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Bireli Lagrene: Swing
by Jim Santella
Guitarist Biréli Lagrène recorded this tribute to the swing jazz of Django Reinhardt when he was only fourteen (and it was his second album release!). From a Gypsy family in the French region of Alsace, he started out as a child prodigy who learned from his father and brother. But it was the recordings of Reinhardt ...
The Soul Deacons: Skippin
by Jim Santella
Ray Charles did it better than anyone. He brought deep-rooted soul out of the church and into popular music. Jazz and blues need that kind of inner soul in order to survive. It's usually offered up alongside creative works that sometimes contain lyrics and usually come on the heels of spontaneity. In a program ...
Howard and the White Boys: Made in Chicago
by Jim Santella
Howard McCullum brings Chicago blues to a worldwide audience. He and the members of his band first met in college at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb back in 1988. They've been living the Chicago blues ever since, making the Windy City their home and serving as ambassadors for their contemporary sound. While the band's ...
Terell Stafford: Taking Chances: Live at the Dakota
by Jim Santella
With his rich trumpet tone and delicate manner, Terell Stafford brought his quintet into Minneapolis' Dakota Bar and Grill in June, 2005 for this well-received concert performance. They got the sound just right, and the musicians provided their audience with an unforgettable experience. Stafford plays it cool. He's got no axe to grind, no ...
Bob Mintzer Quartet: In the Moment
by Jim Santella
Fourteen years with the Yellowjackets is only a part of what saxophonist Bob Mintzer represents. He has also led his big band and smaller ensembles through jazz's mainstream time and again over a career that spans more than thirty years of contemporary jazz. His tenor saxophone gives this album a cool quality that turns each melody ...
Hiromi: Time Control
by Jim Santella
"It is time to be out there...in many different ways. - from Hiromi's liner notes to Time Control. It's true. She can easily take Best of the Year honors with this album, but Hiromi is still an unknown quantity. Many have yet to hear the exciting and creative sounds that come from ...
Pat Martino: El Hombre
by Jim Santella
Registrazione come capo, il EL Hombre del Martino del picchiettio la prima è stata fatta quando aveva appena 22 anni. Stava giocando professionalmente da quando era diciassette (1961-1944=17). Da Filadelfia, stato sotto il periodo di molti greats di jazz dalla città di Amore di Brotherly. Così il suo amore di jazz è venuto naturalmente a lui, ...
Kurt Elling: Nightmoves
by Jim Santella
Kurt Elling has mellowed some. Quite the original voice in jazz for more than a decade, he's introduced us to adventure and thrills. He's helped to maintain the spirit of straight-ahead jazz with a superb pianist by his side while moving enchantingly in and out of the mainstream. Elling's soothing baritone voice lends itself to both ...
Stanley Clarke: Night School
by Jim Santella
Stanley Clarke Night School Heads Up 2007 Stanley Clarke's concert performance at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood brought many of his friends and acquaintances together for a night of good fun and enjoyable music. Active in fundraising for scholarships to the school, Clarke moved seamlessly through a program ...
Steve Swell: Double Diploid & Live at the Bowery Poetry Club
by Jim Santella
Steve Swell · David Taylor Quartet Double Diploid CIMP 2007 Steve Swell's Nation of We Live at the Bowery Poetry Club Ayler Records 2007 Steve Swell exhibits the unique ...
