeth Estes for a collection of vocal and instrumental takes of Nativity classics. Vocals by Acacia on “Angels We Have Heard On…
CHRISTIAN SCOTT’S ANTHEM
Trumpeter Christian Scott is on a mission. Coming onto the scene in 06 with “Rewind That”, Scott refused to be pigeonholed as another in the line of young lions “in the tradition”. Instead, he wanted to make music that spoke…
TOM HARRELL’S ROMAN NIGHTS
Quick. Think of the most popular trumpeters out there. Probably Marsalis and Botti are the first ones to pop into your mind. This is the way the world of music has always operated; while some artists are getting accolades, others,…
THE BEEB STRIKES AGAIN…The Beatles: Live at the BBC-The Collection
Whether you’re a Beatle maniac (and if you don’t know what that is, you’re probably a 2nd or 3rd generation fan) or simply interested in “roots” of rock, this 4 cd set is a must for your collection. Back in…