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Mark Adler

Paul Jost: Breaking Through

by Gloria Krolak
November 1, 2014

One of the most endearing moments of jazz vocalist Paul Jost's new solo CD, Breaking Through, in an album of many such moments, is perhaps his chuckle and the “Oh, George," he lets out after a fresh rendition of “Singing in the Rain." Endearing because Jost connects with the listener by the sigh meant for and ...

Paul Jost: Breaking Through

by Peter McLaren
October 15, 2014

Paul Jost's second outing on Dot Time Records is an eclectic collection of standard repertoire performed in a fresh and exciting manner that leaves no doubt this artist is a creative force that deserves to be added to the list of great male jazz vocalists of all time. The album opens with a version ...

Jazz Vocals June

by C. Michael Bailey
July 2, 2014

Andrea Balducci Bloom Schema 2012 Italian vocalist Andrea Balducci is so earnestly hip and so perfectly coiffed (he is a lawyer, after all) he is almost a metaphor: a talented metaphor. His debut recording, Bloom is equally hip and coiffed as the singer himself. With a keen ear ...

Marilyn Hotchkiss

By Mark Adler

Label: Milan Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Frank Cries; Somewhere Over the Rainbow; Zip Gun Bop; Bella Luna; Cha Cha Charlie; Ciribiribin; Joyous Shades of Brilliant Magenta / Hey Bread Man; Begin the Beguine; Steve

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

By Mark Adler

Label: Milan Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Frank Cries; Over the Rainbow; Zip Gun Bop; Bella Luna; Cha Cha Charlie; Ciribiribin; Joyous Shades of Brilliant Magenta/Hey Bread Man; Begin the Beguine; Steve

Mark Adler: Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

by Jack Bowers
April 19, 2006

As one might reasonably deduce from its title, this isn't a big band album as such (even though it employs a full orchestra), but theme and background music for the film of the same name, scored and in some cases composed by Emmy Award-winning writer Mark Adler. It's an eclectic mix, as most film scores are, ...

Mark Adler: Marilyn Hotchkiss

by Jim Santella
April 17, 2006

Film soundtracks that rely on jazz for their impressions give the viewer plenty of color, all in one package. Somber moods, romantic scenes, lively conversations and even dramatic sequences can be interpreted through jazz, giving films a touch of class and bringing them closer to our hearts. It sure beats some kind of programmed theme music ...