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The Jim Seeley/Arturo O'Farrill Quintet: The Jim Seeley/Arturo O'Farrill Quintet
by John Kelman
Trumpeter Jim Seeley may hail from Kansas, but he's clearly got Latin in his soul, having recorded with artists including the Mambo All-Star Orchestra, Luis Bonilla and, most significantly, Chico O'Farrill. Teaming with O'Farrill's son Arturo, a pianist who has acted as musical director for his father's Afro Cuban big band both pre- and posthumously, Seeley ...
Focus on Stan Getz
by Florence Wetzel
Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz (1927-1991) is one of the most important jazz stylists of the last century. Schooled in the '40s big bands of Teagarden, Kenton, and others, Getz first rose to prominence as part of the “Four Brothers." In the '50s he was one of the defining voices of West Coast jazz and cool, and ...
Danny Barrett: Indian Summer
by Michael P. Gladstone
Danny Barrett is a big-voiced crooner in the style of Dick Haymes, Vic Damone and Billy Eckstine, harkening back to an era when these vocalists could be guaranteed airplay in the pre-rock era. There are detailed endorsements from highly respected vocalists Jimmy Scott and David Allyn in the liner notes and comparisons made to Johnny Hartman, ...
Reuben Wilson: A Groovy Situation & Boogaloo to the Beastie Boys
by Andrew Rowan
You can safely bet that a Reuben Wilson record will be a jumping situation. These two sessions offer up grooves that reflect the popular rhythms of their eras. Reuben Wilson A Groovy Situation Blue Note-Water Music 2004 (1970) A Groovy Situation comes from 1970 and features alto saxophonist Earl Turbinton, ...
Mat Maneri Times Two
by Ty Cumbie
Cecil Taylor Algonquin Bridge 2004 Cecil Taylor started out with a bracingly original sound that had a tenuous but easily discernible connection to recognizable forms and gradually over the decades moved into total abstraction. Taylor is perhaps at the peak of his technique and his music can be both as ...
Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra: Euphonic Sounds
by Mitchell Seidel
If you have a desire to really discover some of the main roots of jazz, the Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra is a good place to start. Clarinetist Orange Kellin's ensemble performs the music in authentic ragtime style, giving listeners an idea as to what it must have been like to hear it as it was originally intended. ...
Bob Dorough: Sunday at Iridium
by Mitchell Seidel
One of the most pleasant events in recent New York jazz history was the return of singer-pianist Bob Dorough, who performs regularly for the Sunday brunch crowd at Iridium. Mavens and middle-aged cogniscenti know him as one of the great '50s and '60s hipster singer-songwriters, while those of a slightly younger generation know him for ABC-TV's ...
Mark Sherman: The Motive Series
by Jim Santella
New York vibraphonist Mark Sherman leads a stellar quartet on The Motive Series, which includes two straight-ahead standards and a number of original themes. His percussive cascades emphasize the spontaneous character of his ensemble, as well as the artists' fluid interplay. Cohesive and enriched by the vibraphone's overlaying harmonies, the quartet strolls confidently through visions of ...
Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra: Euphonic Sounds
by Jim Santella
Clear and crisp, the two-step of ragtime brings the eight-piece Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra into our homes for a session of good old-fashioned delights. Theirs is a happy music. Bouncing politely and strutting with a carefree air, the notes appear to jump up and down in lock step on the page. Society bands and formal gatherings from ...
Scott Hamilton and Harry Allen: Heavy Juice
by Ken Franckling
This CD has been a recording waiting to happen for twenty years. Back then, highschooler Harry Allen joined Scott Hamilton on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival for a cameo performance with the George Wein-led Newport All-Stars. Allen grew up in Rhode Island, which also claims Hamilton as a native son. And Hamilton certainly was a ...
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