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Dot Wilder: Live from the Warehouse
by Dave Nathan
The influence of Sheila Jordan, with whom Dot Wilder studied, is apparent throughout this maiden album by the Florida-based vocalist. Like Jordan, Wilder sees her role as much more than mouthing the lyrics. The words must be given meaning through the expression of the emotions they describe as seen through the mind's eye of the performer. ...
Doug Ferony: I'm In Love with a Girl
by Dave Nathan
I'm in Love with a Girl is the third album for Doug Ferony where he continues his determined effort to bring fresh renderings of the great standards to public notice. This time around he has thrown in some captivating originals, including the title tune which appeared on the soundtrack of the film, Mr. Vincent. Also unlike ...
Various: Goin' Home - A Benefit for the Duke Ellington Foundation
by Dave Nathan
Exaggeratedly characterized in the liner notes as being “considered the only true tribute" to Duke Ellington, this cd brings together a wide variety of musical performers to tip their hat to the master. One of the so-called “legendary producers" (more puffery) of the album is Dwayne Wiggins who is active in the Hip Hop culture. If ...
Tish Oney: Forever Friend
by Dave Nathan
Can educators really practice what they teach is a question that constantly pervades the music business. Vocalist Tish Oney is one of the many who teach their craft in music schools and colleges while at the same time keeping up a healthy performing schedule. Oney teaches voice and vocal jazz, and gigs in and around the ...
Krisanthi Pappas: Celebratin' Swing
by Dave Nathan
The third album as a leader for Boston-based vocalist, Krisanthi Pappas, captures a live stage production, Celebratin' Swing, conceived and created by Pappas. Not only does the celebration include singers and instrumentalists, but tap dancing as well. Dancer Julia Boynton is the main attraction on such cuts as “Sing Sing Sing" and “Shine on Your Shoes" ...
Donna Antonow: Out of Nowhere
by Dave Nathan
In the tradition of Jeri Southern, Sarah Vaughan, Shirley Horn, and most recently, Diane Krall, Pennsylvania-based Donna Antonow is an accomplished pianist as well as a vocalist having a unique way with a song. But the comparison with these divas ends there. Antonow's vocal style owes a lot more to such R & B artists as ...
Sunny Sumter: Rite of Passage
by Dave Nathan
BET hostess and Washington, D.C. jazz performer Sunny Sumter has followed her very first album Getting to Know You with a second effort that is somewhat more daring than the first go around. More daring if for no other reason than the play list is handsomely dotted with her originals. She also explores a greater variety ...
John Bishop/Jeff Johnson/Rick Mandyck/John Stowell: Scenes
by Dave Nathan
With this Origin label release, the fruitful Northwest music scene continues to manifest high caliber jazz music sessions. This time it's the 8 year-old trio of John Bishop, Jeff Johnson and Rick Mandyck enhanced by guitarist John Stowell, for more than an hour of modern and progressive jazz. The play list is certainly an attractive one ...
Donna Antonow: Summer Night
by Dave Nathan
Might as well get right to the point. This is another (her second) superb offering by the Pennsylvania denizen, vocalist/pianist Donna Antonow. While she continues to use a musical agenda of oft recorded standards, the way she presents them does more than breathe new life, she completely resuscitates them. With a highly attuned sense of timing ...
Pamela Rose: You Could have It All
by Dave Nathan
Pamela Rose has a great voice, good range and phrasing , on the mark intonation recalling Nancy Wilson. It also drips with soul and funk; no sweet sounding lady she. One might, however, question the arrangements. Too many of the tunes are accompanied by the incessant, never varying back beat of Bryant Mills' drums such as ...
