The trio of Florian Willeitner/vi, Ivan Turkalj/cel and Alexander Wienand/p meld modern jazz and Bach’s fugue into a new art on this recent release. There’s a cleanliness and order to pieces like “Tigran’s Prelude” and “Fugue in E” that give…
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Bernd Lhotzky: The Gallery Concerts III Rag Bag
Pianist Bernd Lhotzky revisits the ideas and mood of the Pre-Swing era with a collection of solo works in front of an appreciative audience. What makes this all the more charming is that not only does Lhotzky perform Golden Age…
Sol Sol: Almost All Things Considered
Consisting of Elin Forkelid/ts-bas-as, David Stackenas/g, Mauritz Agnes/b and Anna Lund/dr, the band Sol Sol delivers original post bop pieces of deft interplay. Forkelid’s baritone sax is beefy around Lund’s sticks on the kinetic title tune, with a warm tenor…
Scott Gilman: So Far
Tenor saxist Scott Gilman brings together Gary Fukushima/p, Trevor Ware/b, Abe Lagrimas/dr and Joe De Leon/perc for a collection of Old School soul jazz moods. There’s a nice funky feel to pieces like One Night At New York” and “The…
Raffi Garabedian: The Crazy Dog
Tenor saxist Raffi Garabedian brings together a team of Danielle Wertz/voc, Jonathan Beshay/fl-ts, Ben Goldberg/cl, Danny Lubin-Laden/tb, Dierk Peters/vib, Rashaan Carter/b and Sean Mullins/dr for a collection of personal and folksy tunes. Garabedian’s tenor swings warm and easy on gentle…
Sam Joyner: Come What May
Chicago blueser Sam Joyner mixes and matches a team of musicians as well as shades of blues on this earth toned collection of tunes. His organ grinding gets swampy on the hoot of “(If I Could) Thank You For Leaving…
The Young Fresh Fellows: The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest
The band The Young Fresh Fellows was an 80s band trying to mix various pop sounds of punk, new wave and The Modern Lovers into a whole new stew. This two disc set includes their debut album, featuring Chuck Carrol/g-voc,…
Anthony Branker & Imagine: Songs My Mom Liked
Composer and Arranger Anthony Branker puts together a free thinking team of Donny McCaslin/ts-ss, Philip Dizack/tp, Fabian Almazan/p, Linda May Han O h/b, Rudy Royston/dr, Pete McCann/g and Aubrey Johnson/voc for a collection of originals dedicated to his mother and…
TRIOS…GoldBloom: For Money and Power, Greg Amirault Trio: A Change of Pace
Good things come in threes Guitarist Greg Amirault teams up with Adrian Vedady/b and Andre White/dr for a mix of originals and standards on the post bop vein. Amirault’s got a clean tone, akin to the classic feel of Herb…
Jan Lundgren & Yamandu Costa: Inner Spirits
Warm and pretty conversations take place between pianist Jan Lundgren and guitarist Yamandu Costa are on this recent release on ACT Records. The 15 songs all range between 2-5 minutes, so there are no long excursions or indulgences; everything focuses…