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Ray Alexander: Down to Earth
by Jack Bowers
There is one “smooth jazz” radio station here in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the music in trumpeter Ray Alexander’s debut album, Down to Earth, would be right at home on the playlist. Not, as Seinfeld would say, that there’s anything wrong with that. But it must be noted that smooth jazz, with its syrupy melodic contrivances, ...
Bill Clinton and Wynton Marsalis: The 2004 Election Blues Session
by Mark F. Turner
Politicians and jazz make strange bedfellows With this being a Presidential election year the focus will definitely be on the economy, homeland security, and a host of other issues. Candidates and their respective parties are already on the road to a very nasty and heated election. While the press delights in negative campaigns, profile attacks, and ...
Mambo Kings: Marinera
by Michael P. Gladstone
For a group consisting of five Rochester, New York musicians without any apparent marketability going for them, this Latin jazz combo really nails the genre. Founded in 1997 and appearing at first with the Rochester Philharmonic and fusion/smooth jazz keyboardist Jeff Tyzik, this is Mambo Kings' debut recording. The eight tunes are a good mix of ...
The Williams/Roberti/White Trio: Driving At Night
by Michael P. Gladstone
The hour is late and the lights are low for the last set at the Zanzibar Lounge and you're there to take in the Williams/Roberti/White Trio. This studio session from 2002 may well have approximated such an event. The trio consists of a female vocalist with guitar and bass living in the vicinity of Bozeman, Montana. ...
David Freeman: David Freeman
by Mark F. Turner
From Hot‘lanta (Atlanta, Georgia) the skillful and polished sound of saxophonist David Freeman rings loud and true. His self-titled debut recording features strong compositions and tight musicianship from a quartet that’s not afraid to mix it up. The mix comes in various styles that highlight Freeman on tenor, soprano, and Akai EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument). Freeman ...
The Stacie McGregor Quintet: Straight Up
by Jerry D'Souza
Stacie McGregor has been part of the music scene in Toronto in several capacities since the 1980s. This is her first jazz recording as leader on which the band plays her own original material. She recruits some good musicians to assist her, a perfect cast for mainstream jazz. And McGregor keeps her excursions short: the longest ...
