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Various Artists: Livin
by C. Michael Bailey
National Public Radio did more to expose and promote this fine recording than any other outlet. It was featured on Terri Gross’ Fresh Air and Morning Edition. And now it has crossed my path. This is certainly not the first time the Louvin Brothers have revealed themselves to me. Like many of my generation, I heard ...
Tierney Sutton: Dancing in the Dark: Inspired by the Music of Frank Sinatra
by C. Michael Bailey
Tierney Sutton is neither a “snake charmer" (in 1940s parlance), nor a “chanteuse" (in anemic 21st century vernacular). She is a jazz singer (to the moronic print and advertising media who ineffectually write about her as if her talent were mere aptitude). Ms. Sutton is no stranger to the electrons floating in this space (nor to ...
Robert Bradley and Blackwater: Still Lovin
by C. Michael Bailey
Soul music is back. First Al Green resurfaces after thirty years to take us all back in time, then Detroit native and street singer/shaman Robert Bradley and his crack band Blackwater launch a throughly updated brand of soul for the 21st century. Despite the group’s D-Town roots, they owe much more to Memphis and Muscle Shoals ...
Tonus Peregrinus: The Naxos Book of Carols
by C. Michael Bailey
The tradition of Christmas carols is as old as Christianity itself and has given rise to many other related holiday traditions. The English have been instrumental in the evolution of carols and caroling, uniting them and Biblical Lessons into programs (as Benjamin Britten did in A Ceremony of Carols, for trumpet, voices & harp, Op. 28 ...
Henry Johnson with Nancy Wilson: Organic
by C. Michael Bailey
Organic presents a brand of slick and sophisticated guitar-organ jazz that is closer to the mainstream when compared to similar recent recordings made by similar combo formats. This should be no surprise, as guitarist (and vocalist) Henry Johnson is at the helm of a seamless rhythm section. The recording was made with no overdubs and was ...
Cheryl Bentyne: Talk of the Town
by C. Michael Bailey
Before rounding out my list of the best jazz recordings of 2003 , I must make one addition. I had just received Cheryl Bentyne's Talk of the Town and was tempted to hold it over until 2004, and I am now most glad I did not. One quarter of the Manhattan Transfer, Ms. Bentyne ...
C. Michael Bailey's Best Recordings of 2003
by C. Michael Bailey
Finally, we have made it to the end of this fine year. Below is a smattering of the finest recordings to come my way this year, along with links to the reviews. This list is separate from my Top Ten List, which will be derived from those below. ...
Sir Roland Hanna & Carrie Smith: I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues: The Songs of Harold Arlen
by C. Michael Bailey
Three types of creative authority that each spring from the same muse characterize this disc. First is the vocal authority of Carrie Smith. Second is the piano talent of the late Sir Roland Hanna. And finally, third is the lyric prowess of Harold Arlen. A blues singer with a jazz singer's soul, Carrie Smith's ...
Alan Broadbent: You And The Night And The Music
by C. Michael Bailey
You and The Night And The Music marks pianist Alan Broadbent’s A440 debut and his first trio outing (under his own name) since Personal Standards (Concord, 1997). Six years is a long time by any standard, but You and The Night And The Music proves itself worth the wait. Mr. Broadbent is a class act and ...
Sir Roland Hanna: Everything I Love
by C. Michael Bailey
Detroit native Roland Pembrooks Hanna (b. 2/10/1932; d. 11/13/2002) began his professional career in 1958 when he joined Benny Goodman’s band for a concert in Belgium. The conservatoire-trained pianist provided his services to Sarah Vaughan, Al Hibbler, Carmen McRae, the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra and Charles Mingus. In 1970, President William Tubman of Liberia honored Hanna ...
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