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Maynard Ferguson: Brass Attitude
by Jim Santella
From the session’s opening “Just Friends" to “The Lip," Maynard Ferguson’s powerful high-note chops are in remarkably fine form. From his brassy lower register to his ultra-high leaps, the trumpeter struts and soars before his 10-piece Big Bop Nouveau ensemble. Starting out almost 50 years ago, Ferguson trained in the big bands of Charlie Barnet, Boyd ...
Dmitri Matheny: Statlight Cafe
by Jim Santella
Recorded live at La Note Café and Restaurant Provencal in Berkeley, California earlier this year, Dmitri Matheny’s third album offers ballad material suitable for framing and displaying in the living room where you’ll be able to revisit it every day when you come home from a hard day’s work. The trio’s members form a cohesive seamless ...
Rob McConnell: Big Band Christmas
by Jim Santella
The clear precise intonation of Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass lends itself to Christmas music. And the swinging, fun-loving arrangements are a natural for any holiday season. Rob McConnell has put them together and the result is one swingin’ good time.Robert Murray Gordon McConnell founded the Boss Brass in 1968 as a working group for ...
Dave Douglas: Charms Of The Night Sky
by Jim Santella
Dave Douglas is a creative trumpeter who infuses an eclectic array of musical styles into his compositions. From Eastern European folk music, tango, Italian opera, swing, and jazz, the artist brings it all together for an enjoyable program. Douglas, 35, attended the Berklee School of Music, the New England Conservatory, and New York University, worked with ...
Eric Kloss: One, Two, Free
by Jim Santella
Recorded in 1972 on Muse, this album features Eric Kloss on alto sax, Pat Martino on guitar, Ron Thomas on piano, Dave Holland on bass, and Ron Krasinski at the drums. Highly prolific in the 1960s and ‘70s, both the Pittsburgh saxophonist and Philadelphia guitarist had been creating albums that incorporated funk, pop, rock, and some ...
Kyle Eastwood: From There To Here
by Jim Santella
When Kyle Eastwood’s quartet performed in Southern California three years ago the bassist proved to audiences that his focus was on the melody. Playing standards such as “Body And Soul," “All The Things You Are," and “In A Sentimental Mood," the leader was careful to state the melodies first and let them settle before launching into ...
Various Artists: Jazz For The Quiet Times
by Jim Santella
Produced by Adam Dorn, this collection of slow heartfelt instrumental standard reissues featuring saxophone, organ & guitar, vibraphone, mellow trumpet, or a combination of those, is – quite simply – “music to relax to." Centered around an arrangement of Benny Golson’s “Whisper Not" featuring vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, the compilation consists of familiar ballad material with slow ...
Woody Shaw: Imagination
by Jim Santella
Originally released by Muse in 1987, this album features the talented quintet of trumpeter Woody Shaw, trombonist Steve Turre, pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Carl Allen. Steve Turre, who worked with Woody Shaw for about 16 years, had already developed the same sort of natural style for which we remember Shaw. In his ...
Various Artists: The Sampler
by Jim Santella
Introducing Concord’s Jazz Heritage Series of 29 individual compilations, is a sampler that contains 29 tracks to match the collection’s volumes. At almost two and a half hours, with a suggested retail price of $10.98, the introductory sampler serves as a smart shopper’s bargain – that is, if one doesn’t already own the material from which ...
Richard "Groove" Holmes: Broadway
by Jim Santella
Orginally released by Muse in 1980, this reissue features organist Groove Holmes, saxophonist Houston Person, guitarist Gerald Smith, percussionist Ralph Dorsey, and drummer Bobby Ward. No bassist is required because the leader provides stellar bass lines himself from the organ. The title track, “Broadway," starts off this album with a blazing tempo and a natural flair ...
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