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Pieces Of Eight & The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground
by Jim Santella
Known for his use of unusual meters and remarkable innovations, trumpeter Don Ellis gave the world plenty to think about. If it could be done in the manner that he prescribed, then there was no limit to what other bands could do either. We listened, we accepted, and we learned that we, too, could invent.
Blues In The Pocket & Blue Funk
by Jim Santella
These two albums from Tower Records' “Exclusive CDs from Blue Note compilation series feature the kind of blues feeling that should not be overlooked by any generation. The music world has many creative artists who approach a performance as a daring feat that requires the technique of a wizard and a similar degree of stamina to ...
Michael Bolton: Bolton Swings Sinatra
by Jim Santella
Michael Bolton would never have achieved the fame that he's garnered if he wasn't genuine. Sure, his sincere approach to singing takes him over the top. After all, he is an emotional performer. That red-faced, vein-protruding tightness comes with the territory, and it's brought him to the top of the pop, R&B and classical charts. He ...
Jackie Allen: Tangled
by Jim Santella
While it's clearly a pop album, Tangled has a light, jazzy feel. John Moulder's smooth jazz guitar, Steve Eisen's gentle flute and several keyboards back up Jackie Allen's lovely voice with an easy-to-like ambience. Allen delivers an expressive, convincing session. The singer uses her voice, whispery and coated with smooth silk, to interpret this program with ...
Nancy King: Live at Jazz Standard
by Jim Santella
Nancy King's duo performance with pianist Fred Hersch on Live at Jazz Standard allows her to share emotional warmth--which she's portrayed naturally throughout a career that spans over forty years--with her audience in an intimate setting. King's personal interpretations of standards and other popular songs have always worked well in the duo format. Her recorded collaborations ...
American Big Bands
by Jim Santella
American Big Bands William F. Lee III Softcover; 376 pages ISBN: 0-634-08054-7 Hal Leonard Corporation 2006 With thumbnail sketches of all the popular big bands from the Swing Era and many not-so-well-known bands too, William F. Lee III provides a valuable guide for those who need ...
Ignacio Berroa: Codes
by Jim Santella
Ignacio Berroa spreads contemporary Latin jazz before him everywhere he goes. It's the music of Dizzy Gillespie, the music of Mario Bauza, and the music of Gonzalo Rubalcaba, David Sánchez, Ed Simon, John Patitucci, and the other members of Berroa's band. Along with a vibrant Latin jazz rhythm and accented melodies, the ensemble adds ...
Ultimate Cool & Sanctified: Two Blue Note Compilations
by Jim Santella
These two themed albums from Tower Records' “Exclusive CDs from Blue Note compilation series feature emotions at work. Not the kind of emotions that result in loud or piercing attacks, but the kind that mellow with age. No reason to hurry. No reason to push the music forcefully. Both albums present cool and comforting music from ...
Mimi Fox at the Dana Point Community House
by Jim Santella
Mimi Fox Solo Guitar Concert Series Dana Point Community House Dana Point, California April 21, 2006 About an hour's drive south of Los Angeles, the quaint beach community of Dana Point sits nestled between rolling hills and coastal bluffs that overlook the harbor. Along with recreational boating, ...
Eddie Daniels: Mean What You Say
by Jim Santella
Straight-ahead jazz doesn't get much cleaner than this. When the Eddie Daniels Quartet goes to work, the business turns neat as a pin. They swing, too, with the intuition of veterans who have yet to run out of ideas. Cohesiveness, tone quality, intonation and a personal feel for the music's syncopated rhythms give the ...
