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Cooper Appelt

At the Movies

By Grace Kelly

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: James Bond Medley; He’s a Pirate; The Way You Look Tonight; Ennio Morricone Medley; True Love; Soul Bossa Nova; Moon River; Mission: Impossible Theme; The Flying Theme; By the Grave; The Power of Love; When You Wish Upon a Star; I Wan’na Be Like You; Go the Distance; Part of Your World.

Kait Dunton: TRIOKAIT2

by Dan Bilawsky
July 9, 2018

The form and function of a sequel carries certain opportunities, offering its creator the chance to return to a specific realm, broaden a theme, and further the story set forth in the original. As a result, these types of works are often judged against their launching pad productions and tethered to them by comparison. Call that ...

Trumpetology: This Is Trumpetology

by Jack Bowers
April 17, 2016

Southern California-based Trumpetology is an octet comprised of five sure-handed trumpeters and rhythm. For comparison's sake, think SuperSax for trumpets. Even though leader / arranger Walter Simonsen doesn't transcribe solos by well-known horn players to unsettle his mates, several of his charts demand the same kind of snug digital dexterity employed by SuperSax, and the group ...

Kait Dunton: trioKAIT

by Dan Bilawsky
September 16, 2015

Pianist Kait Dunton's previous album--Mountain Suite (Self Produced, 2012)--was an impressive and nuanced affair that brought drummer Peter Erskine, bassist Darek Oles, saxophonist Bob Mintzer, and trumpeter John Daversa into her orbit. Here, she works with a different set of musicians and focuses largely on different forms of groove-based music: Dunton aligns herself with a pair ...

The Matthew Yeakley Group: Clean Numbers & Dirty Words

by Paul Naser
December 10, 2014

The electric guitar has a history of players with fierce energy, and L.A. based guitarist Matthew Yeakley fits right into this tradition. Having studied with jazz guitar legends Scott Henderson and Jimmy Wyble, Yeakley has a refreshing blend of modern influence and tradition; he also cut his teeth performing in blues clubs in his native San ...