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Kathy Kosins: Mood Swings
by C. Michael Bailey
Original Vocal Jazz-- The New Standards... Kathy Kosins has a smart mouth. It is manifested in the jazz vocal jewels she composes and sings. The Detroit native sang back up vocals for Was (Not Was), as well as Nelson Riddle's Orchestra before releasing her maiden voyage All In A Dream's Work in 1995. She followed ...
Oscar Klein and Katie Kern: Pick-A-Blues
by C. Michael Bailey
When the Krauts get the blues... Ah vin te Saynts go machin' in, ah vin te Saynts go machin' in.... I qued up Jimmy Reed's “Going to New York and was treated to some tasty rural harmonica and guitar blues. Everything was going okay. The female singer was suitably soulful until she hit the dudyas..."...I'm ...
Little Feat: Waiting for Columbus, The Deluxe Edition
by C. Michael Bailey
It was almost two years ago that I completed my survey of the Ten Best Live Rock Recordings. At the time, I stated that the order of the recordings really depended on what day I was asked. Today, I return to reconsider the top of that Top Ten List. I previously ranked The Allman Brothers Band's ...
Ned Otter: So Little Time
by C. Michael Bailey
A Brilliant Throwback... One of the big differences between Be Bop and Hard Bop is the tempo. Sure there are many Hard Bop anthems that are plenty fast. But most of them make me think of Bobby Timmon's “Moanin'." Another difference is the band lineup. Trumpet, tenor, and trombone generally fronted the great Jazz Messengers. ...
John Pizzarelli and The George Shearing Quintet: The Rare Delight of You
by C. Michael Bailey
Urbane and Gentlemanly Guitar and Piano... Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue... It is this romance that populates the Telarc Jazz collaboration between master of the popular song John Pizzarelli and jazz deity George Shearing. John Pizzarelli's guitar is a perfect fit for what has become known as the “Shearing Sound." His singing will, ...
Evan Christopher, et al.: The Sidney Bechet Society Jam Session Concert
by C. Michael Bailey
There is not enough of this music recorded. If Wycliffe Gordon is not the best DAMN trombone player performing in jazz today, I will eat my hat. If you do not believe me, just cue up track four on this new Nagel Heyer trip down memory lane and listen to “Basin Street Blues." Gordon provides ...
Woody Herman: The Band That Plays The Blues 1938
by C. Michael Bailey
The Pre-Thundering Herd... Woodrow Charles Herman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 16, 1913. An excellent clarinet and saxophonist and vocalist, Herman was to be best known for leading a series of influential big bands. Like Hector Berlioz, Woody Herman would be better know for this ability to make a band play than for ...
Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand): Anatomy of a South African Village / Ekapa Lodumo
by C. Michael Bailey
The best the world has to offer... It is in honor of the anniversary of free elections in South Africa that these reviews were commissioned. This article is dedicated to Mr. Abdullah Ibrahim and Mr. Nelson Mandela. Abdullah Ibrahim, aka Dollar Brand, born Adolph Johannes Brand, was born in Cape Town South Africa in 1934. He ...
Claire Daly: Movin' On
by C. Michael Bailey
The Lady is a...Baritone Saxophonist After 10 years with the all-female big band Diva and three years with former Microscopic Septet leader Joel Forrester, saxophonist Claire Daly finally waxed digital sides as a leader. She debuted as front-woman with Swing Low (Koch Jazz 7872, 1999) and is now following this up with ...
Dave Santoro: The New Standard
by C. Michael Bailey
Bass on Top... Bassist Dave Santoro has formed a “standards" quartet that effectively expands the philosophy of Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio. Jarrett, along with drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Gary Peacock represent a “standards" unit, reinterpreting the great American songbook. They have had the market cornered in performing standards for the last 20 years. Santoro makes ...
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