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Harvie S: Texas Rumba
by Jim Santella
Bridging the gap between Afro-Cuban jazz and modern jazz, Harvie S issues ten original pieces and one classic standard in support of the argument that Latin jazz consists of equal parts Latin and jazz. The leader’s 1996 visit to Cuba offered him the opportunity to study with masters in the field. Politics aside, ...
Harvie S: Texas Rumba
by Franz A. Matzner
Bassist/Composer Harvie S made two good decisions when producing his latest release, Texas Rumba : he emphasized his turn towards Latin Jazz, and he recorded it live, thus presenting to best advantage his bands ability to build energy, keep loose, and entertain. Unfortunately, the latter choice compromised the sound quality, leaving the recording ...
Harvie S: Texas Rumba
by C. Michael Bailey
Recorded live (as are all great jazz albums), Texas Rumba thunders with adore y la alegra. It is Latin Jazz fresh and crisp as spring tomatoes and cilantro. Harvie S (AKA Harvie Swartz) is an exceptional bassist, composer, and band leader who has immersed himself in the Latin music pabulum, transforming the style into a innovative ...
New Beginning
By Harvie S
Label: Ondine
Released: 2002
Track listing: New Beginning; En la Batalla; Chump Change; Luna Romantica; African Heartbeat; A Bright Moment; From the Ashes; Tres Mundos; Mothership (60:48).
Harvie S & Eye Contact: New Beginning
by Jack Bowers
Bassist Harvie S (formerly Harvie Swartz) has made a New Beginning by producing an album that uses a variety of Latin rhythms to enliven what is essentially the sort of smooth Jazz that one must endure on so many radio stations these days. That's not to say there's no substance here; the ensemble plays well together, ...
You and I
By Mary Pearson
Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Lazy Afternoon; The More I See You; Take Five; What Are You Doing the Rest of Your
Life?; * I Am Yours / You Are Mine; Thou Swell; You and I; * In
Your Arms; How Long Has This Been Going On?; My Funny Valentine; * I Can’t Believe;
Over the Rainbow.
Blues And The Abstract Truth
Label: Vineland
Released: 1996
Track listing: Butch and Butch; My Ship; You and the Night and the Music; In Love in Vain; Blues and the Abstract Truth; Out of
Nowhere; The Meaning of the Blues; Love For Sale; Somewhere in Tokyo; Ginger Bread Boy.
