Possibly the most exciting thing about this collection of concert material from the 14th annual Django Reinhardt New York Festival (and there’s LOTS to be excited about here) is that very few of the songs presented here were actually performed,…
Author: George W. Harris
The Rosenthals: Fly Away
Here’s a collaboration between two throwback styles of music that cut to the heart of the American temperament; bluegrass and jazz. Father and banjo/guitarist Phil Rosenthal is best known for his bluegrass and folk group The Seldom Scene. Son and…
Ivan Lins & SWR Big Band: Cornucopia
One of the greatest living Brazilian composers, Ivan Lins, has his material presented in an intriguing and creative fashion on this exciting new disc. Together with the SWR Big Band conducted by Ralf Schmid, Lins and a plethora of guests…
BOW WOW! Slobber Pup: Black Aces
Consisting of Jamie Saft/org-key, Joe Morris/g, Trevor Dunn/b and Balazs pandi, Slobber Pup delivers 5 tracks of musical anarchy disguised as progressive jazz. If you’re not completely assaulted by the 26 minute “Accuser” that mixes thrashing guitars, organs and drums…
THE RETURN OF REAL SOUL MUSIC? Denise King & Olivier Hutman: Give Me The High Sign
Just when you think that the real deal in soul music will never comes back, God brings a prophet (or in this case, a prophetess) on to the scene and your hope is restored. Vocalist Denise King and keyboardist/arranger Olivier…
PARTY TIME! Lord Mouse & The Kalypso Kats: Go Calypsonian
Don’t feel like changing the world right now? Not in the mood for self examination and introspection? Tired of setting a romantic mood with music? Hey, you’re just the candidate to get some Calypso music playing on your speakers! Here’s…
Doug Sertl: Beautiful Friendship
Trombonist Doug Sertl adds a fresh flavor to the tried and true B3 trio on this date. He’s got the right foundation with Rick Montalbano on the Hammond, Terry Clarke on sticks and the eloquent Peter Bernstein on the guitar.…
Codjia /Laurent/Marguet: Looking For Parker
You would think that a tribute to a jazz icon would make you want to delve deeper into the artist. If that was the attempt of Manu Codjia/g, Geraldine Laurent/as and Christophe Marguet/dr, this disc does that just about as…
Bernie Mora & Tangent: Dandelion
Bernie Mora brings his guitar and writing skills together with a funky and rocking band on this session. The team of Doc Anthony/dr, Robert Vance/b, Corey Allen/key and Munyungo Jackson/perc form a hard hitting rhythm section, and with a horn…
12 STRINGS OF JOY…Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor; The Colonel and The Governor
There’s a certain comaraderie among guitarists that seems to be nowhere else among other musicians. I mean, how many times do you hear two bassists saying, “Hey, let’s get together and jam”? Duet sessions between six stringers outweigh everyone else…