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Lyambiko: Out of This Mood
by Dave Nathan
Not especially active in recording vocalists, German label Nagel Heyer has made a fortuitous exception by hosting vocalist Lyambiko's first album. Definitely out of the cool school, this young German performer sings this play list of mostly standards in slightly accented English which helps to make her delivery even more engaging. Possessing an especially soothing tone, ...
Frank Stallone with the Billy May Big Band: Frankie & Billy
by Dave Nathan
This album was recorded in 1992, but never released nationally. Some of the participants are no longer with us and Billy May hasn't been active for a few years. Bob Cooper, listed on sax for example, passed away in 1993 and Conte Candoli last year. The hiatus between recording and release dates notwithstanding, Stallone gives another ...
Dave Tofani: An American Garden
by Dave Nathan
Dave Tofani is one of many jazz artists who are extraordinarily talented, but who never quite receive the recognition and adulation their work deserves. Tofani has an impressive resume fitting in with such diverse artists and groups as Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, The New York Philharmonic, John Lennon, Steely Dan and Frank Sinatra, among others. He ...
Matt Jorgensen + 451: Quiet Silence
by Dave Nathan
This is drummer Matt Jorgensen's second album for Seattle's Origin label - - the first The Road Begins Here was released last year. Again working in a quintet format, with Phil Sparks and Marc Seales as holdovers from the initial outing, Jorgensen addresses a set of original compositions along with a mixed set of works running ...
Daniel Carter/Gregg Keplinger/Rueben Radding: Language
by Dave Nathan
Seattle's Origin label has pretty much kept its releases within the realm of modern mainstream jazz, now dips its toe into the free jazz/avant-garde pool with Language. Featuring Daniel Carter on alto, Rueben Radding on bass and Gregg Keplinger on a set of very busy drums, the trio works through more than 50 minutes of music ...
The W. E. S. Group: The W. E. S. Group
by Dave Nathan
Washington, D. C. saxophonist, W. E. S., a.k.a W. E. Smith, through his family is steeped in the jazz tradition. His grandfather and great-uncle owned a music publishing company and published music played by King Oliver and Noble Sissle. His cousin, percussionist Warren Smith, Jr., worked with Miles Davis and Gil Evans. In addition to leading ...
Hanna Richardson with the Phil Flanigan Sextet: Something to Remember You By
by Dave Nathan
Phil Flanigan is as solid mainstream jazz bassist as there is on today's scene and has been so for many years. There's hardly a quality jazz artist one can mention he hasn't recorded or performed with at some time during his career. On this CD, he hooks up with vocalist Hanna Richardson in a tribute to ...
Albert-Ankrum Project: Albert-Ankrum Project
by Dave Nathan
This CD by two inhabitants of the Crescent City is a session of creative modern jazz, tempered now and then with some swinging rhythms and even adding a dash of New Orleans tabasco jazz now and them. One co-leader, Jeff Albert, is a Louisiana native and has been in New Orleans since 1988. The other leader, ...
Bryan Anthony: Look At Me Now
by Dave Nathan
With his laid back, pithy way with a song, Bryan Anthony visits a play list of standards for his initial album. Not the strong baritone of a Vic Damone or Tony Bennett, Anthony relies on style which emphasizes sentimentality, romance and elegance as he delivers on this set of standards in a pleasant soothing manner. Anthony ...
Meredith D'Ambrosio: Love Is for the Birds
by Dave Nathan
If the course of time is a major factor in determining the success and long term popularity of an entertainer, then vocalist Meredith D'Ambrosio has graduated Summa Cum Laude. Love Is For the Birds is the singer's 14th album for the Sunnyside label. Yet her first recording was for an outfit called Spring, cut in 1978, ...
