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Howard University Jazz Ensemble: HUJE 2022

by Jack Bowers
December 21, 2022

Recordings by the superb Howard University Jazz Ensemble have been surfacing like clockwork each year since shortly after the orchestra was formed in 1975 by its first (and only) music director, Fred Irby III. Sometimes the albums have overall themes, while others (such as this one) are dedicated to one or more of the university's distinguished ...

Under An August Moon EP

By Corinne Mammana

Label: Corinne Mammana
Released: 2016
Track listing: You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To A Wink and a Smile Baubles, Bangles and Beads On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe

The David Leonhardt Jazz Group Plays Cole Porter

By David Leonhardt

Label: Big Bang Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Love For Sale; Every Time We Say Goodbye; Just One of Those Things; Night And Day; In The Still of The Night; You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; I've Got You Under My Skin; I Concentrate On You; It's All Right With Me; I Love You; All Of You; Get Out Of Town.

David Leonhardt's Piano and Band Play Cole Porter

September 14, 2011

Looking at the selection of 12 songs played by pianist David Leonhardt and his group on Plays Cole Porter (Big Bang BBR9584), you are immediately reminded of how central Porter's best songs have become in the standard jazz repertoire. These songs have served as excellent vehicles for many of the bop and after masters. So what ...

The David Leonhardt Jazz Group: The David Leonhardt Jazz Group Plays Cole Porter

by Edward Blanco
May 15, 2011

A towering figure in American musical history, Cole Porter's music has been performed by countless people and groups for decades, enduring to this day. Pianist/composer David Leonhardt is the latest artist to interpret the work of the legendary songwriter with a smart and snappy presentation on The David Leonhardt Jazz Group Plays Cole Porter. With plenty ...

Bach to the Blues

By David Leonhardt

Label: Big Bang Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Prelude in G Major; Claire De Lune; Ave Maria; Gymnopedie No. 1; Prelude in A Minor; Adagio from Pathetique; Simple Gifts; Mazurka in G Minor; Prelude in Bb; Mazurka in C Major; Canon in D.

David Leonhardt: Bach to The Blues

by Ernest Barteldes
July 9, 2010

Veteran pianist David Leonhardt has often improvised around classical melodies in a live format, and now he finally commits an entire disc to tunes by Debussy, Bach, Beethoven and others. Backed by his working trio, the pianist gets things started with Bach's “Prelude in C Major" alternating the tempo between andante and another more suitable tempo ...

David Leonhardt Trio: Bach to the Blues

by Ian Patterson
July 7, 2010

Pianist David Leonhardt's sideman credentials are impeccable, with ten years supporting the great jazz singer Jon Hendricks and twenty with Ray Charles' longstanding saxophonist, David “Fathead" Newman. Bach to the Blues, his twentieth album as a leader, may not radically alter his status as a respected but lesser known veteran, but the subtle pleasures it provides ...

David Leonhardt Trio: Bach to the Blues

by C. Michael Bailey
April 7, 2010

Pianist David Leonhardt takes a right turn directly into Jacques Loussier territory with the release of Bach to the Blues. Loussier has made his career arranging jazz interpretations of Bach, Handel, Mozart, and Beethoven. His arranging and playing are characterized by a crystalline precision while often sacrificing space for improvisation. Leonhardt loosens the laces a bit, ...