The quartet of Eddie Roberts/g, Robert Walter/org, Chris Stillwill/b and Zak Najor/dr focus on songs that sound like a soundtrack for Shaft or something starring Pam Grier. There’s a funky boogaloo a law the Famous Flames on jumpers like “Half…
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THREE’S NOT A CROWD…Ize Trio: The Global Suites, Daniel Garcia Trio: Wonderland
A pair of threes… A wide world of sounds is delivered by Chase Morrin/p, George Lernis/p and Naseem Alatrash/cel along with guests John Patitucci/b with Farayi Malek-Heiraza/voc for a collection of 2-3 movement suites. The 3 part “Break G4S” includes…
Pontchartrain Shakers: Pontchartrain Shakers
Made up of Amedee Frederick/v-g-b, Jojjo Wight/g-v, Luciano Leaes/p-org, Red DeVecca/b and Earl Smith Jr/Dr, Pontchartrain Shakers stomps hrough some swampy blues on this release. Wight’s got a bit of spice in her voice, snarling out the shuffling “Miss You…
WOMEN AT THE MIC…Cass Clayton Band: Midnight In A Bottle, Suzanne Pittson: Emerge Dancing
Female forms… Playing guitar and singing, Cass Clayton leads a core team of Taylor Scott/g, Joe Wirtz/key, Larry Thompson/dr, Jiho Han/b and a collection of guests to give hints of Bonnie Raitt and Tedeschi Trucks. The team can get down…
Alex Sipiagin: Horizons
Playing trumpet and flugelhorn, Alex Sipiagin brings together an A-list of gents in Chris Potter/ts-ss, John Escreet/p-key, Eric Harland/dr and Matt Brewer/b for an album of originals and a pair of Metheny tunes. The selection of Metheny material is interesting,…
Jacob Christoffersen Trio: A Good Day
Playing piano and Fender Rhodes, Jacob Christoffrsen forms a trio with Thomas Fonnesbaek/b and Rasmus Kihlberg/dr from a collection of mostly standards. He does a rich solo read of the Gaellic classic “Danny Boy”, with his Rhodes on a clever…
Daniel Pardo: Ese Momento
Colombian born flutist Daniel Pardo mixes home made boleros with jazz and classical on this luscious album that has him in surrounded in various orchestral settings. At times he brings in a plethora of flute sounds that create a cirrus…
POP SWING VOCALS AND COUNTRY BLUES ON AVID…Doris Day; Five Classic Albums Plus, Country Blues: Five Classic Albums Plus
Polished white voices and black country blues are served up on the two latest anthologies from AVID. The poster child for pure and polished pop, Doris Day shows that she was a child on the Swing Era on these five…
The Jazz Bakery Presents: Jeremy Pelt@The Kirk Douglas Theatre 10.13.24
Between songs of his 1 ¾ hour concert, trumpet veteran Jeremy Pelt reminded the packed Kirk Douglas Theatre that it’s been 30 years since he started his career in Los Angeles. And though he’s currently living on the other side…
****DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR****YOU CAN TAKE THE BIRD OUT OF KANSAS CITY…Charlie Parker: Bird In Kansas City
Get out your transcription papers, because you’re going to want to learn these recently unearthed solos from Charlie Parker. Recorded at various stages of Parker’s early career, such as Vic Damon’s studio in 1944 with the Spartan support of Edward…