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Caribbean Jazz Project: New Horizons
by Dave Hughes
These are new horizons, indeed, as this is a whole new band, save for Dave Samuels. Former frontliners Paquito D'Rivera and Andy Narell, as well as their rhythmmates, have departed for other projects, and Samuels has replenished the line-up with equally impressive talent in flautist Dave Valentin and guitarist Steve Khan. The change ...
Stan Getz and Chet Baker: Quintessence, Volume II
by Ed Kopp
Since each man despised the other, it 's surprising Stan Getz (tenor sax) and Chet Baker (trumpet) agreed to tour Europe together in early 1983. In fact, Baker abandoned the tour mid-way through, reportedly because Getz couldn't stand being around him and made no bones about it. Since there was nothing graceful about their relationship, it's ...
Keely Smith: Swing, Swing, Swing
by Jim Santella
Keely Smith swings with the Frank Capp Orchestra in an entertaining session that is sure to appeal to a half dozen different generations. Not just a fad, swing dancing and swing music evolved with the big bands, carried a strong thread through rock & roll, and continued as a hobbyist activity until recent years. Now, large ...
Keely Smith: Swing, Swing, Swing
by Ed Kopp
Though Keely Smith appeared in many films and recorded with Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, she's best known as Louis Prima's deadpan sidekick and longtime vocal foil. Smith and Prima were such fixtures on the Las Vegas strip in the '50s and '60s that Smith still claims the title “First Lady of Las Vegas." (She was ...
Dave Weckl Band: Synergy
by Dave Hughes
Dave Weckl is one of today's most versatile and technically accomplished drummers. In tandem with keyboardist Jay Oliver, he's also a proficient composer. After a year of touring, the band (which includes veteran guitarist Buzzy Feiten, saxophonist Brandon Fields, and bassist Tommy Kennedy) is cohesive and tight. . This is definitely a band project--all members contribute ...
Keely Smith: Swing, Swing, Swing
by John Sharpe
In the 1950s Keely Smith and her husband Louis Prima were one of the hottest acts in Las Vegas. Their fun-filled lounge act emphasized the couple’s sly, sexy interplay and the honking tenor of Sam Butera. Surviving recordings demonstrate why they were billed as “The Wildest Show In Las Vegas.” In 1961 the couple divorced and ...
John Patitucci: Imprint
by AAJ Staff
Can it be that John Patitucci has recorded only nine of his own CD's? The consummate sideman and first-call bassist for many recording sessions, it just seems that he has recorded more of his own. But a listen to all of his CD's along the way give evidence to a not only a musician who not ...
Abercrombie/Erskine/Mintzer/Patitucci: The Hudson Project
by David Adler
This quartet performed during a series of clinics sponsored by the D’Addario company, culminating in a show at New York’s Manhattan Center in late 1998. The group’s members — John Abercrombie, Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, and John Patitucci —need no introduction to contemporary jazz fans. Each brings a pair of interesting tunes to the table, but ...
John Patitucci: Imprint
by AAJ Staff
Can it be that John Patitucci has recorded only nine of his own CD's? The consummate sideman and first-call bassist for many recording sessions, it just seems that he has recorded more of his own. But a listen to all of his CD's along the way give evidence to a not only a musician who not ...
Caribbean Jazz Project: New Horizons
by Ed Kopp
Reedman Paquito D’Rivera and steel drummer Andy Narell recently quit the Caribbean Jazz Project, but founder Dave Samuels (vibes) didn't abandon his concept. Samuels convinced flutist Dave Valentin and guitarist Steve Khan to form a new Project. The revamped lineup just released its first album, and it's a very nice outing. New Horizons conjures images of ...
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