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Jeff Hellmer

The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful

By Jeff Benedict

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Moonscape; Nardis; The Fotomat Song; The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful; Armadillo Research; Ant Dance; Cheek to Cheek; The Mighty Dollar; Tom and Jerry; Hikky Burr.

Jeff Benedict Big Band: The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful

by Jack Bowers
January 30, 2021

As saxophonist Jeff Benedict is a professor emeritus of music at California State University-Los Angeles, he shouldn't be overly concerned if an impartial observer should decide to grade the southern California-based Jeff Benedict Big Band's second album, The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful. After careful listening, herewith is the report card. Brass and reeds: ...

Peak Moments

By Jeff Hellmer

Label: Viewpoint Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: What Is This Thing Called Love; Peak Moments; Expatriate Blues; 14 Bar Blues; Song for Laurie; All the Things You Are; Heart of Hearts; Alone Together; Some Other Time (67:07).

The Jeff Hellmer Trio: Peak Moments

by Jack Bowers
October 1, 2001

The album’s subtitle is “Featuring Rick Margitza,” and the fiery Trane tracker is very much in the thick of things on this strapping post–bop session, blowing passionately on tenor (seven selections) or soprano sax (“All the Things You Are”). Margitza takes a well–earned break only on the finale, a splendid reading by Hellmer’s trio of Leonard ...