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Tonic: It Ain't Over 'til the Fat Man Swings
by Dan McClenaghan
These are some snazzy sounds, and given this is Christmas music, the “fat man" in the title would be, of course, Santa Claus.At the risk of sounding Scrooge-ish, you have to pick your holiday sounds carefully in order to avoid the sap factor. The members of Tonic--a group comprised of vocalists Steve and Karen ...
Carli Mu: Maverick
by Dan McClenaghan
Somebody, low in the mix, says, “Yeah!" as bass and drums shuffle and throb into “A Cool Night in the City," the fourth tune into Maverick. “Yeah!"--like this sounds so good. And indeed it does. The tune serves as something of a centerpiece on pianist Carli Muñoz's excellent new disc, and it's not alone in the ...
Dahinden/Kleeb/Polisoidis/Holdrich: Anthony Braxton (+ Duke Ellington) Concept of Freedom
by Dan McClenaghan
This very free set seems like a bait and switch. Bold orange print on the grey cover proclaims Anthony Braxton (+ Duke Ellington) Concepts of Freedom. But this is not a Braxton CD; you have to check the fine print of the back of the cover to find out it's trombonist Roland Dahinden leading a quartet ...
Matt Renzi: The Cave
by Dan McClenaghan
From reedman Matt Renzi's wanderlust comes The Cave, music inspired by a four-year period when the musician lived in Japan, New York, India, and Italy.On this approachable trio effort, Renzi and company have crafted a sound that walks a line between the familar and the exotic, a music full of cool tones and wandering ...
Brad Wheeler: The Future Was Yesterday
by Dan McClenaghan
The Future Was Yesterday opens with a bass/drum knock and rumble, churning ahead with a loose momentum. A bit after a minute into the song--"Inner Vision"--the piano chords in with some gentle chimes, and you know right off you're listening to a hell of a rhythm section. Then Brad Wheeler blows into the mix on a ...
The Steve Hall Quintet: The Steve Hall Quintet
by Dan McClenaghan
Portland, Oregon-based jazzman Steve Hall's main axe--after studies in guitar and trumpet--is the Hammond organ. His quintet augments the standard organ trio (guitar/ organ/drums) with a trumpet/saxophone front line. The B-3 organ usually says “blues," but on this debut by Hall's quintet, the music falls more into the hard bop category, with seven Hall originals and ...
Kyle Asche Organ Trio: The Hook Up
by Dan McClenaghan
Nothing says “jazz" like an organ trio, and nothing sounds “cooler." I mean dark sunglasses, tight black suit and skinny dark tie cool, maybe a cigarette dangling, like on some of those old Wes Montgomery album covers on Riverside.Chicago-based guitarist Kyle Asche fits very well into the Wes Montgomery sound, though the look has ...
Alexander McCabe: The Round
by Dan McClenaghan
The Round comes to life on a swaying melody, with the leader's engaging composition “Floating." Alto saxophonist Alexander McCabe's blows in with an Art Pepper-like intensity inside the tune's drifitng ambiance, an atmosphere that he and the band achieve with a seeming ease.McCabe studied with George Coleman, an undersung Miles Davis sideman during the ...
April Hall with the Pamela Hines Trio: Hall Sings Hines
by Dan McClenaghan
A teaming of talented ladies brings us Hall Sings Hines. The combination of vocalist April Hall and pianist Pamela Hines, who wrote all the tunes, seems a perfect fit, like Tony Bennett's work with the Ralph Sharon Trio for the past several years.If the music that Hall and Hines make represents an extension of ...
Amina Figarova: September Suite
by Dan McClenaghan
Taking life-affirming inpiration from one of America's darkest days, pianist/composer/arranger Amina Figarova has crafted one of the finest jazz sets of the year with September Suite. Composed in memory of the victims of 9/11--and as a homage to those suffering grief in any situation--the work delves deeply into the emotions that evolve in times of great ...
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