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Ginetta's Vendetta: Fun Size
by Richard J Salvucci
Sometimes, it is best to ignore a recording's graphics and just concentrate on the music. This is really the case with Ginetta's Vendetta Fun Size which well-intentioned or not, is apt to lead to a double entendre misunderstanding. Ginetta Minichiello may be short of stature, coming in at 5 feet (1.5 meters) and uses a pocket trumpet, but she can play some. You may not be inclined to forget any of the standard luminaries of the ...
Continue ReadingVin Venezia: The Venetian
by Jack Bowers
Vin Venezia won't blow your mind or even knock your socks off--that's simply not his style. The New Jersey-based guitarist will, however, lure you into his orbit with the sort of smooth and mellow sounds and precisely articulated phrases often associated such masters as Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and others who blazed a trail for contemporary jazz guitarists. Venezia traces their footsteps, but does so in his own way, which is one reason why his sophomore album, The ...
Continue ReadingNelson Montana: Left Turn at Tradition
by Jack Bowers
As a showcase for the New York-based multi-instrumentalist Nelson Montana, Left Turn at Tradition works quite well. As a jazz album, rather less so. Montana, who plays bass, guitar, drums, piano and midi keyboards, uses all manner of special effects (and special guests) to achieve his musical purpose. And, as icing on the inclusive cake, he also sings, on seven of the album's eleven numbers. Although Montana takes pains to say--as on the animated “Jimtown Blues"--that “no ...
Continue ReadingDanny Walsh Quintet: D's Mood
by C. Andrew Hovan
Leave it to SteepleChase producer Nils Winther to have the fortitude for discovering and then giving recording opportunities to the likes of Ari Ambrose, Michael Cochrane, Dave Ballou, and George Colligan in recent years. Now add to this list the name of alto and tenor saxophonist Danny Walsh. Although he has been heard these days with Joe Locke, Lenny White, Elvin Jones, and Charles Fambrough, Walsh remains largely unknown outside of New York circles. It is therefore hoped that the ...
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