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Barry Romberg: No Soap Radio
by Jerry D'Souza
One of the first things that is apparent when looking at this CD is that Barry Romberg has a sense of humour, evident not only in the titles of his compositions, but also the text of the liner notes, particularly a question and the relevant answer. The crackerjack band he has includes some of the finest ...
Layla Angulo: Live At The Triple Door
by Jerry D'Souza
Layla Angulo brought her brand of Afro-Peruvian rhythms and jazz to the Triple Door in Seattle for this set, which turns out to be an entertaining one. Angulo wrote all the music except for “Muñeca, a Eddie Palmieri composition. The band is tight and can essay ideas that please and also work on long jams.
April Hall with the Pamela Hines Trio: Hall Sings Hines
by Jerry D'Souza
Pamela Hines and April Hall continue their collaboration with a full album of tunes that Hines composed. The last time around, Hall was a guest vocalist on Twilight World. On the present effort, the tunes cross different streams and Hall gets in to them with compact ease. Her voice is supple and she uses phrasing to ...
Michel Lambert: Le Passant (The Wanderer)
by Jerry D'Souza
Michel Lambert began working on the music on Le Passant (The Wanderer) in 1992. Time, however, brought about changes. He reduced his original symphonic work to its current instrumentation. He calls it a meeting of the two forces and a confrontation between music that is through-composed and freely improvised. The latter is seen in complete detail ...
Harris Eisenstadt: The Soul and Gone
by Jerry D'Souza
Harris Eisenstadt wrote all the compositions on The Soul and Gone, and he recruited a fine band of musicians who never cease to make the music amazing. All of the players have consistently created monuments of aural splendour. This time out is no exception. There is a constant shift of emphasis and shade, subtlety and emphasis, ...
Tim O'Dell & Tatsu Aoki: Ancient Pines
by Jerry D'Souza
Much of the music on Ancient Pines was improvised, which turns out to be just fine for the agile minds of Tim O'Dell and Tatsu Aoki. Both have the ability to pick up a thread and unravel it in distinct patterns, a craft that is stimulated by the empathy they share. O'Dell is an open, lyrical ...
Rosanne Agasee: Home At Last
by Jerry D'Souza
Rosanne Agasee has gathered some fine musicians on her debut recording. She has also honed in on jazz standards and pop tunes to showcase her vocals. So far it is all good. If there is one thing that the record proves, it is that Agasee is a pop stylist. She starts out low-key. Her ...
Jazz Epicure: Broadway Delicacies
by Jerry D'Souza
It was on a cold January night in the middle of a blizzard that Bill Bridges, Stéphane Allard, and Lew Mele holed up in a house to lay down some music. They stuck close to a “fragrant kitchen, which could have had some bearing when it came to giving this recording a name. The ...
Carli Mu: Maverick
by Jerry D'Souza
A thunderous chord, flattened notes, and a rollicking melody turn out to be the calling cards for Carli Muñoz. He gets off to a fine start with “Maverick, underlining his prowess as a pianist with some delightful runs and heady harmonics. But saxophonist David Sanchez cuts to the chase, dissecting the melody and spiriting it in ...
Deborah Weisz Quintet: Grace (For Will)
by Jerry D'Souza
Deborah Weisz makes a strong statement and underlines her credentials as a composer and trombone player on Grace, her second album. She defines different styles with a compact sense of accomplishment, an attribute that also owes its devolution to her fine band. The opening track was written for her brother Will. It is full ...
