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Shelley Neill: The Blues Run Through It
by Stephen Koch
Shelley revisits a theme that was present on her some cuts of her previous cd,"Music, Sweet Music". In doing so she pays homage to early blues singers and composers. Her personal vision works exceeedingly well as she enlists a stellar line up of musicians to make it happen. “Dark Shadows" opens the set and gets a ...
Jeff Barash: Bouncin' on 160th Avenue
by Stephen Koch
For Bouncin' on 160th Avenue, saxophonist Jeff Barash has assembled a strong quartet, and they come out swinging on the title track. When Barash states the melody, the group pulls together, and every player gets a chance to solo. Throughout this disc you hear respect and affection for players like Stan Getz, Joe Pass, John Coltrane, ...
Tom Van Seters quintet: Narrative
by Stephen Koch
Pianist and composer Tom Van Seters has enought musical ideas to fill a book, and you can consider this disc one chapter with eight parts. Relying on his original compsitions and his talents at the piano, he works within this quintet setting to explore new musical territory. For Van Seters, “After Dark" is a ...
Greg Chako: Integration,Integration II
by Stephen Koch
One big question that comes up every now and then is “what direction is jazz going?" The answer you get depends on who you ask. Guitarist Greg Chako is a forward thinker and this two disc set presents his vision, serving as a musical road map. The combination of Chako's acoustic guitar with horns, ...
Bob McHugh: Manhattan Sunrise
by Stephen Koch
Feeling like you missed something? You did if you missed Bob McHughs' Manhattan Sunrise. This '94 recording is excellent choice for your collection. Bob is a pianist,teacher,writer and composer and shares his talent along with three fellow musicians on this set of six originals and five renditions of standards. The title song has a memorable hook ...
Tim Lyddon: I've Traveled So Far
by Stephen Koch
Pianist Tim Lyddon uses a trio setting on this set of ten songs and creates music that is demanding and inspired. Ably backed by bass and drums he spreads the tunes around on another and back again. Eight songs are originals by Tim with the other two being standards. “Theme For a Lost Real" allows all ...
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