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Daniel Barry: Walk All Ways
by Dan McClenaghan
For those listeners acquainted with Daniel Barry's musical journey only through his conductor/arranger gig with the Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra (SWOJO) and their fine traditional, straight-ahead sets under his directorship--Dreamcatcher (OA2 Records, 2006) and Meeting of the Water (OA2 Records, 2007)--the man's music under his own name may be a bit of a surprise. While his ...
Brooke Sofferman: Fine Whines
by Dan McClenaghan
Boston-based drummer Brooke Sofferman brings a rock and roll level energy to juice up some excellent, intricate mainstream jazz on Fine Whines, his third CD this century on Summit Records. On this quintet effort--two horns and a guitar-driven rhythm section--implacable forward momentum and monster chops, all around, reign.Jerry Bergonzi is the saxophonist here, and ...
Rob Lockart: Parallel Lives
by Dan McClenaghan
The problem with saxophonist Rob Lockart's debut CD, Parallel Lives, is that it's hard to get past the opening cut, the America Songbook classic, Arthur Altman's “All Or Nothing At All." It's a problem of the sublime variety--this rendition of the familiar tune is magnificent. Lockart is locked into the emotion of the tune, the aching, ...
Claire Ritter: Waltzing The Splendor
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist/composer Claire Ritter's expansive artistic vision comes into sharp focus on her ninth CD release, Waltzing the Splendor. It's music that won't slip into a neat category, though “classical jazz"--if you must apply a label--might be as good a fit as you'll find for her highly melodic approach. And that sharp focus is laid ...
Michael McClennan: Sing In Me Muse
by Dan McClenaghan
Michael McClennan's Sing in Me My Muse showcases his superb octet on a set of swinging, straight-ahead jazz tunes from north of the US border. Bassist/composer McClennan teaches at Humber College in Toronto, Canada, and has been named the SOCAN/IAJE Emerging Composer for 2007. He is also the bassist, arranger and musical director for Canadian songstress ...
Chris Walden Big Band & St. John's Choir: Kurt Marti Suite
by Dan McClenaghan
The German-born composer/band leader Chris Walden pays the rent with his television and movie work, scoring over thirty feature and television films, in addition to his writing for a variety of musical artists, including--Christopher Cross, Michael Bolton, Sheryl Crow, Paul Anka and Olivia Newton-John. The art of his heart, though, must certainly be his big band ...
Helen Sung: Sungbird (After Albeniz)
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist/composer Helen Sung could have played it safe. After offering up two fine straight ahead jazz outings-- Push (Blue Moon, 2004) and Helenistique, (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2006), the expectation was “more of the same." And that would not have been a disappointment. Though the New York based artist came to jazz late--during her college years, ...
Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra: First Flight
by Dan McClenaghan
Trombonist/composer/arranger Pete McGuinness has twenty years on the New York jazz scene under his belt, playing with the Woody Herman Big Band (directed by Frank Tibieri) and the Maria Schneider Orchestra, alongside studies with trombonist Bob Brookmeyer and Manny Album. So it's no surprise that his first recording leading his Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra, First Flight, ...
Maria Schneider Orchestra: Sky Blue
by Dan McClenaghan
Maria Schneider says she takes great pleasure in making people sound their best. In an orchestral setting, nobody does it better. She proved that on Concert in the Garden (ArtistShare, 2004); and she raises the bar with Sky Blue. Schneider, like Duke Ellington before her, writes for her players, and on this disc she has incited ...
Balval: Blizzard Boheme
by Dan McClenaghan
Back in my teen years, when my listening tastes were somewhat limited, I read an interview of Frank Zappa in one of the rock magazines. He was asked what he was listening to, what type of popular music spun around on his turntable. He dismissed the popular sounds, saying they didn't interest him at all, that ...
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