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Uptown Down
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2016
Track listing: Rickety Split; What You Won’t Do for Love; Moanin’ Glory; Let’s Stay Together; Manuel Labor; Take the “A” Train; Uptown Down; Besame Mucho; Song for My Father; At Last; Tico Tico.
Charlotte Jazz Orchestra: Uptown Down
by Jack Bowers
Uptown Down is the second album by the Charlotte (NC) Jazz Orchestra, a credibly proficient ensemble for a city that size. Unlike its earlier, in-house endeavor, this one is intended for public consumption; also unlike its sequestered debut, the CJO has chosen this time to intersperse its half-dozen instrumentals with vocals by Renee Ebalarosa. Is that ...
John Alexander: You Need 'Dis
by Jack Bowers
As its saucy title implies, North Carolina-based saxophonist John Alexander and his colleagues are into some serious post-boppin’ on this self-produced album, which showcases ten of Alexander’s engaging compositions. Alexander, who plays flute (“La Danseuse Triste,” “Lights of Madeira“) as well as tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, is of course featured prominently throughout, but the soloist ...