You’ve got to give credit to Matt Parker for at least being creative. The tenor/soprano saxist along with Jesse Elder/p, Josh Mease/g, Alan Hampton/b, Julio Monterrey/as and Reggie Quinerly/dr delivers a restlessly inquisitive collection of originals sans a take of…
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Michel Gentile/Danile Kelly/Rob Garcia: Works
A risky idea that pays dividends, the trio of Michel Gentile/fl, Daniel Kelly/p and Rob Garcia/dr show what amazing things can be done without the net of a bass player. Gentile’s tone can be sweet, soul, growling or classically clinical…
Neil Cowley Trio: Live at Montreux 2012
Caught in concert at Miles Davis Hall at the 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival, pianist Neil Cowley and his trio mates of Rex Horan/b and Evan Jenkins/dr up the ante by including a fascinating string quartet for a number of their…
John Scofield: Uberjam Deux
Well, a ten year gap between projects isn’t too bad these days! Guitarist John Scofield’s been busy with Gospel, funk, ballads and straightahead material his past few releases, so a little return to well known pastures is good for the…
IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?!?
Yeah, I know! The government, the leaders, and the whole system seems like a total joke lately. Scandals about the IRS, NSA, Benghazi…and we in California had Villagarosa as our Mayor!! But, you know what? That’s the beauty of the…
ANDREW RATHBUN: WHERE IS HE NOW?
We all come to a point in our lives where we just have to ask ourselves what our major purpose in life is. Is it material gain? Sensual pleasures? Power? Even musicians must reflect on why they chose their vocation;…
JAZZ BAKERY: QUO VADIS RUTH PRICE?
Are you suffering from Post Bakery Syndrome? Better known as PBS, you probably started feeling it about a month or two after The Jazz Bakery closed its doors in the early summer last year, replaced by a furniture store (we…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****THE REAL BLUES! Albert King: Born Under a Bad Sign
You want the blues? DO YOU REALLY WANT THE BLUES?!? YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE BLUES!!! When you first listen to this classic session by Albert Lee with Booker T and the MGs, you’re gonna think to yourself, “Hey, I’ve heard…
BEFORE FRANK, THERE WAS…Bing Crosby: Bing Sings the Great American Songbook, Bing Sings the Sinatra Songbook, Bing in Dixieland
If you’re a fan of pure singing, no attitude, no glitz, just a perfect sense of time, swing and style, it’s hard to find someone better than the gent who essentially started the genre, namely Der Bingster, aka Bing Crosby.…
Pat Metheny: Tap/John Zorn’s Book Of Angels Vol. 20
The ever inquisitive musical mind of Pat Metheny goes from a touring Unity Band back into the studio for a collaboration with composer John Zorn. This album consists of a selection of traditional Jewish songs that Zorn has composed over…