Back in the early 1960s, bebop pioneer released a classic album Bud Powell in Paris. Playing off of that album’s title, you could argue that Rene’ Urtreger was the Bud Powell of Paris, as his touch, drive, verve and song…
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****RINGER OF THE WEEK****SOUTHERN COMFORT! The Allman Brothers Band: Fillmore East 1970
This is music of The Allman Brothers when they were, well, the Allman Brothers! The music from this single cd comes from a series of concerts from February, 1970 when the fledgling band co-lead by Duane and Gregg Allman was…
Jonathan Kreisberg & Nelson Veras: Kriesberg Meets Veras
Twelve gorgeous strings summit together as electric guitarist Jonathan Kriesberg teams up with nylon man Nelson Veras for a mix of originals and clever covers. The team sounds classy as they take on Chick Corea’s “Windows” and create a rich…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Gregory Generet & Richard Johnson: 2 of a Kind
Vocalist Gregory Generet co-leads a band with pianist Richard D. Johnson through a riveting collection of originals and standards. The team of Freddie Hendrix/tp (when is HIS next album coming out?), Jonathan Beshay/ts, Barry Step Henson/b and Henry Conerway III/dr…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****PLAY GARNER FOR ME…Erroll Garner: Nightconcert
Thankfully, someone has been rummaging through the archives of legendary pianist Erroll Garner. Two years ago, Mack Avenue released the swinging Ready Take One, and now we get a wonderful concert from the apotheosis of Garner and his trio of…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Ted Nash Quintet: Live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
Ted Nash shows what coming from a musical family can do for a guy. Son of famed session trombonist Dick Nash and nephew to likewise Ted, this younger Nash has carved out a successful career in many a big band…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Dayramir Gonzalez: The Grand Concourse
This inviting and ambitious album has Dayramir Gonzalez singing and playing keyboards with a wonderful rotating team of rhythm, strings and horns. His compositions range from celebratory Caribbean to rich parlor pieces with piano and strings. A vocal chorus of…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****WoodWired: In the Loop
All you have here are two ladies, Cheyenne Cruz on bass clarinet and Hannah Leffler on flute. But what they produce with their talent capital is quite impressive. They share the writing skills while using voice and hand percussion to…
AN UNEARTHED GOLD MINE…John Coltrane: Both Directions at Once-The Lost Album
As Sonny Rollins states in the liner notes, “This is like finding a new room in the Great Pyramid.” This two disc set finds completely hidden tracks from a “lost” album that John Coltrane and his classic quartet of McCoy…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****MAKING JAZZ FUN AGAIN…David Garfield: Jazz Outside the Box
Probably one of the biggest complaints about jazz is that people say, “It’s too atonal and complex.” You want them to get into the joys of jazz, but not succumb to “smooth” jazz, yet steer them clear of atonal naval…