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The Greg Hopkins 16 Piece: Okavongo
by Dave Nathan
Summit Records has captured two sessions recorded in Boston by a large group of New England musicians led by trumpeter Greg Hopkins. Most of the music was composed by Hopkins and is designed to incorporate the events which have influenced him during the last 25 years, running from his work in jazz and Motown in Detroit ...
Gerry Grosz: On Ramp/The Cosmic Buzz
by Dave Nathan
Gerry Grosz is a thirty something New Yorker (Poughkeepsie) now making San Francisco his home base. Grosz is a student of Jay Hoggard, a player noted for his progressive jazz on vibes having worked with such avant-garde giants as Cecil Taylor and Sam Rivers. On his first two albums, it's clear that while Grosz may have ...
Gregg Stafford & Dr. Michael White: Praying & Swaying - Vol. 1 "At the Cross"
by Dave Nathan
The lines between blues, jazz and old time gospel sometimes get blurred when traditional jazz players get together. The three genres are honored on this meeting between Gregg Stafford and Dr. Michael White, both members of a generation when the traditional music no longer held the same place in the hearts and minds of jazz fans ...
Ralph Sutton/Ruby Braff: Ralph Sutton Quartet Featuring Ruby Braff, Vol. 4
by Dave Nathan
This release is the final chapter of a four-volume undertaking by Storyville Records to put to disk live performances of stride pianist Ralph Sutton and his guests at his wife's Allene (Sunnie) Anderson's club, in the ski resort of Aspen, Colorado. For this set the headliner was cornetist Ruby Braff who must have been energized by ...
Ron Berman: Songs of Alan Broadbent
by Dave Nathan
West coast guitarist Ron Berman has taken on the daunting task of an album devoted entirely to the music of a single composer played by unaccompanied guitar. Alan Broadbent is well known for his piano work, orchestrations and arrangements. He won a Grammy for his arranging work in 2000. But his work as a composer has ...
Ken Watters Group: Southern Exposure
by Dave Nathan
P>Ken Watters third album for Summit is with his regular working quartet and provides a play list of standards , jazz tunes, including a couple of originals, and rock stuff adapted for a small jazz group. The result is a mixed bag in terms of the effect upon the ear. A quiet introspective “Fire & Rain" ...
Jacque Tara Washington: Jazz Passions
by Dave Nathan
Jacque Tara Washington's talent extends beyond being a jazz vocalist. She is an actress, appearing in such films as Spike Lee's Malcolm X. She is a playwright, putting together a one-woman show Billie's Diary based on the life of Billie Holiday, in which she of course stars. Washington has appeared also on the legitimate theater stage ...
Stephanie Nakasian: Invitation to an Escapade
by Dave Nathan
Of Armenian descent, Stephanie Nakasian first gained prominence in the mid-1980's when she hooked up with vocalese master Jon Hendricks. Since then, she has appeared in a number of venues including TV and clubs. Nakasian sings without fancies or frills. Straight from the heart singing with rapt attention to the lyrics make her one of the ...
Beegie Adair: Dream Dancing - Songs of Cole Porter
by Dave Nathan
Another album of Cole Porter songs played by a piano trio?? Yes, and it is a welcome addition to both Cole Porter and piano combo recorded literature. The leader of the group, Beegie Adair is no newcomer to jazz piano having been in the business for more than 30 years. Playing out of Nashville, TN which, ...
Fred Griffin: Intimate Strangers
by Dave Nathan
This album is an exceptional happening on today's jazz scene, 100%, no holds barred, roll up the rug, purely romantic recording by legitimate jazz musicians. There's no hats off to bop, post bop or to modern jazz. Think Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and the pre-bop Don Byas and throw in ...
