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Bruce Arnold: Give `Em Some
by Dave Nathan
Guitarist Bruce Arnold continues his odyssey of using the twelve tone in bringing together elements of jazz, rock and funk. His companions on this serious undertaking are Ratzo B. Harris and Tony Moreno, a duo with whom Arnold has been performing for more than 10 years. This music is not easy to listen to and will ...
Claire Martin: Every Now and Then: The Very Best of Claire Martin
by Dave Nathan
Claire Martin has been one of the more outstanding new voices of the 1990's, not only in her native England, but in the US as well. For her eighth album for the British Linn label, Martin has decided to look back by compiling some selections from those previous releases and include some of the better offerings ...
David Klein Quintet: My Marilyn
by Dave Nathan
Although she has been gone for almost 40 years, the charisma of the star crossed Marilyn Monroe continues to fascinate new generations. Swiss saxophonist David Klein is no exception as he has prepared his tribute to Monroe on the occasion of her 75th birthday with an album of songs from her movies. He is helped by ...
Dave Glasser: Dreams Askew, Dreams Anew
by Dave Nathan
This is Dave Glasser's first album for the Artemis label. Previously, he was part of the Nagel Heyer stable having made two albums for them as a leader and numerous ones as a sideman. Of the young alto sax players on the scene today, few can match the purity of tone that Glasser gets out of ...
Crash: Candy Shop
by Dave Nathan
The Canadian quintet, Crash, is still one more group made up of talented musicians, like Maceo Parker and Medeski, Martin and Wood, who are reaching out to a younger audience by bridging the gap between jazz and contemporary pop and rock music. The result is a toe tapping, shoulder shaking conglomeration of musical styles incorporating ingredients ...
Jacintha: Lush Life
by Dave Nathan
This singer from Singapore grows with each album she cuts, and she continues her development on her third for the Groove Note label. Jacintha has for the first time added a bevy of silky strings to the instrumental backdrop on some tracks to augment the contributions of rhythm, flugelhorn and accordion. The program is made up ...
Brooke Sofferman featuring Jerry Bergonzi: The Green Between
by Dave Nathan
Brooke Sofferman second album as a leader, and first for the Arizona-based Summit record label, deals strictly with the compositions of the drummer/leader. Showing significant compositional awareness, the tunes cut a wide swathe of rhythmic and harmonic invention, including reggae, blues, swing and ballad. The latter musical species is well represented by a lovely, pensive “Sunbird". ...
Arturo Sandoval: My Passion for the Piano
by Dave Nathan
There have been jazz artists who have set aside their usual instrument for an excursion into the realm of another. Bix Beiderbecke was known to play Ravel and other classic composers on the piano. Charles Mingus recorded an album on the keyboard. Now comes first rate trumpet player Arturo Sandoval with his own recorded adventure on ...
Michelle Walker: Slow Down
by Dave Nathan
Born in Germany, song stylist Michelle Walker now lives and performs in the Washington. D. C. area. Although the play list has a couple of less familiar tunes, including a Walker original, for her first album she has chosen to stay with selections from the standard repertoire. Showing influences of Sarah Vaughan and Nancy Wilson and ...
Jerry Van Rooijen and The Dutch Jazz Orchestra: You Go to My Head: Billy Strayhorn and Standards
by Dave Nathan
Jerry van Rooijen's Dutch Jazz Orchestra continues its exploration of the work of Billy Strayhorn. But on this release, the group looks at another side of Strayhorn, his considerable arranging skills. And arranging, after all, was what he was called upon to do the most of with the Duke Ellington Orchestras, as well as serving as ...
