Jazz Articles about Ella Gahnt

About Ella Gahnt

Album Review

Ella Gahnt: Third Stage of Elegance

Read "Third Stage of Elegance" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
May 6, 2017

Modern composers of jazz vocal pieces have much to contend with: first, the Great American Song Book. Jazz was largely developed from learned reinterpretation of Tin Pan Alley standards composed as showtunes in the 1930s through '50s. That is a dearth of music already existing that anything newly composed is compared against. So, hats off to all who try their hand at newly composed jazz vocal music. That said, Philadelphia vocalist Ella Gahnt has been doing exactly that over the ...

Album Review

Ella Gahnt & The Dr. Jay Trio: Immaculate Union

Read "Immaculate Union" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
May 24, 2004

Philadelphia vocalist Ella Gahnt offers thirteen tracks on Immaculate Union, which suffers from inconsistent programming. She is supported by a piano trio under the direction of Dr. Jay Fluellen. The album begins in a promising fashion with an effective mid tempo version of the Rogers & Hart “This Can't Be Love" and moves into “Schizophrenic Love Medley," which consists of What Is This Thing Called Love/On Green Dolphin Street/Love Is A Many Splendored Thing. A nice version of the Gordon ...