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Charlie Haden: Land Of The Sun
by Jim Santella
Charlie Haden explains that his focus for Land Of The Sun rests firmly on “three great composers who reflect the beauty of the music of Mexico." José Sabre Marroquín, Armando Manzanero and Augustín Lara have given us a treasury of graceful themes that reflect a society where music has never taken a back seat, and a ...
Dom Minasi: Quick Response
by Jim Santella
From jazz's modern mainstream comes “Quick Response," with its soulful organ groove and hip melodic lines. Guitarist Dom Minasi prefers that his title track move fast and furious; and he backs up that wish with positive results. The leader's fiery guitar breaks loose with an articulate fusillade that numbs the senses. A native New ...
Bob Dorough: Sunday At Iridium
by Jim Santella
Bob Dorough brings his quartet to the Iridium Jazz Club every Sunday for brunch. This live session gives those of us who live outside of New York City the opportunity to experience his charming manner. His cohesive quartet allows Dorough to summarize his career effectively. Dorough, 80, sounds better today than he did when he started ...
Carol Mennie: I'm Not A Sometime Thing
by Jim Santella
The album's title track leaves little doubt that Carol Mennie represents a unique voice in jazz and blues. Her passionate interpretation comes from deep down inside as she travels the spectrum of emotional outpouring. She and her husband, guitarist Dom Minasi, have found a way to express classic standards and fresh originals from a different point ...
Satoko Fujii Trio: Illusion Suite
by Jim Santella
Jazz's modern mainstream continues to grow with the help of creative artists such as those featured on this lively session. Pianist Satoko Fujii leads with a powerful force that captivates. Accessible for traditional bebop as well as avant-garde listeners, her music stirs the imagination. Scenes of various emotional themes cast a long shadow over the trio's ...
Jeff Richman & Friends: A Guitar Supreme: Giant Steps In Fusion Guitar
by Jim Santella
Contemporary jazz pays homage to John Coltrane on this soulful album of favored memories. Wired for action and primed for powerful results, eight fusion guitarists interpret this set of standards with alacrity. Each featured artist, supported by Larry Goldings, Alfonso Johnson and Tom Brechtlein, tackles a different track. The organ-bass-drums groove gives each guitarist a wide ...
Negroni's Trio: Piano/Drums/Bass
by Jim Santella
Forging ahead with his exciting contemporary jazz celebration, pianist José Negroni sparkles with unrestrained passion. His forceful keyboard work brings each interpretation into view head-on, with no holds barred. The trio's “take no prisoners" physicality gives its audience a highly rhythmic affair with unbridled powers of persuasion. Negroni, with his son Nomar at the drums and ...
Dan Treanor & Frankie Lee: African Wind
by Jim Santella
Traditional blues travels around the world on this session of emotional music. Except for “Lonesome Road," Dan Treanor wrote all the songs; Frankie Lee sings 'em with passion. While the timbres featured by the band's array of percussion instruments have a worldwide association, it's all about the blues at heart. A Bo Diddley beat ...
Steve Smith and Vital Information: Come On In
by Jim Santella
Eleven original compositions give Vital Information's jazz/rock session plenty of room to ooze. This is their 11th album. By now, they've come to an agreement on what kind of a sound they want. A light Hammond organ, searing electric guitar and thumping electric bass are driven by a heavy rock beat; the band surges with colors ...
Natsuki Tamura Quartet: Exit
by Jim Santella
With his new electric quartet, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura explores a wider range of possibilities in the name of free jazz. Synthesized electronic moods and spiritual trumpet echoes recall the hubbub over the way Miles Davis ushered in the 1970s with fusion. Now, in a new century of improvised music, Tamura turns loose the ties ...
