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Harry Allen: Hits by Brits & Guys and Dolls
by Andrew Velez
Harry Allen Hits By Brits Challenge 2007 Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet Guys and Dolls Arbors 2007 When it comes to giving standards a distinctly refreshed Swing Era ...
Freddy Cole / The Bill Charlap Trio: Music Maestro Please
by Andrew Velez
"How's it going? Let's talk some. That's the kind of atmosphere Freddy Cole sings. He's casual, chatty and comforting, like a good old friend. A bit more gravel in his voice these days only adds to the warmth of his style. In a choice set of selections from the Great American Songbook there are some particular ...
Tony Bennett: Snowfall The Tony Bennett Christmas Album
by Andrew Velez
There are those very rare singers who become, what Duke Ellington said of Ella Fitzgerald, “beyond category. Labels like pop or jazz singer become irrelevant, and such is the case with Tony Bennett. Even when he sings a blues tune there's a buoyant optimism which suffuses all of his work. With these holiday classics it's as ...
Howard Alden / Ken Peplowski: Pow-Wow
by Andrew Velez
Whether you were fortunate enough or not to have caught Howard Alden and Ken Peplowski's 2007 reunion art New York's Bargemusic, Pow-Wow will do very nicely to dig these longtime musical good companions. Much of the Barge evening drew upon Pow-Wow, offering a perfect, quietly spectacular skyline setting for these two, both who eschew pyrotechnics. Their ...
Jazz Icons Series 2: Vintage Concerts on DVD
by Andrew Velez
Various Artists Jazz Icons Series 2 Box Set Reelin' in the Years 2007 No matter how often you've listened to John Coltrane playing “My Favorite Things," there's nothing quite like watching him work his magic in a live performance that gives an entire new life to that Richard ...
Frank Vignola: Vignola Plays Gershwin
by Andrew Velez
With the Brothers Gershwin we're talking about the very summit of the Great American Songbook, words and music that have for the most part passed into the language. They are true evergreens that retain their capacity to swing, and provide fertile opportunities for a musician as varied in range as guitarist Frank Vignola. The only surprising ...
Joe Morello
by Andrew Velez
It was actually as a violinist that drums meister Joe Morello began his musical life at age five in his hometown, Springfield, Mass. A musician's musician, Morello (79), who now teaches and conducts jazz clinics in the US and Canada, has appeared on over 200 recordings. Still, it's safe to say his place in jazz history ...
Stacey Kent: Breakfast On The Morning Tram
by Andrew Velez
Having previously demonstrated a knowing way with sets from the Great American Songbook and a special bent for Brazilian-flavored melodies, vocalist Stacey Kent takes on a different sort of mix here. And succeeds brilliantly, which shouldn't surprise anyone who has been listening to her, for this porcelain princess has gradually moved into the front rank of ...
Frank Rosolino: The Last Recording
by Andrew Velez
Born into a musical family, trombonist Frank Rosolino had little formal training. During high school years in Detroit he played with Milt Jackson; as Diane Armesto, Rosolino's former manager (and to whom we owe thanks for preserving this previously unreleased set) observes in her liner notes, “Perhaps most influential of all was the street education Frank ...
Jacky Terrasson: Mirror
by Andrew Velez
Pianist Jacky Terrasson has been on a recording hiatus since his 2003 set Smile (Blue Note), but he's back and swinging with this, his first solo outing, revealingly rich in tempos and colors. Terrasson has an ample supply of virile dynamics that can skillfully dip and slide into all sorts of places and moods. It happens ...
