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Metalwood: The Recline
by Dave Nathan
Formed in 1996, this electric jazz quartet Metalwood from Canada is joined by contemporary jazz, fusion and sometimes bop guitarist, John Scofield (on four cuts), for their fifth release and first for Telarc. Working from an agenda of free for all original material by Brad Turner and Chris Tarry, the group presents a listenable balance between ...
Rich Halley Trio: Objects
by Dave Nathan
It never ceases to amaze the type of person that ends up as a jazz musician. Rich Halley was educated as a field biologist but instead of being out among the flora, fauna and wild animal kingdom, he has been in the recording studio for more than 15 years creating a portfolio of free, avant-garde and ...
Kevin Mahogany: Pride & Joy
by Dave Nathan
Kevin Mahogany seems to have been focusing on very specific themes for his last three albums. My Romance dealt strictly with love songs and Pussy Cat Dues was dedicated to the music of Charles Mingus. Now for his first album for Telarc, the singer takes his rich baritone voice to the land of Motown's sophisticated R ...
Various Artists: Signature Songs
by Dave Nathan
Telarc has issued a compilation of well-known performances associated with specific jazz artists. But the difference with this release is that it isn't the specific performance one usually has in mind, but another one, all in live performance. Erroll Garner's signature song “Misty" comes not from his 1954 recording in Chicago nor his 1956 recording with ...
Tim Tobias: Speaking in Tones
by Dave Nathan
Tim Tobias' first album for his own Beachaus label combines two sessions. Tracks one through seven are live recordings from one of Chicago's jazz venues, Pops for Champagne. The last two bonus tracks were recorded in a studio. All but one of the tunes on the program are his. Irrespective of the recording location and the ...
Ed Johnson: Over That Wave
by Dave Nathan
Palo Alto resident, Ed Johnson, brings his nylon stringed acoustic guitar and his highly attuned vocal and writing skills to his 6th CD release providing more than 50 minutes of Singer/Songwriter offerings. Like many of his contemporaries, Johnson seeks to attract another generation of listeners with music that blurs the line between jazz and pop as ...
Barrelhouse Chuck/Detroit Junior/Erwin Helfer/Pinetop Perkins: 8 Hands on 88 Keys: Chicago Blues Piano Masters
by Dave Nathan
The Chicago label The Sirens has been issuing (or reissuing, as the case might be) compilations of piano blues and Boogie Woogie by the Windy City's leading exponents of that pianistic art. The cuts on this album come from a November 2001 session when the label gathered these extraordinary artists in the studio and turned them ...
Modern Guitar Quintet: Back to Business
by Dave Nathan
The Florida based Modern Guitar Quintet was formed by Carl Amundson and Dan Crowley in 1997 and was dedicated to the performance of jazz which has a modern bent. Back to Business is their second release with a program of original compositions. There are three guitar players in the quintet, one of whom, Dan Crowley, doubles ...
Lyn Leon: Glass Lounge
by Dave Nathan
Lyn Leon is a percussionist group out of Switzerland which features New York vocalist Carolyn Leonhart. On their debut CD, they offer a play list of originals composed by members of the group. Along for the ride are a couple of guest performers, the most important being Wolf Zwiauer who provides some foundation to the proceedings ...
Diane Hubka: You Inspire Me
by Dave Nathan
Working with a rotating set of musicians seems to be in vogue in recent years. Ray Brown has his Some of My Best Friends Are...series, Pat Martino a couple of years back did a disc with several visiting guitar compatriots. Even Frank Sinatra toward the end of his career cut albums which featured a number of ...
