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Cecilia Coleman Big Band: Oh Boy!
by Edward Blanco
The phrase “Oh boy," can be a statement of excitement, an expression of an event that grabs your attention or, in this case, an appropriate reaction to the swinging orchestrations from the Cecilia Coleman Big Band. Oh Boy! is a powerful draw and the debut album from pianist/composer Coleman's new group, presenting thundering big band music ...
Bari Beast Frank Basile's Simple Keys to Success
Baritonist Frank Basile gets around. And by that I mean shakin' up the scene with the likes of The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, The Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band, The Jimmy Heath Big Band, The Dave Holland Big Band, The Joe Lovano Nonet, Michael Bublé, The Christian McBride Big Band, Pablo Mayor's Folklore Urbano, The Richie ...
David Sanborn: Only Everything
by Joel Roberts
Only Everything is alto saxophonist David Sanborn's second straight release paying homage to one of his greatest and earliest influences, Ray Charles. While some jazz purists may dismiss Sanborn as a slick TV personality and practitioner of smooth or pop jazz, he's always had firm roots in bluesy, R&B-based jazz, dating to his early days playing ...
Jeff Lashway: Reunion
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Throughout the decades, the bands of trumpet legend Maynard Ferguson were, by very nature, heavily brass and ensemble section oriented. Occasionally, Ferguson's pianists were given the opportunity to shine, launching into extended solo tune introductions or brief solos. Some of those pianists were (or would become) stars or leaders in their own right. They included Mike ...
The Russ Spiegel Jazz Orchestra: Transplants
By Russ Spiegel
Label: RuzzTone Music
Released: 2007
Track listing: Count Up
The Very Thought of You
Kangaroo
Number One
Chain Reaction
Undertow
I Let a Song Out of My Heart
The Rub
I Should Care
Thursday the 12th
By Frank Basile
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2007
Track listing: Lady Luck; Rabp's Delight; A Certain Smile; You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me; Thursday the 12th; A December to Remember; This Could Be the Start of Something Big.
Frank Basile Quintet: Thursday the 12th
by Michael J. West
Even the neo-traditionalists, the “neocons, have evolved their idiom in the past twenty-five years; that's what makes Thursday the 12th--Frank Basile's debut album--so baffling. Nothing about it, from the arrangements, to the phrasing, to Basile's haircut on the cover, even suggests that it was recorded after about 1961. That's not to say it's bad--in fact it's ...
