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Calvin Newborn: New Born
by Jim Santella
As the younger brother of gifted pianist Phineas Newborn, Jr., guitarist Calvin Newborn fell in love a long time ago with the same music and came to express it with his own voice. Jazz and blues run side by side in his interpretations. A lyrical guitarist who takes the room by the force of ...
Jane Ira Bloom: Like Silver, Like Song
by Jim Santella
Welcome to the 21st Century. With her electro-acoustic design, Jane Ira Bloom forges into exciting territory. She lifts her proud interpretation of straight-ahead, mainstream jazz into a higher realm. Using electronic devices, Bloom and her musical partners shift sound patterns into what we've come to know as science fiction effects. The band ...
Pamela Hines: Twilight World
by Jim Santella
Pianist Pamela Hines puts her quartet through a powerfully driven modern mainstream session on Twilight World, which also includes searing ballads and heartfelt blues. With tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, she interprets a program of pert originals and other fresh themes. Marian McPartland's “Twilight World" serves as the album's centerpiece, with its flowing melody and ...
Brad Dutz: Nine Gardeners Named Ned
by Jim Santella
Percussionist Brad Dutz leads an all-star ensemble on this program of his creative compositions. Each piece tells a story. The ensemble, including many of Southern California's leading improvising artists, accurately shades each piece with colors and patterns that evoke various moods. The session's standout instrumental voices include Dutz on marimba and vibraphone, Kim Richmond on clarinet, ...
John Pizzarelli at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
by Jim Santella
John Pizzarelli Quartet Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Cerritos, California April 22, 2005 John Pizzarelli knows how to impress an audience. He knows how much we enjoy the jazz tradition that carries a rhythmic swing with its interpretation. He knows that every audience loves a talented singer who ...
Dena DeRose: A Walk in the Park
by Jim Santella
Dena DeRose sings with emotion and musical accuracy. Her trio's sense of swing makes A Walk in the Park sparkle with hip inclinations that revel in their rhythmic delivery. While the album is moody for the most part, there's a deep feeling attached to this session. DeRose sings from the heart. Breathy and hesitant, ...
Pierre Bensusan: Altiplanos
by Jim Santella
Guitarist Pierre Bensusan creates a gentle mood on this, his tenth solo album. Applying fingerstyle technique to soft ballads and lyrical ramblings, he sets his original compositions on the table for casual contemplation. Each piece flows smoothly with emotion, as a treasured folk song would carry out its purpose on its listening audience. Singing ...
John Pizzarelli: Knowing You
by Jim Santella
John Pizzarelli's “Knowing You" flows with a laid back demeanor as organ, piano, bass, and drums surround the singer/guitarist with cool sensations. His velvety voice brings the title track's hip lyrics to life and sets your mind at ease. Listening to Pizzarelli sing this collection of standards and popular songs can turn your day into a ...
Jazz on Film
by Jim Santella
Scott YanowJazz on Film Backbeat Books320 pages, softcoverISBN 0-87930-738-82004 When Nnenna Freelon appeared in a cameo role as a nightclub singer in What Women Want (2000), with Mel Gibson; it reminded us that jazz remains as viable a subject on film as any. Today, ...
BeatleJazz: With a Little Help from Our Friends
by Jim Santella
With its third album of reinterpreted songs associated with the era of the Beatles, this sterling piano trio (plus guests) explores spiritual themes and poignant melodies that have long been tucked away in our mind's library of influential music. Both the latter, mystical period and the earlier, blue collar, everyday affair with the Beatles are included ...
