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Jaymie Meyer: What You'd Call a Dream
by Dave Nathan
Cabaret singer Jaymie Meyer's resume is impressive. It includes one woman shows, an appearance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., gigs at prominent New York City rooms, work with Mark Murphy, several off Broadway appearances all capped off by the Bistro Award for Outstanding Female Vocalist. On her first album, she applies her clear as ...
Napua Davoy: Until We Meet Again
by Dave Nathan
Trying to overcome that constant problem all jazz singers face - - coming up with an album without having to resort to the time-tested standards - - Napúa Davoy has hooked up with her long time pianist accompanist Andrei Kondakov for a program of original material, most composed by the Russian Kondakov. Also original, “Simon Says", ...
Kid Thomas Valentine: The Thomas Band at Moose Hall, 1968 Vol. 1
by Dave Nathan
Kid Thomas was72 when he took his Algiers Band into Moose Hall in Stamford, CT. The performance was recorded but languished in the vaults of the Connecticut Jazz Club for more than 32 years. Shame on somebody. But happily Bill Bissonnette's enterprising Jazz Crusade label found them and this CD is the first of a multi ...
Zoot Sims/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis: The Tenor Giants with Oscar Peterson
by Dave Nathan
If nothing else, this album is reaffirmation that Zoot Sims could play any style of music, with any type of jazz artist and play it like he has been doing it forever. At first blush the teaming of Lester Young derived Sims with the hard driving, tough tenor Coleman Hawkins-influenced Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis seems out of ...
Craig Wuepper: The Returnsman
by Dave Nathan
Jazz ensembles led by drummers rarely gain the prominence they perhaps deserve, the outstanding exception being Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Craig Wuepper works hard to change that perception on his maiden album as leader. There are four his works on the program and they are where Wuepper especially displays his considerable drumming talent. Although he cites ...
Benjie Porecki: The Rest of My Life
by Dave Nathan
Through the wonders of technology (and a keyboard), Benjie Porecki plays both acoustic piano and organ (recalling Milt Buckner) on all but one of the10 tracks. Sometimes it's the piano in the lead with the organ providing the harmonic foundation; other times the simulated B3 is on top. What comes out is an hour of chicken ...
Frankye Kelly: The Night Is Young
by Dave Nathan
Another member of the large and talented clutch of San Francisco vocalists, Frankye Kelly has released her first album for the Sonoma Jazz Label. A live performance that reveals a debt to Sarah Vaughan that comes through on all the cuts, especially on one of Vaughan's more notable recordings, “Tenderly". Kelly avoids those exaggerated swoops, swirls ...
Be-Bop Guitars: The "Be-Bop" Guitars,,,and More!
by Dave Nathan
The guitars on this album are from the faculty of Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA backed by fellow faculty collegues. Headed by John Baboian, the six guitarists who comprise The Be-Bop Guitars, share a play list of jazz standards, a couple of standards and three originals. The playing follows bop traditions established by the ...
Nancy Marano: Sure Thing
by Dave Nathan
Nancy Marano taps the best of both West and East players for her latest album. The West Coast contingent is led by the inestimable and undervalued Mile Melvoin. For the session 3,000 miles to the East, another under recognized pianist, Michael Abene takes the lead. Marano takes is on piano for two of the tunes. Marano ...
Pete Malinverni: Of One Mind
by Dave Nathan
Upon hearing the opening measures of “Everything I Love", adjectives like “relaxed", “uncomplicated" and “lyrical" comes to mind on the back of notes coming from Pete Malinverni's piano. But there are also elements of surprise throughout added to make sure that everyone's listening. As he moves along romantically on “Blame it on My Youth" all of ...
