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David Hazeltine and the Classic Trio: The Classic Trio Meets Eric Alexander
by C. Michael Bailey
David Hazeltine, I presume... One has to admit that it is a bit presumptive to name a jazz combo the “Classic Trio." There have been many “Classic" piano trios. The ones that quickly spring to mind are Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamel, Ray Brown, Gene Harris, and the list continues. Pianist David Hazeltine has ...
Tom Harrell: Live at the Village Vanguard
by C. Michael Bailey
A Jazz Prometheus, unbound... Tom Harrell is the John Forbes Nash, Jr. of jazz. Against considerable odds, Harrell has successfully struggled with schizophrenia and become one of the most respected trumpeters and composers of the past 30 years. On his first live recording, Harrell squirts out a treasure trove of new material supplemented with the single ...
Anders Gaardmand / The Organizers: La Fontaine Live / The Organizers + 1
by C. Michael Bailey
Kjeld Lauritsen in common. These two Scandinavian offerings could not be more different or enjoyable. Tenor Saxophonist Anders Gaardmand bar-walks his way through ten B-3-oozing standards in a manner bordering on sentimental schmaltz, but fortunately never quite getting there. La Fontaine Live is the documentation of a Chitlin' Circuit Danish Sinatra singing in front of ...
Andrew Cheshire: Guitar Noir
by C. Michael Bailey
Joe Pass in reduction Guitar Noir is a moody little solo guitar soundtrack from the vastly underrated Andrew Cheshire. Cheshire is well known for having an omnivorous appetite for musical genre that is apparent on his five some releases on his record label Joule. Difficult to categorize, Cheshire's playing ranges from Jeff Beck Fusion to Joe ...
The Dutch Jazz Orchestra / Jerry Van Rooijen: You Go To My Head
by C. Michael Bailey
His mother called him Bill...the arranger Dayton, Ohio-native William Thomas Strayhorn tooled around forever in the shadow of Duke Ellington. But is that so bad? Truly one of the greatest collaborations in jazz, the Strayhorn/Ellington alliance produced a mountain of standards for the jazz repertoire. Strayhorn alone was credited with composing Ellington's theme ("Take the ...
The Buck Clayton Swing Band: Buck Clayton Swings the Village
by C. Michael Bailey
A bright re-release of Big Band music. Trumpeter and bandleader Buck Clayton was a mainstay of the '30s and '40s big band. Following that, Clayton led every stripe of band for the next 40 years. In the late 1980s, when age prevented Clayton to play his trumpet, he turned his attention to composition and arrangement ...
Bennett Paster and Gregory Ryan: Grupo Yanqui
by C. Michael Bailey
Some of the Best things are Self-Produced... Grupo Yanqui (pronounced Group-o Yan key) is headed by the young New Yorkers Bennett Paster and Gregory Ryan. These guys play a brand of jazz that is very much in your head. It is erudite and inventive and very, very listenable. Gregory Ryan's “Miller Time" is a Lee ...
Richard Sudhalter, Barbara Lea; Bob Dorough; Jim Ferguson: Stardust Melodies: The Rare and Beloved Songs of Hoagy Carmichael
by C. Michael Bailey
Title: Stardust Melodies: The Rare and Beloved Songs of Hoagy Carmichael Year: 2002 Artist Name: Richard Sudhalter, Barbara Lea; Bob Dorough; Jim Ferguson Record Label: Challenge Records 73231 Genre: Vocal Hoagy Carmichael in all of his 1920s glory... A brief illustration on the importance of Hoagy Carmichael: A number of years ago, I was visiting ...
Jerry Portnoy: Down In The Mood Room
by C. Michael Bailey
The New Harmonica King...forget John Popper, that soulless technician. I am a child of the '70s. In some respects that is terribly unfortunate. I listened to a light year of bad music in that decade before discovering Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers Band, Santana, ZZ Top, The J. Geils Band, and Ten Years After. Listening to ...
Jessica Williams: This Side Up
by C. Michael Bailey
Full-bodied piano from the West Coast In spite of many fine recordings, apparently Jessica Williams' pianistic light remains beneath the basket. No more— This Side Up, Ms. William's debut for Max Jazz should shine a light on her exquisite talent for all of the listening public to see (hear). As the third release in Max ...
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