Jazz Articles about Will St Peter

About Will St Peter

Album Review

Will St Peter - Steven Heffner - Steve Barnes: Honestly

by Jack Bowers
July 6, 2021

Smooth can be charming. Mellow likewise. And the same can be said for easygoing. On Honestly, guitarist Will St Peter's trio presents an hour of smooth, mellow, easygoing jazz that is both charming and tasteful. There are few fireworks here, simply three accomplished musicians calmly yet firmly expressing their collaborative point of view. While St Peter (he uses no punctuation after “St") sets the melodic tone, he leans heavily on bassist Steven Heffner and drummer Steve Barnes ...

Album Review

Will St Peter: Honestly

Read "Honestly" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
June 8, 2021

Henry Mancini's song “Days Of Wine and Roses" is a classy bit of music. Written for the 1962 movie of the same name, it was much recorded, most successfully by vocalist Andy Williams. And, for jazz aficionados, guitarist Wes Montgomery served up a superb version on his Boss Guitar (Riverside Records, 1963). The album Honestly, by guitarist Will St. Peter, bassist Steven Heffner and drummer Steve Barnes, opens with the Mancini gem, in a fashion more understated than ...