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Joe Fuentes: A Good Cup Of Joe
by Jim Santella
Smooth jazz behind the delicate sounds of Joe Fuentes’ guitar color this session and offer a mild stimulant. The music includes background electric bass, additional guitars, keyboards, and programmed percussion; it’s music for relaxation, but with a powerful lead guitar wake-up call. The 35-year-old artist lives and works in San Francisco, where the jazz scene can ...
Carri Coltrane: Flamenco Sketches
by Jim Santella
From the recorded memories of Miles and Monk, singer Carri Coltrane has put together an eclectic session with the core rhythm section of bassist Ron Carter, pianist Ted Brancato, drummer Payton Crossley, and guitarist Mark Lucas. Adding a little vocalese here, a lush ballad there, some intentional dissonance for emphasis, and an enjoyable rhythmic lilt throughout ...
The Crown Project: Gershwin On Monarch
by Jim Santella
With a full orchestra backing smaller intimate jazz ensembles, various artists appearing under the umbrella title The Crown Project have gathered to pay tribute to George Gershwin’s music. Leading players are pianist Mark Gasbarro, flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny, saxophonists Doug Norwine & Justo Almario, and singers Sandi Patty & Tim Davis. Gasbarro performs “Nice Work if You ...
Dave Ellis: In The Long Run
by Jim Santella
The biography at http://www.monarchrecords.com/bio-ellis.html refers to saxophonist Dave Ellis as a “30-year-old rising-star saxophonist" who offers a variety of styles and preferences. The Monarch web site also includes samples from each of the tracks on In The Long Run. His early experience and few recordings only show the surface of what Ellis can do. His two ...
Clark Terry: Intimate Stories
by Jim Santella
Clark Terry – Intimate Stories – (Challenge Records) [CHR 70050] Challenge Records, P.O. Box 540, 6800 AM Arnheim, The Netherlands Recorded July 20, 1978 (58:44) 1998 release Fun-loving trumpeter and singer Clark Terry was recorded in a Paris studio July 20, 1978 as part of a drummerless trio. The material reissued recently by Challenge Records comes ...
The Heath Brothers: Jazz Family
by Jim Santella
Straight-ahead mainstream material – with solos from piano, guitar, trumpet, and each of the Heath brothers – makes for a listenable session. The ensemble has a genuine swing that sets your foot tapping and your head bobbing; this kind of atmosphere could even coax a wallflower out onto the dance floor. The big band arrangements on ...
Gene Harris: Live
by Jim Santella
Gene Harris and the Philip Morris All-Stars recorded a live session in 1995 at The University Club in San Diego. A finer group of jazz all-stars would be hard to find. With the pianist serving as the glue that holds it all together, Harris’ soulful piano catches fire on the first number and never lets up. ...
Dave Douglas: Moving Portrait
by Jim Santella
Dave Douglas has a superb experienced trio supporting him on Moving Portrait. The session consists of the trumpeter's compositions plus three by Joni Mitchell. Douglas feels that the words, music, and meaning of Mitchell's songs provide an excellent starting place for his ensemble to improvise in jazz. Like all forms of art, the result is a ...
Jimmy Heath: The Professor
by Jim Santella
The Professor is taken from three small-group Landmark sessions of 1974, 1985, and 1987. Jimmy Heath plays tenor on most tracks, alto on “The Voice of the Saxophone," and soprano on “No End" & “Sophisticated Lady." The compilation gets its title from Heath’s ten-year tenure as a professor for The Aaron Copland School of Music at ...
Carri Coltrane: Child Inside My Heart
by Jim Santella
Carri Coltrane sings Christmas songs in a clear alto voice with careful polite articulation. Her accompaniment is traditional piano music with brief soprano saxophone interludes. Pianist Ted Brancato stays with the tried and true approaches to harmony and rhythm, appropriately leaving embellishment for the singer. On “Away in a Manger" the trio allows melody to flow ...
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