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Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Raise Your Spirit Higher
by C. Michael Bailey
Ladysmith Black Mambazo could sing the text to American Psycho and make it sound as gentle as a lullaby. These singers are regarded as the foremost practitioners of South African vocal music, having received worldwide notice and acclaim when they appeared on Paul Simon’s 1986 recording Graceland (recall the revelation of the introduction to “Diamonds on ...
Something Old, Something New, It's Christmastime, What's Wrong With You!
by C. Michael Bailey
Here are collections of seasonal fare, some old, some new, for your consideration this Holiday Season. Merry Christmas. Johnny Cash Christmas with Johnny Cash (Columbia Legacy, 2003) I suspect that there is no calculus by which we mere mortals may estimate the loss to our culture such as ...
Cecilia Bartoli: The Salieri Album
by C. Michael Bailey
Firstly, The Salieri Album is the finest recording of any music to come my way in 2003. That this it is not jazz is immaterial. Prima mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli began a recording crusade spotlighting lesser known opera vocal compositions, beginning with Antonio Vivaldi, passing through Christoph W. Gluck, before arriving at the toast of Vienna, Antonio ...
Barbara Sfraga: Under the Moon
by C. Michael Bailey
I first encountered Barbara Sfraga on Oh, What a Thrill (Naxos Jazz), where I reflected upon the singer's remarkably broad-ranging, sensual, evocative voice. Under the Moon does not change that impression at all. Sfraga was more than bold on Oh, What a Thrill by coupling “Angel Eyes" with “Sunshine of Your Love." She has nothing so ...
Various Artists: Bop Lives!
by C. Michael Bailey
Delmark’s 50th Anniversary Collection, Part 6 Delmark continues to celebrate its Golden Anniversary with a release of bebop classics from 1944 through 1998. This collection offers a curious cross-section from early Sir Charles Thompson ("Street Beat," 1945) to late Bud Powell ("Rifftide," 1962). The music captured here is stranger, more organic, and often more authentic than ...
Mindy Smith: One Moment More
by C. Michael Bailey
Mindy Smith is trying to break into one hell of a hard industry: country-folk crossover. She has the song writing chops and balls bigger than any hat act out there. She is not afraid to take on difficult or unpopular subjects, as evidenced by the original spiritual that opens the disc. “Come to Jesus" is not ...
Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra: Refractions
by C. Michael Bailey
...a lush cinematic soundscape... Kim Richmond is a Left Coast saxophonist and arranger who has won his bread performing in pop-oriented settings. Well respected and sought after, Richmond has made several recordings as a leader. On Refractions, he opts for an impressionistic/expressionistic big band sound, music that ebbs and flows, demanding the attention of the listener. ...
Various Artists: Masters of Boogie Piano
by C. Michael Bailey
Delmark’s 50th Anniversary Collection, Part 5 The subtext is simple—a perfectly balanced left hand augmented by a bouncing, out-of-control right hand crossed with the 12-bar blues turned from 33&1/3 to 78. All of this equals boogie woogie piano. Speckled Red barely contains himself on “Wilkins Street Stomp," while Meade Lux Lewis strides his way through a ...
Upper Left Trio: Cycling
by C. Michael Bailey
It would be too easy to pigeonhole the Upper Left Trio as a Bad Plus wannabe. Doing so would certainly be inaccurate, as the Upper Left Trio exists at approximately the midpoint between the Oscar Peterson Trio and Medeski, Martin, and Wood. The band’s debut recording, Cycling, consists of 10 well-crafted original piano trio compositions that ...
Various Artists: Bird Up!
by C. Michael Bailey
Yes, Kate, you are a very good woman... then again, you may be the Antichrist. —Doc Holliday to One-Eyed Kate in Tombstone (1993) Depending on one’s perspective, Bird Up! Is the greatest thing since sliced bread or the worst thing since Heaven’s Gate. The premise is provocative. The urban music called jazz has been ...
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