Spain-based Fresh Sound Records has been looking under rocks and fallen trees for lost or forgotten vocal sessions by lost or forgotten vocalists. A while back we went through a bunch of female vocalists, now we’re rolling out the red…
Category: Ringer of the Week
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Larry Koonse: New Jazz Standards Volume 4
Here’s an album that amply displays the strengths of the LA Jazz scene. Guitarist Larry Koonse is always seen at some local club, as well as the teammates here in pianist Josh Nelson (who’s one of the most in-demand accompanists…
KEEP THEM COMING!!! THE BEST VOICES TIME FORGOT…Pat Thomas: Jazz Patterns/Barbara Long: Soul, Honi Gordon:Sings, Sue Childs: Introducing
If you’re a fan of jazz vocalists, this series of reissues by Fresh Sound Records is manna from heaven. For the past year or so they have been digging deep into the archives and have found some incredibly talented artists…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Markus Burger-Peter Erskine-Bob Magnusson: The Alaska Sessions
There’s just a different level of sound and delivery when jazz is served by veteran pros like pianist Markus Burger, drummer Peter Erskine and bassist Bob Magnusson. This is a trio album, like, how many of these have you heard?…
OYE! Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band: Antidote
With a family background of Sicilian and Iberian, Chick Corea returns to his dna influences as he revisits material from his classic albums Touchstone and My Spanish Heart. As with all things Corea, these versions are fresh and different from…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Brandon Goldberg: Let’s Play
It’s both inspiring and intimidating to hear about adolescent childhood jazz prodigies. I’ve seen Joey Alexander, Emily Bear and Eldar Djangarov before they learned how to drive, and was impressed by their techniques and style. Here is a guy barely…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Rogerio Souza-Edinho Gerber-Ami Molinelli: Historia Do Choro
The lovely pulses and fragrances of Brail’s choro music is exquisitely captured on this collection of songs by a pair of 7 string guitarists, Rogerio Souza & Edinho Gerber, along with percussionist Ami Molinelli. The joyful strings and precious pulses…
WHOA! Chanda Rule: Sapphire Dreams
I’ve heard vocalist Chanda Rule on a supporting role on albums by Sound Liberation, but this one of her own is a first round knockout. She’s got a voice that was baptized in the church, while her delivery and enunciation…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****THE NAME IS LIKE THE QUALITY…Johnny Shines: The Blues Came Falling Down
I was able to catch bluesman Johnny Shines at a festival back in the mid 70s, and my first thought was “So this is how the real blues sound.” Little did I realize back then that Mr. Shines had not…
A SWEET SABRA…Anat Cohen Tentet: Triple Helix
Clarinetist Supreme Anat Cohen continues to create a wide swath of sounds. She’s recently done Brazilian duets and trios, and now brings together her richly textured tentet under the direction of Oded Levi-Ar. The result is a wonderful mosaic of…