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Chris Keller: Love Is the Answer

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

Chris Keller has a message to deliver but doesn’t let it get in the way of the music on this light–hearted quartet session that glides smoothly along without causing a fuss or ruffling any feathers. That’s not to say it is without interest; Keller is an accomplished player, as are the others in her group — ...

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Jiggs Whigham with the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra: Love Walked In

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

Although he was born in the U.S., trombonist Jiggs Whigham’s name is far better known to Jazz enthusiasts overseas, especially in Europe, than it is to those in his native country. That’s because Whigham has lived abroad since 1965 when he went to Cologne, Germany, to join the Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra. To say that the Ohio ...

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The Bill Tole Orchestra: On the Move / Big Band Memories / Dream

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

As the liner notes to the On the Move affirm, trombonist Bill Tole “has dedicated himself to bringing the best of the ’40s into the ’90s [and beyond].” Tole leads a talented swing / dance band in the image of Glenn Miller, the Dorseys, Harry James, Ray Anthony and others on these three albums, the last ...

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The John Harrison Trio: Roman Sun

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by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

Another superb piano trio, this one from the Boston area and comprised of names that were unknown to us but no less impressive than many who are. The pianist, John Harrison III, is a forceful two--handed player who always knows precisely where he has been and where he is going. Drummer Alan Hall and bassist Peter ...

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Chuck Findley with the Metropole Orchestra: Star Eyes

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

Trumpeter Chuck Findley, who’s seen and heard most often these days (evenings) with Kevin Eubanks and the Tonight Show band, recorded this pleasant, even–tempered album some time ago (how long isn’t clear) with the large and always impressive Metropole Orchestra under former conductor Rob Pronk who also wrote all the charts. Findley once shared an album ...

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Rosemary Clooney: Sweet Melody

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

What can I say about Rosemary Clooney that I’ve not said hundreds of times before — that she is one of the most charming and intelligent interpreters of popular song that it has ever been my pleasure to hear and appreciate. These fourteen examples of Rosie’s uncommon artistry, recorded between 1949 and ’56, include four from ...

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Astrid Cowan: Swing Team

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

I hope Astrid Cowan will forgive me for saying she plays piano like a man. The truth is, she does, employing a percussive, two–fisted approach that reminds one of McCoy Tyner, the late Gene Harris, Benny Green and other fiery, blues–based modernists. Not much is said on Swing Team about her background, only that she was ...

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The Ted Heath Band: The Farewell Concert

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

After fifty–five years of spectacular music–making the venerable Ted Heath Orchestra finally closed the door and turned out the lights for the last time in December 2000 but not before presenting an absolutely ripping farewell concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall, almost every moment of which is safeguarded on this wonderful two–disc set. For Ted’s legions ...

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Swedish Jazz 1952-55: The Golden Years

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

It wasn’t long after Jazz was born that America’s classical music made its way across the Atlantic to Europe, where perhaps no other country embraced Jazz so passionately and produced as many masterful advocates as Sweden. In the early ’50s, when bop reigned supreme both here and abroad, Sweden was second only to the U.S. in ...

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Kaufman / Gertz / Bergonzi: The Line Between

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

I started by reading Charlie Banacos’ liner notes to The Line Between, which probably make perfect sense to musicians but are far too abstruse for my untrained mind. I can pass on the observation that Jerry Bergonzi’s compositions — he wrote everything except “Fourth Ray,” which is a group effort — are “based on a technique ...