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Anders Jormin: Xieyi
by Jim Santella
Expressing his innermost thoughts through a brass choir for six selections and working a cappella for the other eleven, bassist Anders Jormin interprets classical music and introspective originals with flair on Xieyi. The album's title is a Chinese term that implies freedom of expression. Jormin takes this opportunity to express from the heart what he feels ...
Marc Courtney Johnson: Marc Courtney Johnson
by Jim Santella
Performing with the Dan Cray Trio, singer Marc Courtney Johnson brings us four jazz standards and several other fresh pieces that introduce his vocal manners to a wider public. The Chicago-based singer carries with him a hip swagger, a heartfelt passion for communicating with his audience, and a love for the tradition. A lifetime of singing ...
Richie Beirach & Laurie Antonioli: The Duo Session
by Jim Santella
Recorded in 1992 in San Francisco, this session of piano/vocal duets features a silky-smooth singer in performance with an expressive pianist. Their warm, endearing approach brings you into their circle with open arms and a heartfelt embrace. Together, the two artists interpret moody standards, hip reflections, and searing originals with candor. Laurie Antonioli's clear ...
Spider Saloff: Like Glass
by Jim Santella
With her acoustic band adding light Brazilian backgrounds to her program of standards and originals, Spider Saloff brings us her sixth album on the Kopaesthetics label. A veteran of the vocal jazz scenes of New York and Chicago, she's comfortable interpreting lyrics as well as scat singing with clarity. Her original “Like Glass" tells ...
Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band: Rumba Buhaina
by Jim Santella
The music of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers serves as a suitable theme for this album by Jerry Gonzalez and his Latin jazz band, since they exhibit the same kind of percussive drive with integrated melody that the hard bop drummer and his quintets shared with us for decades. It's been almost two ...
David Tughan: Builders Brew
by Jim Santella
Cool and swinging, David Tughan sings the songs that we've come to know and hold dear. Builders Brew is his second album. Born and raised in Ireland, he performs throughout the United Kingdom, where audiences can soak up the tradition that he carries with him. With Frank Sinatra's phrasing and a delivery all his own, Tughan ...
The Dan Cray Trio: Save Us!
by Jim Santella
Jazz's modern mainstream has to preserve tradition while exploring unique approaches. It's got to grow. A lot of folks translate the concept of uniqueness into something “far out" and “hip" and “never before attempted." But stretching the boundaries of jazz to its limits has drawbacks. Some push too far and become alienated. Some water down the ...
Bill Evans Trio: The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961
by Jim Santella
With one and a half hours of material, this three-disc box set proves invaluable. It brings the classic Bill Evans Trio into focus for an evening of modern jazz that's played the way it's supposed to be played. You can relish every nuance of this session because it's not loud, forceful, flashy, or intense. No, Bill ...
George Benson: Live at Montreux 1986
by Jim Santella
George Benson Live at Montreux 1986 Eagle Eye Media 2005 This concert is a lot of fun for those who want to enjoy George Benson interpreting pop and smooth jazz. He's exciting, and he really gets into his songs. Solid vocals and smooth instrumentals carry the audience through ...
Freddy Cole: The Cole Nobody Knows
by Jim Santella
Freddy Cole The Cole Nobody Knows Plan B Productions 2005 Nat King Cole was unforgettable. His shadow extended far and wide. But, no one ever intended for that shadow to obscure the careers of Natalie, Ike, Eddie or Freddy Cole. Their talents overlap somewhat, but there's never been ...
