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Ken Peplowski: Easy to Remember
by Elliott Simon
Ken Peplowski is perhaps the best of an albeit too short list of baby-boomer swing clarinetists. On Easy to Remember he adeptly doubles on tenor and fronts a quintet of four like-minded musicians who similarly value musicianship and melody. Pianist Ted Rosenthal and guitarist Joe Cohn share frontline duties, while bassist Joe Fitzgerald and drummer Jeff ...
Steps to the Desert & Midrash Mish Mosh
by Elliott Simon
In Swing Era NYC, drummer Shelly Manne's sense of time and melody gained sufficient notice that when bop arrived, he played with both Dizzy and Bird. Stints with the Woody Herman and Stan Kenton bands provided national exposure and in the '50s he took these influences to California and became a linchpin in the new West ...
Silvano and Breyer-Grell Reinterpret Standards
by Elliott Simon
In the fluid landscape of female jazz vocalists where divas flow between jazz and pop, new releases from both Melody Breyer-Grell and Judi Silvano are all about jazz. Both are well known to NYC club goers, Breyer-Grell for her association with the late vocal jazz mecca Chez Suzette and more recently with Triad; Silvano for diverse ...
The Sheryl Bailey 3: Bull's Eye
by Elliott Simon
The patchwork Oriental rug decor and comfortable living room ambiance at NYC's Fat Cat immediately put both musician and audience on intimate terms. Within that friendly context, guitarist Sheryl Bailey's Hammond B3 trio highlighted newly composed material from their latest CD, Bull's Eye. Bailey's intricately elegant chordal improvisations and blisteringly precise leads were willing and equal ...
A Double-Barrel of Bob Mintzer
by Elliott Simon
The Body Acoustic The Body Acoustic Chesky Records 2004 For The Body Acoustic , pianist David Chesky has wisely engaged Bob Mintzer to play bass clarinet and cleverly given him equal footing with Randy Brecker's muted trumpet. Even in its soaring upper register, the bass clarinet has a beautiful resonance ...
Happy Chanukah 2004
by Elliott Simon
These offerings from disparate quarters are perfect for those who are looking for new music this Chanukah. The latest from the Klezmatics and Lori Cahan-Simon hold up well musically while engendering a festive family listening experience. The Klezmatics Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanuka Klezmatics Records 2004 Woody ...
Bill Mays: Going Home & On The Road Again
by Elliott Simon
Well traveled pianist Bill Mays has chosen to pay respect to the two disparate but coexisting worlds of the working musician: home and the road. For Mays and his top trio, which consists of drummer Matt Wilson and bassist Martin Wind, Going Home can mean different things while On the Road Again teams him with guitarist ...
Ian Hendrickson-Smith: Smokin' at Smoke
by Elliott Simon
Live recordings tend to be from established leaders who are either stretching out previously released studio performances or making a new statement. However, the young altoist, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, has not only chosen to debut as a leader through a live recording but has also continued in this vein for his sophomore offering. A regular at NYC's ...
Sal Mosca
by Elliott Simon
At the age of 12, pianist Sal Mosca was sitting on the curb on a hot summer day with some friends. He felt a cool breeze come at him and his next thought was that he wanted to take piano lessons. He acted on that impulse and began a journey that has thus far spanned seven ...
Dave Stryker: Rides Again & Shades Beyond
by Elliott Simon
Each built around a different celebrated drummer, these follow-ups from guitarist Dave Stryker maintain his partnership with saxophonist Steve Slagle and portray two sides of this many faceted player. Trio Mundo, created to underscore the potent percussive power of Manolo Badrena, definitely Rides Again while Shades Beyond continues Stryker's personal exploration of electric Miles Davis with ...
