Germany-based Silver Convention rode the disco wave in the 1970s with their big hit Save Me” and followup “Fly , Robin, Fly”. The three ladies, Linda Thompson, Ramona Wulf and Penny McLean joined together for this album produced by Silvester…
Author: George W. Harris
Ronny Smith: Struttin’
Guitarist Ronny Smith delves into his inner George Benson on this easy listening mix of originals along with a couple lovely covers with a soulful horn section and rhythm team. He also plays keyboards and drum programming, with pianist Arcangelo…
FREEBOP…Travis Reuter: Quintet Music, Ivo Perelman: Embracing The Unknown
Loose fitting themes tied together with reeds. Guitarist Travis Reuter brings together Mark Shim/ts, Peter Schlamb/vib, Harish Raghavan/b and Tyshawn Sorey/dr for ten originals in mix and match fashion. Sorey and Raghaven dig in deep on “#13 F34” and are…
Simon Lasky Group: For The Dreamers
Playing piano and keyboards, Simon Lasky mixes originals and clever covers with his team of Peter Mongaya/g, Elias Tona/eb, Jonathan Thomas/dr and guests Ona K/voc, Tim Garland/ss, Paul Booth/ts and James Suggs/tp. Ona K shines on a soulful read of…
MAINSTREAM SOUNDS FROM CELLAR…Brandon Goldberg Trio: Live At Dizzy’s, HEndrick Meurkens: The Jazz Meurkengers
Canada’s Cellar Music Group continues to stay on the tried and true of mainstream bop to post bop, and the latest two releases keep the candle glowing. Pianist Brandon Goldberg along with bassist Ben Wolfe and drummer Aaron Kimmel are…
CeCe Gable: Love On The Tyrrhenian
Sophisticated and mature musings are presented by vocalist CeCe Gable, interpreting a collection of tunes with a dash of a Latin feel, cleverly arranged by John Shipley. She mixes and matches with a team that includes John Shipley-Bill Hecht/p-key, Dylan…
THE SOUND OF WEST COAST JAZZ…Shorty Rogers: The Classic Albums Collection
One of the most distinct sounds in jazz was what became known as “West Coast Cool”, one of it’s proponents was trumpeter/arranger Shorty Rogers. The breezy, light and often humorous sound became very influential throughout the world. This four disc…
Jake Baldwin, Zacc Harris, Peter Henning: Boundaries
The debut collective from trumpeter Jake Baldwin, guitarist Zacc Harris and drummer Pete Hennig is a textured collection of originals that mix ideas of ambience with intuitive modal jazz. Baldwin has a sweet tone to his horn, blowing out soft…
Yuko Ito: Seduzir
I love albums that stump me, and if I had just listened to Yuko Ito’s album of (mostly) Brazilian themes and lyrics, I’d never have guest that she was born in Tokyo. She’s got a sensuous delivery on on pieces…
Gianni Savelli Media Res: Alisei
Tenor saxist and composer Gianni Savelli puts together an ebullient album featuring his quintet alongside a larger ensemble, weaving in sounds and ideas like a Raphael tapestry. Teamed with Fulvio Sigurta/tp, Enrico Zanisi/p, Luca Pirozzi/eb and Alessandro Marzi, Savelli’s rich…