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Album Review

Don Wilner: Figments of My Imagination

Read "Figments of My Imagination" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz

by Javier AQ Ortiz
April 16, 2005

The Musical Director of the Van Dyke Café, Miami Beach's leading jazz venue, serves the diminutive jazz audiences of South Florida quality music by accompanying various passing guests, as well asperforming with local ensembles, including his own. Figments of My Imagination, his second release under his name, is Don Wilner's latest. Take heed of this Brazilian enthused jazz recording featuring Eric Alexander and Kenny Drew, Jr.

Antonio Carlos Jobim enthusiasts will be happy to find the rest of ...

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Don Wilner: Mysterious Beauty

Read "Mysterious Beauty" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz

by Javier AQ Ortiz
April 2, 2003

Quick and to the Point: Elegantly classy, swinging affair.

There is little mystery to the beauty of Mysterious Beauty. Easy instructions for home assembly of this recording follow graceful compositions of proven caliber. The repertoire includes materials from Porgy and Bess, Carmen, an all too brief Charlie Parker tune, “Danny Boy,” Brazilian music, a Ukrainian classical-folk theme sieved through jazz and more. All themes are arranged at a high level of musicality, bringing forth a listening experience heavily ...