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Piperville: Return to the 90th Floor...
by Jack Bowers
Piperville is a trio, but not just any trio. To begin with, a threesome with Jeff Hamilton on drums and Lynn Seaton on bass is already two-thirds of the way to Jazz heaven. Add pianist Brian Piper, one of the busiest musicians in the Dallas, Texas, area, and the group is no less than one king-size ...
Marilyn Harris: Round Trip
by Jack Bowers
Round Trip would be a great record with the LA Jazz All-Stars Big Band alone. As a bonus, we get a terrific singer/songwriter, Marilyn Harris, who wrote or co-wrote ten of the album's dozen selections and uses her pleasing midrange voice and effervescent personality to amply and enliven every one of them. From what I can ...
Bob Lark / Phil Woods Quintet: In Her Eyes
by Jack Bowers
In Her Eyes is the second trumpet-led album released by Jazzed Media on which the name Carl Saunders doesn't appear above the marquee. Graham Carter, the CEO at JM, is careful to choose trumpeters who won't suffer by comparison. The first was Marvin Stamm; this time it's Bob Lark, whose melodic trumpet and flugelhorn sing as ...
Viva Stan! Viva Woody! Viva Poston!
by Jack Bowers
I've now attended three of the semi-annual gatherings sponsored by Ken Poston and the Los Angeles Jazz Institute, and have learned that even though the performers and programs vary, there's one truism you can take to the bank: just when you're thinking “it can't get any better than this, it gets better than this. The most ...
Jerry Drake: A Tribute To The Big Bands, Songs From My Heart & Latin Latitudes
by Jack Bowers
Three albums by New York-based--are you ready-- composer/arranger/trumpeter/trombonist/pianist/vocalist Jerry Drake. If you're thinking it looks like Drake's a one-man band, it only appears that way. There's a full ensemble--the Front Page Big Band--backing him, but he's definitely the top gun, singing and/or soloing on every number. All three albums, it has to be said, would comfortably ...
The Bud Shank Big Band: Taking the Long Way Home
by Jack Bowers
The Bud Shank Big Band Taking the Long Way Home Jazzed Media 2006 Just in time for his eightieth birthday, Jazzed Media has released renowned alto saxophonist Bud Shank's first-ever album as leader of his own big band, the aptly named Taking the Long Way Home. From the opening bars ...
David Berger & the Sultans of Swing: Hindustan
by Jack Bowers
David Berger not only leads a terrific band, he also has a wicked sense of humor. Hindustan, the fourth album by his intrepid Sultans of Swing, comes complete with a cover photo of camels being led by turbaned Bedouins across blazing desert sands as the sun sinks slowly in the west. So where was it recorded? ...
Temple Jazz Orchestra: This Is TJO
by Jack Bowers
The Temple Jazz Orchestra, which began life about fifteen years ago as a part of the Jazz Studies program at Temple College, has evolved into a professional ensemble whose members include a number of the best big band musicians and educators in central Texas. The TJO was founded by its current director, Tom Fairlie, who triples ...
Howard University Jazz Ensemble: HUJE '05
by Jack Bowers
Another year, another superb recording by the Howard University Jazz Ensemble from our nation's capital. Director Fred Irby and the ensemble have been dropping by the studio for many years now (my library includes all but one of their annual albums dating back to 1989), and each new entry in the scrapbook perpetuates the impressive musical ...
Jessica Williams: Billy's Theme
by Jack Bowers
One great pianist deserves another. Billy Taylor, who needs no introduction to jazz fans around the world, is the honoree (tributary?) in this solo recital by longtime friend and ardent admirer Jessica Williams, who may need an introduction to some but can easily hold her own against the most accomplished pianists one cares to name. As ...
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