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Freddie Bryant: Boogaloo Brasileiro
by Dave Nathan
I don't know who is responsible picking covers on jazz albums, but some of them puzzle me, like the cover of Freddie Bryant's Boogaloo Brasileiro. It pictures him (or someone, since it's from the back) as a wild haired, guitar waving nut. When you discover who he is and listen to this album you quickly find ...
Madeline Bell: Blessed
by Dave Nathan
Madeline Bell was born in New Jersey where she was influenced early on by Sam Cooke, sang on street corners, in talent shows and at local clubs. She became part of one of the more popular gospel groups in the country, the Alex Bradford Singers. But it wasn't until she moved to England in 1962 that ...
Tina May: Live in Paris
by Dave Nathan
Tina May's 9th album for Britain's 33Jazz label is a live performance from one of Paris' most coveted jazz venues, the Jazz Club Lionel Hampton. It's also deja vu for May. She used to perform there with two of her playing partners, Patrick Villanueva and Pascal Gaubert , while a student in the City of Light ...
Krisanthi Pappas: My Back Yard
by Dave Nathan
Boston denizen, multi-talented Krisanthi Pappas used her first album to establish her vocal credentials by recording a tribute to the music of George and Ira Gershwin. Her second is a tribute to her childhood, creating a musical fairy tale that adults will enjoy. If this fun album is an accurate depiction of Pappas' childhood, then she ...
Larry Vuckovich: Young at Heart
by Dave Nathan
Every now and then you come across an album which falls into that “comfortable as an old pair of slippers" zone. The music here is pretty much laid back and relaxed, transporting the listener to a smoky lounge as a small group plays good solid straight ahead jazz. Such is the case with pianist Larry Vuckovich's ...
Jenna Mammina: Under the Influence
by Dave Nathan
Now working out of California, but originally from Michigan Jenna Mammina's heroes were the musicians who came from that state, all the Motown artists and Aretha Franklin, Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln. During her teens she was influenced by Carole King, Jim Croce, James Taylor and Joni Mitchell. Later on she was turned on by artists running ...
Joanie Pallatto & King Fleming: The King and I
by Dave Nathan
King Fleming's first recorded session was held in December of 1945 where he appeared as a sideman playing pianist for Wynonie “Blues" Harris with Johnny Alston & his All Stars. But even prior to that, Fleming is reputed to have had his own band as early as 1939! Shades of Benny Carter. He made some albums ...
Various: The Haunted House
by Dave Nathan
This album was issued just in time for Halloween with a 20 tune play list of songs about skeletons, ghosties and ghoulies and other “things that go bump in the night". Obviously designed to create the proper atmosphere for that one time during the year - - Halloween - - when households are threatened with all ...
Jay Thomas/Becca Duran: Song for Rita
by Dave Nathan
Jay Thomas is a fine multi-instrumentalist, equally at home with flute, soprano sax, flugelhorn and trumpet. And the playing of any one of these instruments in no way compromises his playing on any of the others. Like Benny Carter, he is one of very few jazz musicians who are adept on instruments with very different mouthpieces ...
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble: Shade Street
by Dave Nathan
In addition to heading the Chicago Skyliners Big Band, Bill O'Connell has a record label which he uses not only for his own productions but from time to time to put to disc the offerings of local university jazz groups. This time it's two separate sessions by the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble. Under the leadership of ...
