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Singin' And Swingin'

By Joey DeFrancesco

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2001
Track listing: You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To; Mr. Dennis Houlihan; They Say it's Wonderful; Did You Hear Him Holler?; Mack The Knife; One Mint Julep; In the Wee Small Hours; I Thought About You; The Sidewalk is Wild; Let Me Love You Tonight; Kansas City; Danny Boy; I'm Getting Sentimental Over You.

Concord's Women in Jazz - The New Century

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2001
Track listing: Easy Living - Diane Schuur w/Stan Getz; Better Than Anything - Nnenna Freelon; I Can Dream, Can't I? - Susannah McCorkle; A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening - Keely Smith; What's New - Karrin Allyson; Brazil - Rosemary Clooney; Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive - Monica Mancini; Take the "A" Train - Marian McPartland; You've Changed - Niki Harris; N Perfect Time - Sheila E.

Quintessence, Volume 1

By The Stan Getz Quartet With Chet Baker

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2001

Paul Taylor: Hypnotic

by Dave Hughes
November 1, 2001

Smoooooth soprano saxophonist Paul Taylor's fourth CD, Hypnotic (his first on Russ Freeman's Peak label), pretty much nails the smooth jazz genre smack-dab in the center. His pleasing soprano, often overdubbed with harmonies, weaves sensual, pleasant melodies and lyrical solos on top of layers of programmed keyboard and drum soundscapes. He works with several different producer/programmer/all ...

Joey DeFrancesco: Singin' And Swingin'

by Jim Santella
November 1, 2001

Just look at that song list! These are standards that cook every time out. Organist Joey DeFrancesco takes the bull by the horns and performs themhisway. Hammond B-3 melodies control the session and provide great listening. With his trio, DeFrancesco wows any crowd, any place, any time. His boundless energy and the natural manner with which ...

Poncho Sanchez: Latin Spirits

by Jim Santella
October 1, 2001

Like most of us, Poncho Sanchez appreciates all kinds of music. Passionate Latin dance mixes with crisp, modern mainstream jazz and earthy New Orleans blues on his latest album. Guests Chick Corea and Dale Spalding make a big impression. At opposite ends of the jazz spectrum, the two leaders express differently. While Corea charges straight ahead ...

Rosemary Clooney: Sentimental Journey

by Jim Santella
October 1, 2001

Rosemary Clooney's voice still sounds as warm and youthful as ever. It must be that old black magic. She sings favorite swing era songs with a trademark bounce that rings familiar time and again. Surrounded, for the most part, by big band artists, Clooney is right at home with musical arrangements crafted by John Oddo and ...

Rosemary Clooney with Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack: Sentimental Journey: The Girl Singer and Her New Big Band

by Dave Nathan
October 1, 2001

The inestimable, indefatigable and indestructible Rosemary Clooney devotes her umpteenth album for Concord to her days as a girl singer. She started, as vocal fans know, with the Tony Pastor Orch. back in the 1940's which seems like eons ago, which it is. Over the years she sang with Harry James and others during her career. ...

Joey DeFrancesco / Tony Monaco Trio: Singin' and Swingin' / Burning Grooves

by C. Michael Bailey
October 1, 2001

The Hammond B-3 Organ— New and Newer. The temptation not to couple these two discs in a single review perished when reviewing the musician's credits. Both of these Hammond B-3 releases have one big thing in common: Joey DeFrancesco and his regular rhythm. But, Mr. DeFrancesco does not lead both of these releases. Complicated? No, not ...

Betty Buckley: Stars and the Moon: Live at the Donmar

by Dave Nathan
October 1, 2001

Betty Buckley has a fabulous career going, starring in films, TV and musicals beginning with her 1969 Broadway debut in the show 1776. Along the way she picked up a prestigious Tony for her role in Cats. In her debut for the label, Concord Records has put to disk a live performance before what sounds like ...