Jazz Articles about Becky Archibald

About Becky Archibald

Album Review

Becky Archibald: Midnight At Monteton

Read "Midnight At Monteton" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
October 23, 2013

Pianist and composer Becky Archibald's sixth release as a leader, Midnight at Monteton is a diverse collection of highly polished originals with catchy harmonic hooks. Recorded over a span of three years, Archibald is heard mostly with a variety of her regular collaborators creating a relaxed amicable mood that permeates the entire album. The tracks range from the intimate and nocturnesque to the Latin flavored to those that sway with a soulful swagger. Her shimmering piano together with ...

Album Review

Becky Archibald: Midnight At Monteton

Read "Midnight At Monteton" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey
October 3, 2013

Becky Archibald is an extremely talented lady. Relatively new to jazz, her composing and arranging skills at best warrant comparison with those of such great names as Marty Paich and Mary Lou Williams. Though they are all her own and bang up to date. A native of Anderson, Indiana, she sums up her life to date in an attractive blend of panache and self-effacement: “Becky Archibald was born, took piano lessons, grew up, went to college, went ...