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Jane Monheit: The Season
by Jim Santella
It's that time of the year: time to enjoy our favorite Christmas songs and other traditional holiday songs that have left their imprint. Jane Monheit brings us these and much more with her holiday album, also including a few surprises along with the usual fare. Her warm voice gives the album a cozy feeling. ...
Wayne Peet Quartet: Live at Al's Bar
by Jim Santella
Recorded several years ago at a live club date in Los Angeles, Wayne Peet's quartet boils over with a hot, steamy affair that brings you up and out of your seat within minutes. The crafty organist, best known for the creative improvised music that he's worked out with Vinny Golia, as well as numerous Southern California ...
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
by Jim Santella
Charles Mingus Live at Montreux 1975 Eagle Vision 2004 With complete liner notes and credits, this concert performance makes a valuable addition to the DVD library. That it's vintage Mingus in top form makes things all the better. As this is a live performance, the sound ...
Bob Rodriguez: Corridor
by Jim Santella
On this dreamy trio session, pianist Bob Rodriguez interprets a set of originals and several standards. His cascading keyboard melodies and gently flowing snippets of poetic charm give the listener a quiet storm of relaxed pleasure. The acoustic setting provides a natural texture, while each improvised phrase overlaps like the wind and the rain outside.
Woody Shaw: Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard
by Jim Santella
Live straight-ahead jazz doesn't get much better than these two nights when Woody Shaw brought his quintet into the Village Vanguard in August 1978. Trumpet and saxophone improvise with forceful confidence, piano provides the glue that keeps them in a tightly- knit affair, and the rhythmic team of bass and drums exudes a propelling force.
Maynard Ferguson: Live at the Top
by Jim Santella
Maynard Ferguson Live: At the Top Brentwood Home Video 1975/2005 Filmed in 1974 for Public Television at the Plaza Hotel in Rochester, New York, Maynard Ferguson's big band went over the top with a powerful concert that would broaden its appeal to a wider audience. Staid fans from ...
Jim Schapperoew: Uranian Rhythm
by Jim Santella
Free jazz that is based on the adventurous spirit of a percussionist often means that melody takes a back seat. Drummer Jim Schapperoew brings lyrical support to his sessions just the same through the use of guest artists on flute, marimba, vocals, piano, cello, and violin. By allowing each gentle melody to flow over the rumbling ...
Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Havana
by Jim Santella
Dizzy Gillespie A Night in Havana New Video 2005 Documenting the endearing relationship that Dizzy Gillespie had with Cuban music and the Cuban people, A Night in Havana explores both his concert performance and the social interactions that he encountered there. Gillespie was 71. Arturo Sandoval and Gonzalo ...
Dana Landry: Journey Home
by Jim Santella
The title track of Journey Home features Dana Landry's cascading piano in a soothing ballad that meanders relentlessly in an inspired sojourn. With soprano saxophone and vibraphone, he gently massages the melody on its trek over long distances and through marathon trials. With his original “Deerhead Sketches," the pianist paints impressions of his native Eastern Pennsylvania ...
Robert Glasper: Canvas
by Jim Santella
As the paintbrush of modern mainstream jazz takes broader strokes across the canvas of contemporary music, Robert Glasper folds elements from several areas into his art. And that's what makes his performances so interesting. His first album, Mood (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2004), introduced the pianist as an eclectic artist who takes jazz and blues to ...
