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J.D. Walter: Being a Verb
by Victor L. Schermer
J.D. Walter is a jazz singers' singer--a purist and an innovator. Although his style has been compared to many vocal titans, it is in the same breath, uniquely his own, and he has become a singular phenomenon on the music scene. Respected and lauded by the great musicians of the contemporary circuit, ...
Spike Wilner: 3 To Go
by George Kanzler
At a small jazz festival a few years ago the advertised theme was a celebration of Duke Ellington's music. But some featured acts, including one highly regarded younger pianist, obviously hadn't taken the theme very seriously, his only begrudging nod to it being a rendition of the jam session standby, “C-Jam Blues," hardly a tune representative ...
Bud Shank: A Voice for the Ages
by Jack Bowers
I'll always have fond memories of the 2007 Prescott (Arizona) Jazz Summit, as it was the last time I had the great pleasure of seeing and hearing the phenomenal alto saxophonist Bud Shank doing what he did best: enfolding an entire audience in the palm of his hand with a seemingly endless stream of irrepressible notes ...
Mike Barone / National Youth Jazz Orchestra / Vaughn Wiester / Dutch Jazz Orchestra
by Jack Bowers
Mike Barone Big Band Class of '68 Rhubarb Recordings 2009 While some may deem composer / arranger / trombonist Mike Barone's latest album gratuitous, those who were introduced to Barone's music via the band's superb recording Live at Donte's, 1968 should take enormous pleasure in hearing further inspired ...
Louie Bellson: Tasteful Drummer, Sweeter Guy
by Jack Bowers
To say that drummer extraordinaire Louie Bellson, who left us on February 14, 2009 at age eighty-four, had a remarkable career would be to explicitly understate the record. Bellson's success at age 17 in a nationwide contest sponsored by one of his idols, Gene Krupa, and Slingerland Drums set the talented wunderkind on a path that ...
Beppe Crovella: Pianovagando
by John Kelman
Setting aside his Hammond Organ, Mellotron and Moog synthesizer for a short while, Beppe Crovella--best known as the keyboardist for Italian progressive/fusion group Arti E Mestieri, last heard on First Live in Japan (MoonJune, 2007)--goes solo on Pianovagando. While he's performed brief piano solos during live performances with AEM, this is the first time he's focused ...
Karl Weismantel: In Hand
by Matthew Warnock
Vocalist and guitarist Karl Weismantel's In Hand is a laidback collection of vocal jazz standards, arranged by Weismantel for his working trio. The album features Peter Miles and Von Barlow on drums as well as Jason Davis and Paul Creel sharing the bass duties. Each track was arranged for the ensemble by Weismantel in a similar ...
'Let's Get Lost' West Coast Cool Jazz of Chet Baker
In the center of the frame, very close to the camera, hangs a studio microphone that could be mistaken for a vintage Soviet communications satellite. Chet Baker, 58, is recording Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke's “Imagination." His voice isn't quite as soft and papery as it used to be, but the image -- like every ...
Three of a Perfect Pair
by Chris M. Slawecki
For the past decade or thereabouts, I've tried to organize “From the Inside Out" around one theme, to address in one column the different ways that different musicians perform on the same instrument, or in the same style or genre. But if there's one lesson that life seems intent on teaching, it's that music (like life) ...
Peter Scharli Trio featuring Ithamara Koorax: Obrigado Dom Um Romao
by Chris M. Slawecki
Peter Scharli Trio featuring Ithamara Koorax Obrigado Dom Um Romao TCB Music 2009 Obrigado Dom Um Romao is both a happy and sad accident. Percussion master Dom Um Romao was friends and played extensively with both Peter Scharli, one of Europe's most inventive composers and trumpeters, and Brazilian ...
