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Cincinnati Jazz Collection, Volume III: The Blues
Label: J Seven
Released: 2001
Track listing: Blues Medley; Big Dipper; Kansas City; Salsanati Blue; Make Up Your Mind, Baby; West Coast Blues; Whinin
Various Artists: Cincinnati Jazz Collection, Volume III: The Blues
by Jim Santella
Like most other metropolitan areas around the world, Cincinnati has a fruitful jazz and blues scene. Where would we be without this kind of tradition? The songs tell stories. Long, detailed stories with just enough innuendo to make it interesting. And when that organist, pianist, guitarist, or saxophonist stretches out... it’s time for passion. This is ...
J-Curve Cincinnati Jazz Collection Volume II
Label: J Seven
Released: 2000
Track listing: Blues on Interstate 75; Bye-Bye Blackbird; Countdown; Sunday in New York; Paging Bettie; B.E. Cos; One More Day; Satan Takes a Holiday; Angel Eyes; Monkyside; There Is No Greater Love; Southern Stomps.Collective
Various Artists: J-Curve Cincinnati Jazz Collection Volume II
by Jim Santella
Recorded one year after volume one, J-Curve’s second Cincinnati jazz sampler matches the high quality of musicianship and free, swinging attitude of the earlier adventure. Its Midwestern United States location makes Cincinnati an unusual candidate for one who has provided a century of hot jazz. However, three features stand out to allow fair competition between New ...
Big Will Leaps In
Label: J Seven
Released: 1999
Track listing: Owenthology; Big Will Leaps In; Equinox; Mismatch; For Patriece; Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise; Bye-Bye Blackbird; Misty; Straight, No Chaser; A Night in Tunisia.
William Menefield: Big Will Leaps In
by Jack Bowers
Remember the name William Menefield. On second thought, don’t bother; you’ll probably be hearing it often enough in the years ahead. Menefield’s debut album, Big Will Leaps In, has “blossoming superstar” written all over it. As a pianist Menefield unearths a range of maturity, depth and insight that would be remarkable at any age, and is ...
William Menefield: Big Will Leaps In
by Jim Santella
Acoustic piano trios are the backbone of mainstream jazz, allowing for a proper balance of both expository and extemporaneous material. The three artists have distinct roles that require cohesion and “big ears." Cincinnati veteran Art Gore and bassist Tyrone Wheeler make fine partners for the teenaged William Menefield. Born to a musical family, the talented pianist ...
Phil DeGreg: The Green Gate
by Jim Santella
From the mainstream, pianist Phil DeGreg leads his trio and quartet through a varied program of material, both familiar and fresh. The pianist, whose experience includes work with Slide Hampton, Stanley Turrentine, Eddie Harris, and Woody Herman’s orchestra, is an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Real Audio ...
Phil DeGreg: The Green Gate
by Jack Bowers
While I’ve always found it difficult (if not impossible) to identify pianists in a blindfold test (okay, I think I could name Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner and a few others), I do know enough to separate the sheep from the goats — in other words, I think I can tell who the players are, who swings ...
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