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Greg Piccolo: Homage
by Dave Nathan
It's a pleasant change to be able to see the relationship between an album, the music on it and the way it's played. On his fourth album, tenor saxophonist Greg Piccolo pays “homage" to great rough and ready, blues based, honking R & B tinged and all out swinging sax players like Illinois Jacquet, Eddie “Lockjaw" ...
Jackie Ryan: For Heaven's Sake
by Dave Nathan
Jackie Ryan is another of those fine singers who enliven the San Francisco jazz scene these days. Although the Bay City is her home base, she has performed in jazz venues throughout the world including one of the most famous, Ronnie Scott's London jazz club. Jim Merod's BluePort label - - a label very active in ...
James Dower Trio: Featuring Steve Skop and Mark Mahoney
by Dave Nathan
James Dower and his cohorts have put out a fine modern piano trio album. Featuring six originals and two standards they assault the play list with a combination of aggression and sensitivity that works. Clearly it is their intent show listeners that they are wizards at what they do and manage to be convincing. There's a ...
Donna Byrne: Don't Dream of Anybody But Me
by Dave Nathan
A true gem of a singer, Donna Byrne's latest is a 14-track journey through the pages of the Great American Songbook, and along the way she brilliantly captures the essence of each of these chestnuts. But Byrne knows how to extend herself far beyond mere recitation of the words. Her delivery is so engaging, so dazzling, ...
Carla Helmbrecht: Be Cool Be Kind
by Dave Nathan
Once again San Francisco is home for a fine singer. Carla Helmbrecht is a summa cum laude graduate from that school of singers who believe that in order to deliver her special message, there is no need to indulge in vocal tricks, become over emotional or even overdo dynamics by major shifts between singing loud and ...
Emerald City Jazz Orchestra: Alive and Swingin'
by Dave Nathan
The Emerald City Jazz Orchestra is made up of solid jazz personages from the Seattle area's large and active jazz community. The Orchestra's maiden album is made highly listenable by fresh and innovative arrangements. Among the songs that stand out are a medium tempo “It's only a Paper Moon" with a Count Basie like piano by ...
Dave Peck Trio: 3 in 1
by Dave Nathan
One of the more enduring combinations of musical instrumental expression, whether it be for jazz or classical, is the piano trio. The great jazz pianists from Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum through Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson to Brad Mehldau and Keith Jarrett have used this vehicle to present their personal jazz expressions. With this offering, ...
Bud Brisbois: Rocket Man - In Memoray of Bud Brisbois 1937-1978
by Dave Nathan
Bud Brisbois is known for the time he spends in the higher ranges of the trumpet. He was with Stan Kenton Band during the late 1950's and early '60s, playing with one of Kenton's better aggregations. It's his trumpet one hears screeching on such classic Kenton recordings as “The Peanut Vendor." Brisbois also had a long ...
Monica Hatch: Lady of Hearts
by Dave Nathan
New England houses many outstanding vocalists of the feminine persuasion. There's Donna Byrne, Carol Ackerson, Krisanthi Pappas to mention a few. Now comes Monica Hatch with her second album piled high with great tunes played by some of the finest jazzers in the business.Hatch is a classically trained singer having studied with the great ...
Rosemary Clooney: Legacy of Song - Original Recordings
by Dave Nathan
Having finally escaped from the artistic shackles placed on her by Mitch Miller's corn machine at Columbia, Rosemary Clooney began recording for several other labels. One of them was RCA for some productive work during the early 1960's. Tracks culled from two RCA releases make up the bulk of this compilation. Because of these albums, and ...
