The Arbors All Stars

The Arbors All Stars: Pizzarelli Party

by Andrew Velez
June 3, 2009

In his notes for this celebration of jazz and mostly fellow family musicians, John Pizzarelli observes, “Everyone in this group has had a moment where they knew what they wanted to do and how and what they wanted to play." High spirits are evident throughout this romp, mostly recorded in a take or two, without charts for the standards, lending an infectious air of spontaneity to the proceedings. In that style, Pizzarelli and wife Jessica Molaskey open the proceedings winningly ...