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Louise Rogers & Rick Strong: Bass-ically Speaking
by Andrew Rowan
Louise Rogers, a singer with great chops and a warm, witty approach to song, owes a debt, whether consciously or not, to the legendary Sheila Jordan. The latter's approach to improvising (note, among other signs, Rogers' scatting on the title track), as well as the voice-bass format, is evident. But Rogers uses these as a jumping-off ...
Reuben Wilson: A Groovy Situation & Boogaloo to the Beastie Boys
by Andrew Rowan
You can safely bet that a Reuben Wilson record will be a jumping situation. These two sessions offer up grooves that reflect the popular rhythms of their eras. Reuben Wilson A Groovy Situation Blue Note-Water Music 2004 (1970) A Groovy Situation comes from 1970 and features alto saxophonist Earl Turbinton, ...
Red Holloway: Coast to Coast
by Andrew Rowan
Two-tenor groups are not new to jazz. They have been a little stream in the music's progression, from pairings like Lester Young and Herschel Evans in the seminal '30s Basie band to small groups like the popular one once led by Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis, tenors have mixed it up on stage and, of ...
Judy Bady: Blackbird
by Andrew Rowan
A generation ago, there were widespread lamentations that jazz singing was dying. Even legends like Betty Carter and Carmen McRae concurred. However sparse the field may have been then, it has rebounded today. In this current bumper crop of singers, how does one stand out? Enter Judy Bady, who applies her smoky alto ...
Charles Eubanks: Birds of Bagdad
by Andrew Rowan
The art of solo piano has always been one of the most challenging and rewarding endeavors in jazz. The piano is a symphony and, in the hands of the skilled player, possessed with imagination and nerve, it can be breathtaking. Into this tradition steps Charles Eubanks and he acquits himself well. Takes 3 and ...
Various Artists: Yes Indeed! Women Vocalists on United
by Andrew Rowan
This curio is more a snapshot of the jazz-influenced and -inflected popular singing of the time than a reflection of state-of-the-art jazz singing. Too many undistinguished arrangements and corny horn effects push these sides too far to the blatantly commercial side of the ledger. Most recognized among these singers today, of course, is Della ...
Steve Nelson: Fuller Nelson
by Andrew Rowan
This dancing, jubilant recording breaks no new ground, but it beautifully realizes the old-fashioned notion of joy in swinging. The trio makes its way through a program of originals (real melodies, not just notes to get to the blowing) and standards, sans drummer, without missing a beat. “The Second Time Around" begins on tiptoe, ...
Eric Wyatt: The Blueprint: Family Business
by Andrew Rowan
Boasting a mixture of some of the best young players around, many from the burgeoning Brooklyn jazz scene and mixing in veteran alto saxophonist master James Spaulding, Eric Wyatt has fashioned a sprawling, energetic, raw-boned recording, at times bringing to mind the cooking era of Blue Note Records. Wyatt, a big-toned tenor saxophonist who ...
Mark Murphy: Bop for Miles
by Andrew Rowan
Simply put, Mark Murphy is one of the great jazz singers. His musical gifts remain prodigious, his depth of expression a model for all who practice this art, his recordings reside in the treasure trove of vocal jazz. On his current recording, Bop for Miles , Murphy is in top form, ebullient and able ...
Cannonball Adderley: Live Session
by Andrew Rowan
The two sessions that comprise this reissue were recorded live in Los Angeles at the Lighthouse ('64) and Memory Lane ('62), offering a snapshot of the era's mainstream offerings. Not as well known as Adderley's work with Nancy Wilson, this session is nonetheless a worthy companion. Eschewing the standards route with the sleek and ...
