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Album Review

Gunhild Carling: Jazz Is My Lifestyle

Read "Jazz Is My Lifestyle" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci


Sometimes there is a tendency to take a performance less than seriously, especially if an artist uses a bit of self-satire as part of the act. Pianist Victor Borge had this problem--"comic virtuoso" he was called--and even trumpet player Jack Sheldon, to a degree, had to blow the roof off sometimes to remind the audience of what he could do. One senses that Gunhild Carling may get the less-than-serious treatment That is a pity, because she can play. And so ...

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Album Review

Natalie Jacob: Sooner Or Later

Read "Sooner Or Later" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Sooner Or Later is jazz vocalist Natalie Jacob's debut release. It is a refreshing addition to the jazz landscape, blending classic Great American Songbook tunes and bossa nova standards. Produced by Grammy Award winner Scotty Barnhart, the album benefits from the contributions of an outstanding ensemble, including Barnhart on trumpet, pianist Tamir Hendelman, guitarist Anthony Wilson, bassist Carlitos Del Puerto, drummer Clayton Cameron and percussionist Kevin Winard. This all-star lineup created a rich backdrop for Jacob's compelling vocal interpretations.

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Album Review

Count Basie: Late Night Basie

Read "Late Night Basie" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Late Night Basie: great idea. Three tracks by the Basie Orchestra and four by other assorted groups: not-so-great idea. Enlisting Jazzmeia Horn to scat on the Basie classic “One O'Clock Jump": rather pointless. Compressing seven numbers (eight, actually) into a meager twenty-four--or perhaps more like twenty-eight--minutes (including a “bonus" track): head-scratching. Mind you, the other ensembles represented on the album are not bad; they simply are not Basie. Apart from “One O'Clock Jump," the full Basie Orchestra performs on another ...

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Live Review

Clifford Brown-Max Roach Project at the Piedmont Piano Company

Read "Clifford Brown-Max Roach Project at the Piedmont Piano Company" reviewed by Harry S. Pariser


Clifford Brown-Max Roach ProjectPiedmont Piano CompanyOakland, CAAugust 10, 2013“[Clifford Brown's] technique was, for him, to use the facility and bring up the quality of a trumpet player in relation to having his trumpet expressed as a voice. He not only had the technique, he had the love. The sound he would get was something we used to talk about as if it were a flower." align=right>--Don Cherry

It was June 25, 1956, a ...

Album Review

Scotty Barnhart: Say It Plain

Read "Say It Plain" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


C'è chi fa di tutto per pubblicare un CD molti anni prima di poter dire qualcosa di personale e c'è chi presenta il suo primo disco da leader dopo decenni di eccellente carriera ai vertici del jazz. Il secondo, lodevole, caso riguarda Scotty Barnhart che pubblica Say It Plain con alle spalle diciotto anni da tromba solista nella Count Basie Orchestra e collaborazioni con Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Diana Krall e molti altri. La sua competenza ...

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Album Review

Scotty Barnhart: Say It Plain

Read "Say It Plain" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


After many years as part of the supporting cast, Scotty Barnhart is taking that step forward as lead actor. The trumpeter mixes old and new, in varying styles, with his debut, Say It Plain. Barnhart spent 17 years as featured trumpet soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra and was also part of the Marcus Roberts Quintet. A graduate of Florida A&M University, he is now professor of jazz trumpet at Florida State University.

Say It Plain is an ...

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Album Review

Scotty Barnhart: Say It Plain

Read "Say It Plain" reviewed by Warren Allen


Jazz tradition is a tricky thing. Play too far within it, and there's the risk of being called limited or unimaginative. Venture too far away, and critics worry more about finding a label than hearing the sound. It leads to headaches and debates, which trumpet player Scotty Barnhart avoids completely with a debut album that is unquestionably listenable, superbly technical, and, without a doubt, jazz.

Anything that turns Coltrane's “Giant Steps" into a bobbing New Orleans second line march, complete ...


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