Category: Ringer of the Week

I shudder to think what modern jazz would sound like today if it weren’t saved back in the1950s by Brazilian sounds in general and samba in particular. One of today’s best proponents of the sensuous sounds of Brazil is delivered…

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Best known for his work with the likes of tenor saxists Pharoah Sanders, Benny Golson and Eric Alexander, drummer Joe Farnsworth shows how he can stretch out and still swing with a fresh sound of musicians from today’s generation. He…

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Hard bop pianist Sonny Clark is no stranger to Mosaic Records. He was a sideman on three classic units previously reissued, one with Buddy DeFranco , another with Tina Brooks, and the last alongside Grant Green. In this limited edition,…

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It’s albums like this that get you excited about jazz again! First, it’s also reassuring that there are other bands in Sweden besides ABBA. Do I get an “Amen”? The group Stockholm Voices consists of Gunilla Tornfeldt/sop, M aria WInther/alto,…

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Tenor sax man Anthony E. Nelson Jr puts out an album that takes you back to the beefy horn/B3 meetings between Stanley Turrentine or Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis with Shirley Scott. Nelson smokes like a Cohibo throughout, with Koehler humming on…

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Following up on her last album, the seductive La Bruja, vocalist Lauren Henderson continues using less to say more on this dishabille-dressed collection of late night moods. She mixes and matches with the cool tones of Joel Ross/vib, Gabe Schnider-Nick…

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There aren’t a lot of times you hear a live disc and think to yourself “I wish I were there”, but this concert at The Maple Leaf by The Rumble makes me want to take in the atmosphere and vibe.…

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Returning to his “home” of Denmark after a successful “comeback” in his native United States, Dexter Gordon sounds inspired on this four song concert session recorded at Montmartre back in February, 1983. One of my biggest regrets is that I…

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Lalama (aka “Dizzy”) plays the piano, while Amanda Walther (“Fay”) sings like Julie London on a collection of originals destined for Lonely Avenue. The ringer in this swampy noir-fest team of Davide DiRenzo/dr, Rich Moore/b, Drew Jurecka/vi, Johnny Johnson/wwinds, William…

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Back in the late 60s and early 70s, the music scene was fecund with a plethora of ideas. Jazz, rock, folk and classical were all influencing each other with fascinating combinations of sounds. The term “fusion” was not used at…

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