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Virginia Mayhew: Sandan Shuffle
by Dan McClenaghan
Who's this Virginia Mayhew woman anyway, Dexter Gordon's daughter? Sonny Rollins' niece? She plays the saxophone like a blood relative of those two giants on Sandan Shuffle. Actually, we know the reedist well from her standout 2003 effort, Phantoms, as an artist who has embraced the mainstream mode and ridden it with vigor and supreme assurance ...
Reuben Hoch and Time: Of Recent Time
by Jim Santella
Drummer Reuben Hoch takes his trio on a tour of straight-ahead jazz with Of Recent Time, providing an opportunity for each of the three artists to stretch out creatively over familiar terrain. The songs are by Sam Rivers, Wayne Shorter, Brad Mehldau, Ornette Coleman and Steve Kuhn, but the trio interprets them with fresh motivation.
Keith Oxman: Dues In Progress
by Jerry D'Souza
Listening to music can be a pleasant experience, and Keith Oxman serves up just the right recipe on Dues In Progress, his sixth album. Trombonist Curtis Fuller contributes one track, the happy, snappy, Latin zinger “Cap'n Kidd," and the other members of the band chip in with some fine performances. At the end of it all, ...
Jamie Stewardson: Jhaptal
by Dan McClenaghan
These sounds on Jhaptal are a long way from the O'Jays, the Temptations, Pattie Page or the Drifters, but guitarist Jamie Stewardson began his performing career on a cruise ship backing these pop oldies acts before he moved on to the higher challenge of playing with the likes of George Russell, Jimmy Guiffre and Mat Maneri.
Van Gogh By Numbers; One Step Closer
by Ken Dryden
The vibraphone is in good hands with two veterans and a rising player featured on a pair of small group sessions. Joe Locke & Christos Rafalides Van Gogh By Numbers Wire Walker Records 2006 The pairing of vibes and marimba is not unprecedented, but this meeting ...
The Bob Sneider & Joe Locke Film Noir Project: Fallen Angel
by Jerry D'Souza
The dark, haunting world of film noir has returned to thrill viewers in a spate of releases on DVD in recent months. This Film Noir Project transposes that spell to music, capturing the essence of the themes that enhance the thrill of watching the films. Music, even in its darkest ambit, can be elevating. Bob Sneider ...
Francisco Pais Quintet: Not Afraid of Color
by Jim Santella
In this lively session of original compositions, guitarist Francisco Pais leads his quintet through hot impressions that entice and excite. Not afraid of color? They're not afraid of anything. They love originality and show it with their unbridled enthusiasm. The sound is contemporary, and yet the quintet remains firm in its portrayal of jazz tradition.
Colin Stranahan: Transformation
by Jim Santella
Dramatic modern mainstream jazz pours forth from Colin Stranahan's dynamic quintet, with exotic melodic stanzas flowing in many directions at once. His cohesive band interprets this program of originals directly with a positive force. It's a composer's forum. Saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf contributed three pieces and his eighteen-year-old twin brother, pianist Pascal Le Boeuf, contributed two. ...
Johnnie Valentino: Stingy Brim
by Jim Santella
The tuba makes a comeback on Johnnie Valentino's modern mainstream jazz adventure, Stingy Brim. His program of original compositions features a creative quintet with nonstandard instrumental voices: guitar, tuba, organ, drums, and clarinet or tenor saxophone. Together, they create a whirlwind of saucy jazz with a contemporary flavor that travels no specific timeline. Slight echoes from ...
Keith Oxman: Dues in Progress
by Jim Santella
Keith Oxman's straight-ahead sextet interprets this program of standards and original compositions with a veteran's touch. Trumpeter Marcus Hampton sits in for “C.H.O.C., oboist Peter Cooper for “Darn That Dream. With his cohesive ensemble in sync, the tenor saxophonist delivers a clear message. Keith Oxman is from Denver. His thirty years' experience in the ...
