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Jack Wilkins Quartet: Heading North
by Dave Nathan
String Jazz caught Jack Wilkins and Jimmy Bruno in England at the same time and decided to record them under the mantle of a quartet led by Wilkins. That's misleading because Bruno is as prominent as Wilkins as the settings range from solo performances to quartet. Whatever, the outcome is an album that will be enjoyed ...
Jay Leonhart: Galaxies and Planets
by Dave Nathan
Master bassist Jay Leonhart has chosen a program of his own songs to fill an album dedicated to the memory of Milt Hinton. The material is the type one associates with Murk Murphy, Dave Frishberg and Bob Dorough, hip, often funny and kind of folksy. It's as if Leonhart was sitting across from you recounting some ...
Avalon Cats: Four Feet to the Beat
by Dave Nathan
The Avalon Cats Orchestra was formed in June 1998 by drummer and leader Tom Campbell. Its members work in studios and in bands such as those of Horace Silver, Les Brown, and Gerald Wilson. These players are no neophytes, their big band jazz and swing credentials are unimpeachable. The group's objective is to provide a high ...
Rosenna Vitro: Conviction: Thoughts of Bill Evans
by Dave Nathan
Vocal albums devoted completely to the music of Bill Evans are relatively rare. West Coast singer Karen Gallinger did one for Sea Breeze in 1999 and four years earlier, English singer/pianist Dominic Alldis did a credible tribute album. Roseanna Vitro, however, must rise to the top of the slim crop. First and foremost as a consummate ...
Janet Seidel: Comme Ci Comme
by Dave Nathan
Australian singer, Janet Seidel, continues her exploration of popular music, this time adding a Gallic touch to the presentation. In fact, several of the tunes on the play list have a French origin, “A Man and A Woman" from the 1966 classic French film of the same name and “I Will Wait for You" from the ...
Warne Marsh: An Unsung Cat the Life and Music of Warne Marsh
by Dave Nathan
This Storyville release compiles both released and unreleased material by Warne Marsh made over a 42-year period. The album is an adjunct to a book of the same name by Safford Chamberlain who contributed the informative liner notes. Marsh's style and technique are reminiscent of Paul Desmond's cool alto. Like his personality, Marsh's playing is self ...
Caterina Valente/Catherine Michel: "Girltalk"
by Dave Nathan
This isn't a jazz album and even though it was released by a top jazz label and Nagel-Heyer doesn't claim that it is. Remember Caterina Valente who more than 45 years ago swept America with such pop hits as “I Love Paris" and one of the most exciting vocal versions of “Maleguena" ever. In the year ...
Dick Wellstood: Live at Hanratty's
by Dave Nathan
Originally a double LP, this CD reissue captures Dick Wellstood in a live performance at Hanratty's, once, but no longer, one of the prime venues to hear jazz piano. Wellstood is in terrific form here. One of the foremost stride pianists, he's in the same league with Luckey Roberts, Willie “The Lion" Smith and James P. ...
Michele Anastasio: More!
by Dave Nathan
Singers who want steady gigs these days find them in lounges, clubs and bistros. Big band opportunities have virtually disappeared and festival and concert spots are sporadic and difficult to get for those not having a big name. Florida-based Michele Anastasio has all the qualities of a top flight bistro performer. She has that special catch ...
Jihn Ellis: Morning Light
by Dave Nathan
Morning Light celebrates John Ellis' achievements as a composer as much as it does his artistry on trumpet and flugelhorn. His work commands and demands attention, filled with mysterious beauty and touches of the Spanish motif. Even the up tempo pieces are not there just to show the group can swing. They have structure and purpose. ...
