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Chris Bennett: Until the End of Time
by Dave Nathan
Probably best known for her Grammy nominated “Theme from the Midnight Express" which she wrote with Giorgio Moroder, Chris Bennett has been slowly, surely and confidentially building up a discography of albums over the last eight years. Her fourth undertaking pushes her toward Latin rhythm with a combination of her writings and those from such masters ...
Paquito D'Rivera: Brazilian Dreams
by Dave Nathan
Since 1987, the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild has been bringing many high caliber jazz performers to the Pittsburgh area to perform live, in front of enthusiastic audiences. Those who have graced the stage at Manchester Hall have included McCoy Tyner, Shirley Horne and Dave McKenna, to name just a very few. For this concert, ...
Eden Atwood: Waves: The Bossa Nova Session
by Dave Nathan
Ever since the 1950's when Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, helped along by the seminal Stan Getz, Joao and Astrud Gilberto 1963 recording, Bossa Nova has been woven into the warp and woof of Latin Jazz. After making three albums with Concord Jazz, vocalist Eden Atwood has switched her allegiance to the Groove Note label and ...
Pieces of a Dream: Coming at You from All Sides
by Dave Nathan
This instrumental group has used pretty much the same formula for years, and quite successfully. It involves mixing up the play list with a variety of musical genre, contemporary R & B, Latin, contemporary pop, even including some real jazz now and then, throw in some background vocal wailing and whining as the occasion permits and ...
Al Di Meola: Flesh on Flesh
by Dave Nathan
Pioneering fusion of rock and jazz more than 25 years ago, guitarist/composer/arranger Al Di Meola continues to bring his special brand of music to the recording studio. For his third CD for the Telarc label, the electric guitarist has put together a play of list of eight melodies, five of which he wrote. One of the ...
Tierney Sutton: Something Cool
by Dave Nathan
With her third album for Telarc and her fourth overall, songstress Tierney Sutton has established herself as one of the leading lights among today's jazz vocalists. Offering a 14-tune play list with lots of variety and about 65 minutes of music, both vocal and instrumental, Sutton shows that she's a true singer of song without whom ...
Rich Halley Trio: Objects
by Dave Nathan
Oregon's Louie Records continues to provide a platform for jazz artists who favor free, improvised jazz rather than trying to work in a structured environment. Rich Halley has been a member of that club for several years, starting with his first album for the Avocet label in 1984. This is his second album for Louie as ...
Gregg Kallor: There's a Rhythm
by Dave Nathan
Gregg Kallor, a young 20 something pianist out of Connecticut, has released his first album which focuses on his compositional creations, plus four standards just to show that he can handle those great perennials of American Popular Song. The outcome is salutary, laid back, elegant piano trio music lasting for almost 70 minutes. Judging not only ...
Sue Matthews: One at a Time...
by Dave Nathan
For her third effort as a soloist, Mid-Atlantic singer Sue Matthews has opted to go with an agenda of standards, show tunes and traditional pop, all of which of she sings with an innate appreciation of intimacy and savoir-faire, mixing some blues inflection and torch where it makes sense. She also has a way about her ...
Anna Bergman: Souvenir
by Dave Nathan
Among other things, Anna Bergman's album illustrates her ability as a linguist as she sings in four languages. She also reveals that she is at home in a variety of singing styles from operatic, such as “Les Chemins de L'Amour" by Francis Poulenc and the beautiful “Musetta's Waltz" from La Bohème, through a sultry rendition of ...
