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Tim O'Dell & Tatsu Aoki: Ancient Pines
by Jim Santella
Through their spirited duo session, saxophonist Tim O'Dell and bassist Tatsu Aoki create a lovely chamber jazz atmosphere. They swing, experiment, solo comfortably, swing some more, and interpret this program of original compositions with creative passion. The arrangement of this true duo session allows each artist to step forward and contribute on an equal basis. Aoki ...
Chris Botti: To Love Again
by Jim Santella
Clearly a ballad album, To Love Again combines Chris Botti's warm trumpet tone and immaculate articulation with strings on a program designed to cure what ails ya. Guest vocalists make the session appeal to a broad audience, while the trumpeter's focus on his intimate ensemble interpretations remains its healthiest feature. His trumpet mastery has developed into ...
Horace Silver: Silver's Blue
by Jim Santella
Recorded in July of 1956, Silver's Blue expresses the true meaning of the blues. Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, and Joe Gordon “sing out" with a spirit true to the form as pianist Horace Silver sculpts Jazz Messenger empathy from his quintets. Half of the session comes from the leader's composing pen, “Hank's Tune" comes ...
Deanna Reuben: The Look of Love
by Jim Santella
Deanna Reuben captures the essence of romance through her heartfelt interpretation of our favorite songs. The Look of Love sends a message clearer than flowers or a box of candy or dinner and a movie. With this session, you get clarion vocals with a stellar jazz quintet that sparkles brightly through sensual ballads and upbeat rhythms. ...
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: Don't Be Afraid... The Music of Charles Mingus
by Jim Santella
Six compositions by Charles Mingus give the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra something different to work with. The swing is still there, but each piece echoes with the emotional strength and ferocity that its composer espoused through his ensembles. As with the original, you get a powerful bass line that leads the way, and you get thrilling ...
Trio da Paz: Somewhere
by Jim Santella
Don't think that a trio consisting of acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, and drums with a name that translates to “Trio of Peace" is going to give you a mindless smooth jazz performance without any substance of note. No, Trio da Paz drives hard along jazz's mainstream, putting all their syncopated beats and spontaneous gestures into perspective ...
Eileen Bertsch: Eileen
by Jim Santella
With her program of popular songs and show tunes, Eileen Bertsch brings back memories. They're the songs that we've come to know and to love. Her strong voice, backed by a studio orchestra and strings, forces itself through with a powerful will. As if acting on stage during a musical drama, the singer projects ...
The Frank Hewitt Quintet: Four Hundred Saturdays
by Jim Santella
Recorded August 21, 1999 at one of Frank Hewitt's after-hours sessions at Smalls, this set represents his regular Saturday night quintet feature, which placed the house pianist in close contact with his audience week after week. Hewitt performed at Smalls approximately one thousand times between 1994 and his death in September, 2002. With his ...
Marian McPartland & Teddy Wilson: Piano Jazz
by Jim Santella
Recorded in 1978 for Marian McPartland's radio program, this performance and conversation brings two great pianists together to reminisce and to talk about their careers as performers, scholars, and dedicated lovers of the art of jazz.Together, they uncover Teddy Wilson's biography piece by piece. It turns out Wilson was an early influence for McPartland ...
Duke Ellington: The Essential Duke Ellington
by Jim Santella
Trying to compile an album of essential Duke Ellington performances is a difficult task indeed. How can you get it all in? How does one performance of “It Don't Mean a Thing" compare to another? It's all arbitrary, and that's why our record collections continue to grow. The recordings reissued on this two-CD compilation ...
