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Harry Skoler: A Work of Heart
by Mike Neely
Throughout A Work of Heart clarinetist Harry Skoler displays an intimate, chamber swing sensibility that sings above a finely meshed group of musicians. Skoler is not interested in pyrotechnics; he is interested in the emotional nuances of ten carefully chosen compositions. On five of the tracks Donn Trenner has arranged strings tastefully and affectively. He is ...
Paul Brusger: You Oughta Know It
by Mark Corroto
I know it’s only hard bop, but I like it. Only hard bop, indeed! For bassist Paul Brusger, conjuring the music of McLean, Mobley, Morgan, and Miles reminds me why I’m a jazz fan. From the minute the laser hits the disc (it is the 21st century) a wave of energy hits you, simultaneously transporting you ...
Dreamsville
Label: Brownstone
Released: 1999
Track listing: Zoot Walks In (The Red Door); With a Song in my Heart; Social Call; Two Kites; Middle of the Night; Dreamsville; People Will Say We
Peter Welker: We'll Be Together Again
by Jack Bowers
Eight beauteous songs lovingly embraced by veteran San Francisco Bay area trumpeter Peter Welker with help from a number of his friends. If Welker’s name weren’t above the marquee one would be hard–pressed to identify him as the foreman; everyone on this assembly line makes an essential contribution, Welker no more than anyone else. Trumpeter Herb ...
Peter Welker: We'll Be Together Again
by Paula Edelstein
Jazz with a conscience is the best description for Peter Welker’s debut on Brownstone Recordings. WE’LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN is a collection of mainstream jazz classics first recorded in the 20s and 30s, with Peter Welker providing a conscientious rework and more than enough breathing room for their cool, soulful comeback. The Berklee trained and famed ...
Sherri Roberts: Dreamsville
by Jim Santella
Singer Sherri Roberts has a pleasant, expressive alto voice, scat-sings and interprets lyrics, uses a vibrato somewhat wider than most, and fades from the limelight at will. The singer, who grew up in Atlanta, earned a degree in theater, and moved to San Francisco, names influences such as Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, and Helen Merrill. Roberts ...
