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Betty Scott / Lennie tristano: Betty Scott Sings with Lennie Tristano
by Dave Nathan
This album compiles the output of five recording sessions vocalist Betty Scott had with one of the creators of modern pianism, Lennie Tristano. They were made in Tristano's Hollis, Queens studio beginning in 1965 with the last one in Jan 1974. There are two questions (at least) these sessions raised. First is “who is or was ...
Bob Kindred with Larry Willis: Gentle Giant of the Tenor Sax
by Dave Nathan
Bob Kindred traveled to the bucolic surroundings of Mapleshade's recording studio in rural Maryland to team with pianist Larry Willis for a session of more than 60 minutes' worth of “gentle" but not outdated jazz performances. In some respects Kindred is a throwback to Ben Webster and the tender side of Stan Getz. His playing recalls ...
Bennett Paster & Gregory Ryan: Grupo Yanqui
by Dave Nathan
If it were somehow possible to bottle or otherwise channel the energy of this group and use it to generate electricity, the country would hardly ever need to worry about power outages. An exaggeration perhaps, but still an apt description of the heat this group generates with just five players performing at any one time. Led ...
Fred Hughes: No Turning Back
by Dave Nathan
Pianist Fred Hughes takes classic pop and jazz standards (interspersed with his original material) and puts them in a modern framework. The ability to do this is both a credit to the music and to the performer. The music because it needs to be able to sustain a contemporary interpretation and the musician because he can ...
Gerard D'Angelo Trio: Not What My Hands Have Done
by Dave Nathan
This album recorded in May of 1993 has finally emerged from the Mapleshade label's vaults to be released eight years later in 2001. Why it took so long to see the light of day is a puzzler. Brooklyn born pianist Gerard D'Angelo has been on the jazz scene since 1988 when he teamed with Dave Meade ...
Ann Hampton Callaway: Signature
by Dave Nathan
With each release, cabaret singer, Broadway performer and apparently soon to become TV star with her own show on PPBS, Ann Hampton Callaway amazes with her versatility. Becoming even more adventurous than ever on this latest release with a play list that brims with interesting and varied material, from the Vocalese gem, “Twisted", made famous by ...
Julie Davis/Kelly Dow: Naked
by Dave Nathan
Singer Julie Davis and guitarist Kelly Dow certainly know how to get the attention of anyone browsing in the jazz cd section of the local music emporium. The cover of their 3th CD is a picture of them covered only by a guitar. Thus the title of the album, Naked. After enticing the potential customer with ...
Kathy Kosins: Mood Swings
by Dave Nathan
For her second album Detroiter Kathy Kosins has put together a set of songs, mostly originals, which are consistent with the album's title Mood Swings. It alternates between up tempo swingers and ballads designed to set the stage for romance, with a couple of in between blues inflected tunes to add some balance. On one of ...
Allan Vach: Allan and Allen
by Dave Nathan
Allan Vaché and Harry Allen follow in the long and illustrious traditions of the jazz quintet with this high quality studio recording. Joined by a first class rhythm section of Eddie Higgins on piano, Phil Flanigan on bass and Eddie Metz on drums, they journey through 13 tunes, most of them familiar standards, and take almost ...
The Karen Hammack/Paul Kreibich Quartet: Lonesome Tree
by Dave Nathan
Pianist Karen Hammack and drummer Paul Kreibich are both seasoned veterans of the West Coast jazz scene having appeared on numerous recordings of other jazz artists. Here they co-lead a quartet devoted to playing original material mostly by Hammock and Kreibich with one piece by Eric Von Essen. The compositions combine the structure of semi-hard bop ...
