The team of Ruthie Dineen/p-keys, Doug Lee/b and Luis Salcedo/g mix and match with various guests on this compilation of various jazzy moods. There are some funky moods with guest drummer Steve Weems on “What’s Your Function” and the so…
Author: George W. Harris
Tobin Mueller: The Best Of Tobin Mueller Volume 5-Chill
The multi-colored musical palate of keyboardist Tobin Mueller has the five volume “Best Of” coming to a mellow close, with this 26 song collection focusing on music to “chill” by. Mueller not only switches between various keyboards, bass, percussion and…
Prime Vintage: Introducing
Hammond man Steve Snyder forms a trio with guitarist Joel Tucker and drummer Kenny Phelps that has a feel for the classic days of Larry Young with Grant Green. Yes, there are grooves, but a bit more on the sophisticated…
Vincent Lyn: Elysian Eclipse
Instead of simply releasing an album of sounds, pianist Vincent Lyn h as taken a wholistic approach in making his compositions part of a visual experience as well. His piano style is reminiscent of the impressionistic ways of David Benoit…
The Diva Jazz Orchestra: 30
Celebrating 30 years of XX Chromosomed jazz, the Diva Jazz Orchestra celebrates at the Dizzy’s Club Jazz with a, dare I say, ballsy collection of swinging standards. The charts are charging like a caballo con juevos , with vocalist Sue…
Aguanko: Unidad
Bopping salsa is stirred up by the team of Alberto Nacif/cong, Rick Roe/p, Jose Espinosa/tomb-voc, Russ Miller/sax-fl, Charlie Miller/tp-fh, Christopher Smith/tb and Patrick Prouty-Kurt Krahnke/b on this collection of picante originals. Miller’s flute hovers like a hawk with Roe on…
Boots Mussulli: Little Man-1954 to 1956 Quartet Sessions
An alto sax during the heyday of the swing era, Boots Mussulli was a star with Stan Kenton’s band before getting bit by the Charlie Parker bug and adding bop to his chops. This album collects his nifty work, and…
Artful Dodgers: Three Story Sandbox
Intuitive mixes and matches are put together by the team of Janic Borla/voc, Scott Robiso/ts-slsax-fl-gobichand, Jack Mouse/dr-perc and guest Mark Feldman/vi . There are a few moments with traditional modern jazz sounds as on the bopping “Outback Inn” with Borla…
Chico Pinheiro Quartet@Sam First Bar 09.02.23
“I know how privileged we are to have a club like this” So exuded guitarist Chico Pinheiro, just before reminding the packed Sam FIrst Bar of the rewards of a local jazz club with a 70 minute set that showcased…
SEPTEMBER SONGS…
What is it about September that has inspired so many songwriters? There’s something about this month that causes us to look back and reflect. Maybe it’s the change of the seasons, the losing of the warmth of summer, the slow…