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Dave Askren: Some Other Things
by Jim Santella
Guitarist Dave Askren leads a stellar quartet on Some Other Things through a program of modern mainstream jazz originals and one standard. He provides a comfortable ambience, with several layers of harmony all wrapped up in nine lyrical melodies. Typically, the quartet drives straight ahead: forceful to some extent, but still laid-back enough to let the ...
Concord Introduces Three Young Musicians to a Wider Audience
by Jim Santella
Every generation inherits something from those who came before. Concord Music Group is now in a position to issue recordings from several different generations of jazz interpreters, covering the mainstream from many eras. We've lost familiar voices such as Mel Tormé, Rosemary Clooney, Susannah McCorkle, Charlie Byrd, Emily Remler, Barney Kessel and Cal Tjader--and no one ...
Johnnie Valentino: Stingy Brim
by Jim Santella
The tuba makes a comeback on Johnnie Valentino's modern mainstream jazz adventure, Stingy Brim. His program of original compositions features a creative quintet with nonstandard instrumental voices: guitar, tuba, organ, drums, and clarinet or tenor saxophone. Together, they create a whirlwind of saucy jazz with a contemporary flavor that travels no specific timeline. Slight echoes from ...
Ryan Haines Big Band: New Horizons
by Jim Santella
I love a good big band. Especially when it swings like Count Basie. Trombonist Ryan Haines drives this big band with that same kind of laid-back groove, updating his charts with a contemporary flair and putting together a well balanced outfit to interpret his challenging arrangements. The leader's trombone soars fluidly overhead as he solos with ...
Ari Roland: Sketches from a Bassist's Album
by Jim Santella
Any session led by a double-bassist has to have pizzazz to work. Ari Roland proves this axiom true as he solos with authority, walks the bass for a confident rhythmic foundation, and encourages his sidemen to turn it loose. From New York, just over thirty, and a standard fixture at Smalls, Roland finds it easy to ...
Miles Davis: Miles in Berlin
by Jim Santella
Miles Davis Miles in Berlin (Collector's Edition) Columbia 2006 (1964) Containing a bonus track that wasn't available on the original LP, Columbia's “collector's edition" reissue of this live concert offers a terrific look at Miles Davis and one of his best bands. Recorded on September 25, 1964 at The Berlin ...
Keith Oxman: Dues in Progress
by Jim Santella
Keith Oxman's straight-ahead sextet interprets this program of standards and original compositions with a veteran's touch. Trumpeter Marcus Hampton sits in for “C.H.O.C., oboist Peter Cooper for “Darn That Dream. With his cohesive ensemble in sync, the tenor saxophonist delivers a clear message. Keith Oxman is from Denver. His thirty years' experience in the ...
Sai Ghose: New Blood
by Jim Santella
Jazz's modern mainstream needs new blood in the form of emerging artists, innovative ideas, and creative new compositions. Pianist Sai Ghose comes up with a welcome plan on New Blood, bringing several new pieces to interpret with his quartet. They're tight. Everything seems to click as the four artists turn loose a spate of creative fire ...
Janiva Magness & Mac Arnold: Two Genuine Blues Survivors
by Jim Santella
The blues has suffered through tales of woe and thoughts about what's gonna happen next. It gives us plenty to think about. But it's not always sad. Much of what is being shared contains positive ideas about how things can turn around, and how life goes on. We live the adventures long enough to share our ...
Rabih Abou-Khalil / Joachim K: Journey to the Centre of an Egg
by Jim Santella
With a program of compositions by Rabih Abou-Khalil and Joachim Kühn, Journey to the Centre of an Egg shifts to various parts of the globe, combining mainstream jazz with world music. Most of the flavor in their creations centers on the Middle Eastern tradition. This comes as no surprise, since Abou-Khalil was born in Lebanon and ...
