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The Hot Club of San Francisco: Bohemian Maestro: Django Reinhardt and the Impressionists
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
This could be the most ingenious tribute I've ever heard: it's not just the music of a much-loved legend, but the sounds that surrounded and inspired him as well. In this case the legend is Django Reinhardt, and the tribute-makers are the reliably terrific Hot Club of San Francisco [HCSF] and their classy classical guests: pianist/conductor ...
First Takes
By Shelly Berg
Label: Azica Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Wonder Why; Jitterbug Waltz; Virgo; Driftin'; Yesterdays; Three In One; Oil and Water;
Tristeza; Tonk; You Must Believe in Spring.
Two For the Road
Label: Azica Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Nostalgia in Times Square; Manege; Jumpin
From Studio 4, Cologne, Germany
Label: Azica Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Yano; I've Never Been in Love Before; A Felicidade; Lullaby of the Leaves; Too Close for
Comfort; So Many Stars; Epistrophy; Autumn Nocturne; Moonglow; 2nd Street Samba.
Shelly Berg & Frank Potenza: First Takes
by Michael P. Gladstone
In the liner notes to this piano-guitar duo album, Shelly Berg notes that there “often exists a love/hate relationship between the guitarist and pianist in a jazz band, with each jockeying for supremacy in creating chords and accompaniment." Upon reflection, I would have to say that this may be a reality on some occasions, but when ...
Jeff Hamilton Trio: From Studio 4, Cologne, Germany
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
This disc was recorded in a hurry. Wolfgang Hirschmann, the legendary recording engineer of the WDR Big Band in Cologne, expressed a wish to record the Jeff Hamilton Trio before his imminent retirement. This meant the group had about two months to come up with a final set list and arrangements in the midst of a ...
Jennifer Leitham & Jimmy Bruno: Two For the Road
by Jim Santella
Recorded in 1999, Two for the Road features two of the most effective string jazz artists on the planet. As they remind us here, Jennifer Leitham and Jimmy Bruno share a love for the powerful release of expression through music. The blues comes through it. And yet both demonstrate superior technical proficiency on their instruments.
Golden Thread
Label: Azica Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: You Are My Thrill, My Baby Just Cares. Golden Thread, Sex Kills, I Have Dreamed, Skylark, Pavane, Sweet Lorraine, Viva Sonhando, Why Don't You Do Right, Where I Belong
Melissa Sweeney: Golden Thread
by Michael P. Gladstone
Golden Thread is a winning combination of Melissa Sweeney's vocals and pianist/arranger Bill Cunliffe's contributions as chief architect. This project alternates between lush string arrangements with Cunliffe's piano and jazz nonet accompanyment. Sweeney begins with a thoughtfully included verse on the Clare-Gorney standard “You Are My Thrill" [sic]. Cunliffe and Sweeney cop the Nina ...
Melissa Sweeney: Golden Thread
by Dan McClenaghan
The lady, Melissa Sweeney, has a voice, warm, rich-toned, mature; and she had a childhood that sounds like heaven--a “record fiend" mother who provided her with the sounds of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Nat King Cole, MJQ, Ella, Anita O'Day; and then a tender-age job at KBIG-FM jazz station in Los Angeles and the access to ...
