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.…
Author: George W. Harris
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…
Bill Frisell: Big Sur
Originally debuted as a Commission from the 2012 Monterey Jazz Festival, Bill Frisell’s latest collection of 19 short but sweet songs mixes his Beautiful Dreamers Trio and 858 Quartet by infusing the talents of Eyvind Kang/viola, Hank Roberts/cel, Jenny Scheinman/vio…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK***George Shearing: At Home
Hidden away for almost thirty years, this home recorded session by Shearing with his long time friend/bassist Don Thompson has the two playing music in an intimate and relaxed manner that displays everything that’s right about modern jazz, and like…
CLAPTON MEETS BLUE NOTE- PJ Rasmussen: Adventures in Flight
If you’re a fan of vintage Blue Note sounding jazz, but don’t want to look back, check out this debut album by guitarist PJ Rasmussen. He puts together a cooking little team of Nate Giroux/ts, Danny Reyes/tp-fh, Steve Johns/dr, Adrean…
Bobby McFerrin: spirityouall
Bobby McFerrin gets to the root of American music here, in fact to the root of LIFE with this most recent album that is a tribute to his father, Robert McFerrin Sr., who was a member of the Great Metropolitan…
Mark Sowlakis: Universal Truths
The key universal truth that reed player Mark Sowlakis teaches here is that “tone is everything.” That’s a great lesson to learn for any musician, and whether it’s the clarinet, bass clarinet or soprano sax, and whether the music on…
Marko Djordjevic & Sveti: Something Beautiful 1709-2110
Drummer Marko Djordjevic leads a trio/quartet through some exhilaratingly complex and active originals with his trio team of Bobby Avey/p and Desmond White/b alongside a quartet that exchanges tenor players Eli Degibri and Tivon Pennicott. His active and garrulous drumming…