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Jack Sheldon in New Orleans
by Jim Santella
Jack Sheldon Jack Sheldon in New Orleans Kultur 2005 At a live 1984 performance in Lulu White's Mahogany Hall on Bourbon Street, Jack Sheldon and his all-star ensemble perform a program of straight-ahead jazz pieces that finds them sizzling as if there's no tomorrow. Sheldon's voice was then ...
Ken Clark Organ Trio: Mutual Respect
by Jim Santella
Getting down and getting funky, Ken Clark heats things up with a hip attitude. His trio provides the spark to get things moving as the program moves dynamically through eclectic moods. Clark's song list, consisting mostly of originals, affords plenty of variety. From slow, romantic R&B to hip-hop stompers, he grooves with spirit. Drummer ...
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: At Carnegie Hall
by Jim Santella
We need more surprises like this one. Discovered by accident during a routine transfer of tapes to digital format, the Library of Congress found a gem. Monk and Coltrane gave their November 29, 1957 Carnegie Hall audience a precious performance. The transfer to digital sound files from a 7 ½-inch tape reel has left their music ...
Jessica Williams: Live at Yoshi's Volume Two
by Jim Santella
Jessica Williams never lets her audience down. This second volume of live performances at Yoshi's in Oakland, California provides yet another example of her creative muse in action. With her piano trio, the artist sculpts each selection as if it were made out of sand. Gently prodding, she finds a solution that's satisfying as well as ...
Sarah Morrow: American All-Stars in Paris
by Jim Santella
Backed by a hot jazz ensemble from Paris, trombonist Sarah Morrow steps out with a firm grasp of the situation. She and her band swing hard, creatively interpreting these standard tunes. Her solo trombone voice, alongside those of tenor giant Hal Singer and organist Rhoda Scott, results in a hearty party that could last all night ...
Ted Howe: Elton Exposed
by Jim Santella
Ted Howe's tribute album, subtitled Revealing the Jazz Soul of Elton John, takes a mellow piano excursion through territory that few jazz artists find the time to consider. Howe's piano trio transforms each pop song into a straight-ahead jazz medium filled with the swing and sway of Elton's gentle emotions. In Howe's hands, pop music swings ...
Bobby McFerrin: Try This at Home
by Jim Santella
Bobby McFerrin Try This at Home EuroArts 2005 Bobby McFerrin has the audience in the palm of his hand for this one-man concert that he performed in 2001 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. He communicates with the large audience naturally and evokes a friendly response. Who ...
Don Ellis: Tears of Joy
by Jim Santella
Recorded at San Francisco's Basin Street West in 1971, Tears of Joy marked a subtle change in the Don Ellis big band. The trumpeter was gradually drifting toward popular music, and he was beginning to use the new electronic technology to its best advantage. However, he continued to load each arrangement with the kinds of musical ...
Tamura/Sharp/Kato/Fujii: In the Tank
by Jim Santella
When four creative artists get together to improvise spontaneously for an hour and nine minutes, you can become completely immersed in their impressions. Like the ocean's surging tidewaters and its millions of creatures in motion, the music on In the Tank swirls continuously with eerie sensations. Piano, guitar, trumpet, and saxophone keep things distant ...
Erik Truffaz: Saloua
by Jim Santella
Erik Truffaz ensures that jazz will continue to grow. On Saloua, he incorporates a world view of the genre, picking up where Miles Davis left off. Tradition remains a part of his music; however, it's been disguised by modern concepts that affect all forms of popular music. Truffaz's horn swirls with the kind of moody melodicism ...
