The FivePlay Jazz Quintet consists of Tony Corman/g, Lara Klein/p, Dave Tidball/reeds, Alan Hall/dr and Paul Smith/b. They hail from the Bay Area and have recorded a session at the famous Fantasy Studios that is a warm and enjoyable collection…
Author: George W. Harris
Kathy Kosins: The Space Between
Last year, vocalist Kathy Kosins released a hot (or should I say “cool”) disc dedicated to the Ladies of Cool such as Peggy Lee. This time around, she brings together some of LA’s best artists (Tamir Hendelman/p, Bob Hurst/b, Eric…
FOXY!!! Jimi Hendrix Experience: Miami Pop Festival
Well, it only took half of a century, but the Hendrix catalogue is finally starting to look respectable in both content and sound quality. Experience Hendrix LLC is releasing the dvd/blue ray American Masters documentary Jimi Hendrix-Here My Train A…
TWELVE STRINGS OF JOY…Frank Potenza: For Joe
If you don’t live in LA, and have ever wondered what a Tuesday Guitar Night with veteran John Pisano is like, this sumptuous session lead by Frank Potenza is an excellent hint at what your missing. Potenza gets together LA…
SIR PAUL…Paul McCartney: New
The last time out, Paul McCartney surprised us with his take on obscure Depression Era ditties. Here, doing new material, he’s going to surprise you again. I’ve always felt that British bassist/vocalist Paul McCartney got sidetracked from being an unknown…
Aaron Parks: Arborescence
Pianist Aaron Parks has made a name for himself as a respectable sideman hitching his wagon to Kurt Rosenwinkel’s posse for a number of years. He hasn’t released a session under his own name for quite a while, and the…
Bob Dylan: The Complete Album Collection
41 albums of Robert Zimmerman from Minnesota. Is this a musical or cultural event? You can take this massive mix of albums in their original sleeves box set in a number of different perspectives. One angle is that you can go…
Meir Shitrit: Way
Born in Israel and now living in San Diego, guitarist Meir Shitrit mixes sounds of the West and Mideast on this collection of attractive originals. Supported by a rhythm team of Barak Ben-Zour/dr, Achiya Asher/p and various bass and horn…
Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio 2
Working on the cutting edge of melding jazz with urban sounds, pianist/keyboardist Robert Glasper has come a long way since being a sideman for the likes of Nnenna Freelon. He now leads a hip-hop meets jazz meets R&B band once…
The Moody Blues@Nokia Theatre 11-01-13
They may sing a song that says that they’re “just singers in a rock and roll band,” but progressive rock band Moody Blues betrayed those lyrics during their two hour set before an appreciatively packed Nokia Theatre. (On a side…