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Jerry Vivino: Walkin
by Jim Santella
Jerry Vivino has put together a fine straight-ahead session that also includes New Orleans funk, Latin jazz, bossa nova and highly creative improvised romps in several other styles. Vivino's thirteen years with the Max Weinberg 7 in support of Conan O'Brien's late night television show has helped to convince him that variety works. Working ...
Jamie Davis: It
by Jim Santella
Vocalist Jamie Davis is a veteran of the Count Basie Orchestra. So are several of the sidemen who appear on this pleasant big band album. As they interpret a dozen familiar songs, you can feel the memories returning. Davis' clear, resonant baritone voice takes you out for a night on the town, and it leaves you ...
The Chad Makela Quartet: Flicker
by Jerry D'Souza
Chad Makela, who studied and spent his early years as a musician in the US, is now based in Vancouver, Canada. He is among the many who performed at The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club in that West Coast city. Like a few of them, he recorded for the Cellar Live label, which was established to ...
Latin Fever: Metamorphosis and Absolute Quintet
by Russ Musto
Yosvanny Terry Cabrera Metamorphosis Kindred Rhythm 2006 Dafnis Prieto Absolute Quintet Zoho 2006 In spite of the unrelenting diplomatic chasm between the US and Cuba, the island's ...
Duduka Da Fonseca: Samba Jazz In Black & White
by Michael P. Gladstone
Brazilian drummer and percussionist Duduka Da Fonseca recorded this album for Zoho as a followup to his debut album, Samba Jazz Fantasia (Malandro, 2002). Da Fonseca was born in 1951 and gained years of experience on the streets of Brazil with musicians like Raul de Souza, Edison Machado and Dom Um Romao. He relocated to New ...
Daniel Smith: Bebop Bassoon
by Dan McClenaghan
The bassoon is rarely heard in jazz. The big, deep-toned double reed instrument is much more at home in the classical world. When encountered in a jazz setting, it's usually in larger ensemble recordings, painting dark colors in the harmonies. Saxophonist Wayne Shorter's classic Alegria (Verve, 2003) is a good example of the more common usage ...
Jason Kao Hwang: Edge
by Jerry D'Souza
Jason Kao Hwang is on the edge not only with this recording, but with his band as well. Both share the name, and the reason becomes apparent when listening to the record. Hwang nestles comfortably in a wide range of genres while exploring this musical journey. The violinist has created works that have the harmony of ...
Daniel Smith: Bebop Bassoon
by Jim Santella
The unique sound of a bassoon brings a considerable amount of restraint to jazz. By its nature, the centuries-old instrument provides a suitable avenue for channeling cool, laid-back ventures; classical music has long depicted its gentle spirit with subtlety. Bassoonist Daniel Smith swings with hearty passion on this recording, alongside an acoustic piano trio that does ...
The Mary Lou Williams Collective: Zodiac Suite: Revisited
by Michael P. Gladstone
The Zodiac Suite was composed by pianist Mary Lou Williams in 1944-45 and recorded shortly thereafter. It was also performed on Williams' weekly radio program in 1944. The suite consists of twelve segments, each musically describing one sign of the Zodiac, and is regarded as Mary Lou Williams' most important work. Each of the compositions was ...
Daniel Smith: Bebop Bassoon
by Michael P. Gladstone
Daniel Smith has invested a lot of time and energy to bring the repertoire of the bassoon into ragtime, jazz and contemporary music. Smith has recorded such titles as Bassoon Bon Bons, Bravo Bassoon and The Swinging Bassoon, as well as performances of Gunther Schuller's “Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra" and Steve Gray's “Jazz Suite For ...
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