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Joel Kaye and His Neophonic Jazz Orchestra: Live at Vartan Jazz, Vol. 2
by Jack Bowers
Bandleader Stan Kenton and his chief arranger, Johnny Richards, constructed formidable sound-castles in the ’50s and ’60s. Those pieces and others are given a fresh coat of paint by Joel Kaye’s marvelous 24-piece Neophonic Jazz Orchesta in this dynamic concert appearance, recorded in February ’01 at Vartan Tonoian’s (now-shuttered) Jazz Club in Denver, CO. While Kenton may have been the first to use the word “neophonic” to describe his muscular style of music-making in the mid-'60s, he didn’t copyright it--so ...
Continue ReadingCarla White: Live at Vartan Jazz
by Larry Koenigsberg
Carla White's husky, swinging vocal style gets great backing and a justly enthusiastic audience at Denver's Vartan Jazz club on her fifth release, a performance of standards. Less deliberately arranged than her acclaimedListen Here, this set has a vitality that comes from the performers having a good night and giving it out.
White's voice reminds me of the rich velvet sound from the great 1930's tenor players, and she even shares Ben Webster's fondness for flat intonation. Her relaxed rhythmic ...
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