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Mike Renzi with Jim Porcella: Christmas Is: December Duets
by Dan Bilawsky
Now here's some music to cozy up to. You can almost feel the warmth of a fire place, smell some spruce and pine, see the falling snowflakes and taste the heaven of hot chocolate in these sounds. Master pianist Mike Renzi, a septuagenarian mainstay of the vocal community whose work has supported everyone from Mel Torme to Lena Horne, and singer Jim Porcella, a lesser-know talent hiding in plain sight, join forces to spread some cheer on Christmas Is: December ...
read moreJim Porcella: Bombay Jim and the Swinging Sapphires-Not Just Visiting
by Dave Nathan
P>Taking advantage of the renewed interest in the genre, this jazzy group romps through a program of some of the best of the big bands, mostly from the 1930's and 1940's, but which still get plenty of play to this day. The one exception is the kick off tune, “Bombay Jim and the Swinging Sapphire Blues," which serves as a preview of what's to follow. And what follows is some fine toe-tapping, finger snapping, let's get up and dance swing ...
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