Ah! The jazz piano trio! What could be more basic to the heart of soul of this great music?!? Pianist Bruce Barth, along with Vicente Archer/b and Rudy Royston/dr, deliver the goods on this disc that reflects their music from…
Author: George W. Harris
FOLK TALES…Vance Gilbert: Good Good Man, Amanda Addleman: Into The Light
Folk lore and minstrel moments make for a rich time with Vance Gilbert, who weaves stories and music on this intimate and unpretentious session. The songs range from solo accompaniment as on the tender and personal “Wildflower” and a cute…
Rozina Patkai: Taladim
Hungarian songstress Rozina Patkai brings her ethereal voice to a wide range of soft moods on this album with Janos Aved/ts-ss-p, Istvan Toth Jr/g, Ditta Rohmann/cel, Andras Des/perc and Marton Fenyvesi/b-arr. Intimate atmospheres abound, as she goes bohemian with percussion…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Amit Friedman: Long way To Go
Amit Friedman brings his saxophones to tours of the Middle East, Latin America and Jazz Central on this exciting album of originals. He teams up with Amos Hoffman/oud-g, Katia Toobool/p, Gilad Abro/b, Amir Bresler/dr and Rony Iwryn/perc for rhythm an…
IVO GOES LONGHAIR…Perelman-Maneri-Feldman-Jason Hwang: Strings I, Perelman-Maneri-Roberts-Rothenberg: Strings 2
Tenor saxist Ivo Perelman has got to be the most proliferative jazz artist around, as he seems to release more albums per year than most do in a decade. Here, Perelman branches out to team with strings in trio and…
Joe DeRose and Amici: Peace Streets
Don’t tell drummer Joe DeRose that “fusion” or “jazz-rock,” as it used to be called, is a long lost genre. What was ubiquitous back in the 70s is as rare as blonds in a Greek Orthodox Church service, but DeRose…
The Ronnie Scott Trio: On A Clear Day-‘Live’ 1974
While better known as the owner of England’s most famous jazz club, this cd reminds us that Ronnie Scott was also the most important tenor saxist in the UK, possessing a warm tone and dna-imbedded sense of lyricism that is…
Jay Nash: Vermont Sessions Volume 1
Continuing the singer-songwriter tradition of Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, John Prine and Tim Hardin, Jay Nash delivers an intimate concert album with personal stories and songs. He’s got an earthy, well travelled voice, just the type you might hear from…
Matthew Kaminski Quartet: Live At Churchill Grounds
Smoky B3 grooves supplied by Matthew Kaminski and his team of Chris Burroughs/dr, Will Scruggs/ts and Rod Harris Jr/g fill the air on this rib-sticking collection of toe taping standards. The quartet grooves like it’s a chicken fry on the…
Barre Phillips: End to End
Legendary bassist Barre Phillips goes solo this time around, mixing styles and moods for three pieces that are comprised of either four or five parts. The album works on the strength of the variety of dynamics and touches, as lyricism…