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Offshore: Cote De Cologne
by Glenn Astarita
The respective artists formed this quintet during their studies at Cologne Music College and snagged some awards, performing at European festivals and band contests. And it's easy to discern why. Indeed, the quintet's impassioned collectivism shines throughout the program, amplified by thought-provoking compositions and the underlying motif, noted by the band moniker, referencing the mighty seas. ...
Chris McNulty: The Song That Sings You Here
by C. Michael Bailey
Great art often results from conflict, pain or loss. Australian-born singer Chris McNulty notes that The Song That Sings You Here, in spite of being conceived and recorded before she suffered the death of her son Sam, could have just as easily been conceived and recorded after, summing these circumstances into a type of preemptive creative ...
North America Jazz Alliance: The Montreal Sessions
by Edward Blanco
The North America Jazz Alliance brings together two American and four Canadian musicians to perform the music heard in the nightclubs of the 60s and 70s on The Montreal Sessions. Producer Peter Maxymych further wanted to focus on the accordion-led bands of the era of which, the most famous was that of the late Art Van ...
North America Jazz Alliance: The Montreal Sessions
by Dan Bilawsky
A producer's wish to recapture the sound of an accordion legend's band set the ball in motion for this recording. Producer Peter Maxymych wanted to “recreate a sound that was heard in clubs and other venues in the 1960s and '70s." Maxymych goes on to note that “accordion was the lead instrument in those groups and ...
Toots Thielemans European Quartet: 90 Years
by Ian Patterson
NEA Jazz Master and harmonica playing legend Toots Thielemans turned 90 in April 2012, and the milestone has been marked by an exhibition, a street-naming in his honor and a couple of releases. The double-CD Yesterdays and Todays (Dreyfus, 2012) contained 37 previously unreleased recordings spanning a remarkable 65 years, from 1946 to 2011. Then in ...
Harry Allen / Scott Hamilton: ‘Round Midnight
by Edward Blanco
Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton are two veteran tenor saxophonists whose individual careers have not prevented them from maintaining a friendship or performing together whenever possible. Their third joint project, Round Midnight presents new interpretations of nine standards in a quintet format offering far more solos than normally found in a group featuring one main artist. ...
Moments
Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2012
Track listing:
01. Summer Rain; 02. Dear John; 03. Journeys; 04. Celestial Romance (for Anna); 05. Midnight Whistle; 06. Bridges; 07. You Are All; 08. Songs for Monica; 09. Hope.
Tutte le composizioni sono di Michael Campagna.
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