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The John Carlini Quartet: The Game
by C. Michael Bailey
I have heard little crossover music as satisfying as a bluegrass quartet taking on classical or jazz music. David Grisman and his quintet set the stage for these investigations. Guitarist John Carlini is no stranger to this world, having been a member on Grisman’s trail blazing quintet and performing with Grisman for the past 30 years. ...
Andrew Cheshire: Morning Song
by C. Michael Bailey
Andrew Cheshire is an excellent Philadelphia (area)-based jazz guitarist who has been releasing music on his Joule Records label since 1996. Of note is the superb Water Street Revival, accumulated over several recording sessions, and an introspective solo guitar project, Guitar Noir. Mr. Cheshire arrives today with a guitar-organ offering that is as much original as ...
Rosana Eckert: At The End Of The Day
by C. Michael Bailey
There has been a trend for the past number of years of jazz vocalists opting for original compositions primarily and simply peppering their recordings and performances with stray standards. El Paso native Rosana Eckert conforms to this trend with a collection of original and standard compositions that are fresh and sophisticated. Backed by a crack team ...
Various Artists: 50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
by C. Michael Bailey
Delmark 50th Anniversary Collection, Part 2 As part of the label’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, Chicago’s own Delmark has released two double-disc sets highlighting the label’s jazz and blues lines respectively. Presently reviewed is the blues set and rollicking is the key word. The story begins with the discovery and recording of the Monroe, Louisiana cum St. ...
Flaco Jimenez: Squeeze Box King
by C. Michael Bailey
The roots of conjunto music (like its cousin tejano ) are broad, long, and deep. The epicenter of this music lies in Mexico, with its regional and social varieties and its fully evolved assembly of song styles. The musical traditions of Southern Texas and of Northern Mexico have drawn the muse from not Mexicanos, but also ...
Chris Knight: The Jealous Kind
by C. Michael Bailey
Bless Chris Knight. I cannot imagine a more unforgiving place to try and make a living than Nashville as a country singer. What I hope for Mr. Knight is that he gets all the attention that he deserves – and gets it before he is an old man. Mr. Knight has a fresh-scrubbed sound that is ...
Various Artists: West Side Chicago Blues
by C. Michael Bailey
Delmark’s 50th Anniversary Collection, Part 3 The earliest song in this collection is Magic Sam’s "I Need You So Bad," recorded July 12, 1967, and the most recent is Little Arthur Duncan’s "Singin’ With The Sun," recorded February 16, 1999. Aside from small sonic improvements in the past 30 years, the sound and quality of the ...
Philippe LeJeune: Blues Inspiration
by C. Michael Bailey
Philippe LeJeune is positioning himself to accept the blues piano mantle from the Late Gene Harris. Both pianists have much in common. Both are two-fisted players with potent left hands and nuclear fast right hands. Both season their respective repertoires with shirt-tail blues pieces that do not fit exactly into the traditional 12-bar format.But ...
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the Wildwood Festival for the Performing Arts
by C. Michael Bailey
Introduction Springtime is typically hot in Little Rock, Arkansas, site of the annual Wildwood Festival for the Performing Arts. Warm and incredibly humid, Wildwood Park exists in almost tropical opulence. Since its inception in 1991, the Wildwood Festival has been responsible for bringing world-class jazz and classical music to the Little Rock Area. Regarding jazz, the ...
The Manhattan Transfer: Couldn
by C. Michael Bailey
The ManhattanTransfer, collectively consisting of Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, Cheryl Bentyne, and Tim Hauser, has been performing as a unit for more than 30 years. As a vocal group, they offer a lighthearted foil to Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross. The Transfer has always been more pop-oriented than smiled upon by the jazz community. They were never ...
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