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Claire Daly: Movin' On
by Dave Nathan
Baritone saxophonist Claire Daly's second album focuses on songs that deal with dire events leading to the loss of persons held dear. Just before she recorded this CD, she lost her mother and nephew. One of her icons, Gerry Mulligan, had also recently passed away. Tommy Turrentine's “You Said It" is included as a tribute to ...
Christina Machado: Gone with the Wind
by Dave Nathan
Christina Machado is one of those newer breed of singers, such as Diane Krall and Jane Monheit, who possess a striking beauty to supplement their vocal forte. And Machado indeed is a talented newcomer to the world of CDs. For her debut album Gone with the Wind, she has selected a program list of familiar material ...
Janis Siegel: I Wish You Love
by Dave Nathan
Janis Siegel has to be the envy of many singers on today's scene. She commands two performing platforms; one as a member of the popular singing group Manhattan Transfer and the other as a soloist which she has been since 1987. Her latest solo release, this time for the Telarc label, is devoted to songs made ...
Frank Hailey: Passing It Around
by Dave Nathan
This is Texas-based Frank Hailey's first outing as a leader. Hailey is a cousin of seminal jazz pianist and composer Cedar Walton. But as this CD amply illustrates, Hailey need not invoke the reputation of his well-known relative to gain recognition, revealing he is a fine piano performer in his own right. The thirteen tune play ...
Michael Civisca: Love Is...Like a Breeze
by Dave Nathan
Western New York denizen and vocalist, Michael Civisca, went to London, England for his fourth album. To say that this one is a departure from his previous release is an understatement. His last featured him in live performance with just a trio. This time out, he's accompanied by an orchestra of 80 musicians (!), replete with ...
Lindha Svantesson: Far From Alone
by Dave Nathan
Sweden has long been a fertile ground for good jazz singers. There is the redoubtable Alice Babs, Nannie Porres and Lina Nyberg to mention just a few. Now comes Lindha Svantesson with her second album as a leader presenting a play list of her own compositions, except for the album's coda and outpost of respite, “The ...
Marcelle Gauvin: The Edge of the Pond
by Dave Nathan
For her second CD for the New Bedford, MA label, Whaling City Sound resident vocalist Marcelle Gauvin offers a program comprising a variety of idioms, running from standard classics through Brazilian jazz to the craggy rhythms of Thelonious Monk, with a couple of intermediate stops along the way. Gauvin is accompanied by some of the top ...
Barbara Paris: P. S. I Love You
by Dave Nathan
For her 4th album, and her first in almost six years, Barbara Paris takes on the tough task of dusting off ten classic standards and getting the jazz public to buy still another version of (fill in the blank). But Paris is one of those savvy singers who understand that these melodies are timeless and are ...
Veronica Nunn: American Lullaby
by Dave Nathan
When all is said and done, what makes a vocalist a pleasure to listen to is whether she/he stays with the pitch, has good diction so lyrics aren't muffled and has a reasonably attractive voice. Veronica Nunn gets an “A+" for diction, “A" for voice, but for pitch, her grades range from C to B+. On ...
Joe Diorio Trio: Joe Diorio Trio: Live
by Dave Nathan
Guitarist Joe Diorio is one of those excellent jazz musicians who, regrettably, seem permanently assigned to the “artists deserving wider recognition" category. Performing for more than 30 years, Diorio has worked and/or recorded with some of jazz's more outstanding performers, including Sonny Stitt, Eddie Harris and Bill Henderson. He also has produced a full discography of ...
