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Carmen McRae: Ballad Essentials
by John Sharpe
Carmen McRae has always been one of my favourite singers. Technically, she couldn’t match the vocal gymnastics of Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan, but her timing and delivery were impeccable. Ballad Essentials is a fine compilation drawn from four albums Carmen recorded for Concord in the 80s -- Fine And Mellow - Live At Birdland West, ...
Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Ray Haynes, Dave Holland: Like Minds
by Dave Hughes
This recording is simply sheer brilliance. All five players are in the top echelon in their genre. It's not just the individual virtuosity, it's also the group interplay that makes this CD so wondrous. The choice of material (all compositions by Metheny, Corea, or Burton, plus one Gershwin tune) also suits the collective personnel well; all ...
Michael Feinstein: Big City Rhythms
by Jim Santella
What do Michael Feinstein and Maynard Ferguson have in common? They’re both prolific (Feinstein has 18 albums now). Both have an appreciation for popular songs and both employ distinctive sounds. Feinstein’s vocal quality is smooth, shallow and friendly, while Ferguson’s thin, high-pitched trumpet acrobatics are legendary. Neither artist makes full use of music overtones, preferring instead ...
Rosemary Clooney: Songs From The Girl Singer: A Musical Autobiography
by Jim Santella
This compilation provides a summary of Rosemary Clooney’s singing career. Intended to serve as a companion piece for her Doubleday autobiography Girl Singer: An Autobiography which was be released last month, the 2-CD set is organized into two logical volumes. Disc one begins with a 1946 radio session with Tony Pastor and concludes with a 1961 ...
Mel Torme: The Best Of The Concord Years
by Jim Santella
Mel Tormé sang “You’re Driving Me Crazy" at the Blackhawk Club in Chicago when he was only four years old. Many years later, as a Musicraft 78-rpm single, it marked the beginning of his solo ballad career. This 2-CD compilation includes a stirring performance of the same song made in August 1990 at the Concord Pavilion. ...
Poncho Sanchez: Latin Soul
by Jim Santella
When my wife and I go out dancing, it’s usually to the beat of this different drummer. You get into a groove with his saucy rhythms and relax while moving your body to the beat; but each time a hot soloist steps forward, it’s time to put your feet on autopilot and turn your attention to ...
Kenny Burrell and the Jazz Heritage All-Stars: Live at the Blue Note
by Jack Bowers
I don’t know how the Jazz Heritage All–Stars were chosen, but can’t quarrel with the results of the vote or whatever was involved. Leader Kenny Burrell’s credentials are unimpeachable, and everyone else on this concert date from July ’96 at New York’s Blue Note nightspot is a remarkably accomplished musician. While Burrell’s mellow guitar is the ...
Gene Harris: Alley Cats
by C. Michael Bailey
Blues March. West Coast Pianist Gene Harris averages about one release per year. The bluesmeister chooses appropriately to close the century and millennium with a live recording, the venue where he dons his best face. Recorded at Seattle’s Jazz Alley (hence the disc title) in 1998, Harris continues his trend of using his daughter Niki as ...
Poncho Sanchez: Latin Soul
by Ed Kopp
It probably helps to understand Spanish when listening to Poncho Sanchez's jazzy brand of salsa, but it isn't imperative. Practically the only Spanish words I understand are “taco" and “tequila," but I've been grooving to this one for two weeks now.With its contrapunctual rhythms, driving piano and buoyant horns, Sanchez's Latin jazz holds universal ...
Gene Harris: Alley Cats
by Ed Kopp
If you like your jazz tinted with gospel, blues and soul, you gotta love Gene Harris' two-fisted piano work. Alley Cats is vintage Harris. Recorded live at Jazz Alley in Seattle, the album features the leader’s quartet (guitarist Frank Potenza, bassist Luther Hughes and drummer Paul Kreibich) along with veteran saxophonists Red Holloway and ...
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