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Delfeayo Marsalis Live at The Blue Note
by Ernest Barteldes
Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet The Blue Note New York City, New York January 4, 2007 Tony Bennett quotes Duke Ellington telling him to “sing sweet and put a little dirt in," and that is the best way to describe Delfeayo (pronounced Del- FEE -yo) Marsalis' Quintet set at New York's ...
Joe Friedman: Cup O'Joe
by Ernest Barteldes
From the opening riffs of guitarist Joe Friedman's up-tempo arrangement of “Pure Imagination (taken from the soundtrack of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), it is clear that this is a new talent who deserves quick recognition. He plays electric guitar cleanly, with little or no reverb or other electronic effects, and turns many clever phrases, ...
The Stryker / Slagle Band: Latest Outlook
by Ernest Barteldes
After last year's Live at The Jazz Standard, the Slagle/Stryker band reconvened in the studio to record a batch of new compositions. The general sound of Latest Outlook is completely different from the previous recording--the leaders are the only two musicians to appear this time around, and the quartet is enhanced by the presence of Joe ...
Sylvain Luc: Joko
by Ernest Barteldes
This Basque guitarist is possibly one of the most versatile jazz musicians to have appeared in recent years; he seems comfortable playing funk-inspired jazz (as he did in a recent appearance with drummer Billy Cobham at the Cutting Room last month) and is able to have an open ear to pop music while also exploring more ...
Tony Bennett: Perfectly Frank & Greatest Hits of the '60s
by Ernest Barteldes
As Tony Bennett celebrates his 80th birthday, his ability to carry a song and work a crowd has not diminished since he began his recording career over 50 years ago.In addition to his new disc, Duets: An American Classic (Columbia), which maintains a solid position on the charts, his label is having much of ...
Gal Costa: Live At The Blue Note
by Ernest Barteldes
For the set list of her first-ever appearance at New York's Blue Note last May, Gal Costa chose to sing material that influenced her growing up. Aware that she had to be as minimalist as possible, she chose a simple backing quartet of guitar, bass, drums and saxophone. The disc, which was recorded ...
Kenny Werner: Democracy: Live at The Blue Note
by Ernest Barteldes
This album, recorded at Blue Note at the beginning of this year, begins in the same manner that Kenny Werner's concert did during last month's residence at the same club: with a solo piano piece that emphasizes the subtleties of the pianist's fingering by exploring the whole keyboard in a classically inspired manner. The band joins ...
Alon Nechushtan: The Growl
by Ernest Barteldes
There are more than a few welcome surprises on The Growl. Where one would expect jazz-inflected variations on Jewish sounds, the result is bigger and grander than that. This quintet brings something unexpected to every track, playing blues, funk and even mellower styles. The nine-minute opening title track begins with what at first ...
Various Artists: New Orleans Christmas
by Ernest Barteldes
With so much holiday music appearing on the shelves at this time of year, it's refreshing when an album can actually surprise you instead of giving up the same old usual boring caroling. What you get instead from the one is an earnest, honest glimpse of what Christmas in New Orleans might be like.
Brian Bromberg: Wood II
by Ernest Barteldes
On Wood II, bassist Brian Bromberg, instead of showcasing new material, prefers to give his take on songs by a different range of composers, some of whom, like Paul McCartney and Kansas, are not directly associated with jazz. He opens with a classic Duke Ellington number, “Caravan, showing incredible speed during certain moments and also giving ...
