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James L Dean Big Band: Swingin' at tbe Whiskey Cafe
by Jack Bowers
Here's a pretty good big band from New Jersey that suffers from an apparently incurable ailment that I call TMV (Too Many Vocals). I don't mean to disparage Van Martin, who gives each of his half-dozen numbers his best shot, but if it isn't Sinatra, Mel Tormé or Dick Haymes, Ella, Helen Forrest or Rosie Clooney, I'd much rather hear the band, which in this case is admirable whether out front or backing Martin.
The instrumentals (seven) are invariably lively ...
Continue ReadingDoc Anello: It Just Plain Swings!!
by AAJ Staff
The father of Orange County-based jazz guitarist and Cexton Records President John Anello, Jr., veteran saxman/singer Doc Anello isn’t a huge name in jazz but has decades of big-band experience under his belt and has backed Eartha Kitt, Slim Gaillard, Johnny Mathis and quite a few other jazz and pop stars. Doc Anello makes singing his main priority on It Just Plain Swings!!, an enjoyable collection of big band and quintet recordings that lives up to its title. Anello gives ...
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