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Julia Dollison: Observatory
by Jim Santella
With Ben Monder's guitar harmonies surrounding her light, airy voice, Julia Dollison sings familiar tunes and several originals on this debut album. She overdubs her voice in order to achieve a choir of similar voices. Delivering lines with a cool demeanor, she expresses each message openly with a contemporary flair. Emotion plays a considerable part in ...
P.J. Perry: Time Flies
by Jim Santella
Recorded live at The Cellar in Vancouver, British Columbia, Time Flies features fired-up bebop from a quintet of veteran artists who've never lost track of the designs that were given to us by pioneers such as Bird, Diz, Bud Powell, Horace Silver, and Art Blakey. Alto saxophonist P.J. Perry drives with the spirit of ...
The David Leonhardt Jazz Group: I'll Be Home for Christmas
by Jim Santella
With a casual atmosphere that recalls long winter evenings at your favorite nightclub, David Leonhardt and his musical partners interpret this program of holiday favorites in the jazz tradition. The pianist brings a warm glow to each song. They're exciting, and yet Leonhardt manages to put more into each piece than is usually found this time ...
Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It?
by Jim Santella
We've all been exposed to the music of Isaac Hayes. His film soundtracks and jazz-tinged funk have had their effect. Today he's also known for his role as a school cafeteria worker in the animated television series South Park. A leading romantic icon in the popular music world, he's given Stax Records a pile of great ...
Ranee Lee & Oliver Jones: Just You, Just Me
by Jim Santella
Interpreting lyrics convincingly and scatting with fired-up authority, Ranee Lee turns in a winning performance, working with a superb piano trio that agrees with her expressive manner. She and pianist Oliver Jones first recorded together over fifteen years ago. Here, they're both quite expressive in their delivery: Lee the warm interpreter and Jones the impeccable keyboard ...
Royce Campbell: A Jazz Guitar Christmas
by Jim Santella
With his warm and sincere holiday greeting, guitarist Royce Campbell combines mainstream jazz with the Christmas tradition. His wealth of experience has taught him to treasure these holiday songs. Nineteen years as Henry Mancini's guitarist, plus numerous tours with singers Mel Tormé, Cleo Laine, Perry Como, and Marvin Gaye, have given Campbell an appreciation for the ...
Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes
by Jim Santella
Buddy Rich and His Band The Lost Tapes Lightyear Entertainment 2005 Recorded April 3, 1985 and featuring Bill Reddie's thrilling “West Side Story" medley arrangement, this lost & found session with the Buddy Rich 15-piece big band comes from the same session as Channel One Suite , which ...
Nnenna Freelon: Blueprint of a Lady
by Jim Santella
Nnenna Freelon and Billie Holiday have many things in common. Both possess a unique vocal timbre that's instantly identifiable. Both have worked with superb accompanists who honor the jazz tradition admirably. And both interpret songs with the kind of deep feeling that endears each performance to our hearts. We can't help falling in love with their ...
Tom Ranier & Glenn Cashman: Blue in Green
by Jim Santella
Saxophonist Glenn Cashman owns a warm tone that comes with a crystal clear persuasion. As he converses with pianist Tom Ranier on this program of standards and originals, you can feel the ease with which the two artists communicate. In music, as well as with person-to-person communication, tone can make a difference between understanding and missing ...
Hendrik Meurkens: Amazon River
by Jim Santella
With a session of originals and established Brazilian songs, Hendrik Meurkens pays homage to the music that moves him. His guests play a large part in helping the harmonica virtuoso create a recommended album that accurately describes those feelings. He soars high and low, swooping effortlessly around melodic fragments that belie the rustic impression of a ...
