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In Concert with Harry Connick, Jr.
by Jim Santella
Harry Connick, Jr. Only You Columbia 2004 Dressed casually, with shirttail hanging out over the top of his jeans, Harry Connick, Jr. gives his audience a full night of fun. The members of his big band, with open shirt collars and a relaxed demeanor, share both the camera and the ...
Sir Roland Hanna: Tributaries: Reflections On Tommy Flanagan
by Jim Santella
Recorded in June 2002, Sir Roland Hanna’s solo piano tribute to the memory of Tommy Flanagan brings a message of love. They both came up through Detroit, and they shared similar career paths. Good friends, one had served as Ella Fitzgerald’s music director, while the other accompanied Sarah Vaughan as her musical director. Hanna recorded this ...
Tom McIntosh: With Malice Toward None
by Jim Santella
Since the start of bebop, Tom McIntosh has been writing the kind of music that swings with a rhythmic flair and a cool sensation. Perky syncopation combines with a gentle, lyrical flow to make his pieces stand out as representative of the genre. The all-star ensemble that IPO Recordings assembled for this 2003 ...
Ben Allison: Buzz
by Jim Santella
Ben Allison and Medicine Wheel have a history of going against the grain, with their provocative form of New York jazz. Allison has said that “a composition should create a landscape in which a musician can freely explore and find an individual voice.” With its fourth release, however, Medicine Wheel turns collective and ...
Natsuki Tamura: Ko Ko Ko Ke
by Jim Santella
Free improvisation. It means spontaneous art: whatever comes to mind, without preconceived restrictions. The performance must, therefore, take on a natural feeling and flow from deep within. Trumpeter Natsuki Tamura chants with a purpose. Sometimes mournful, sometimes as natural as wildlife in a meadow, he lets his feelings take over. His solo trumpet ...
Joe Carter: 2 For 2
by Jim Santella
As an acoustic duo, guitarist Joe Carter and bassist Nilson Matta are able to interpret Brazilian popular music with a caress and a natural charm. Melody and countermelody intertwine as the pair explores the Great Brazilian Songbook from 1930 to 1960. Soothing and packed full of folk music refrains, the session offers a light mood and ...
Jessie Allen Cooper: Sound Travels
by Jim Santella
With his smooth jazz originals, soprano saxophonist Jessie Allen Cooper rediscovers folk airs that recall the roots of Northern European classical music. His thin tone resembles that of a pennywhistle, and his accompaniment blends similar timbres in from all sides. Synthesizers create sheets of sound. Melodies float through the room, as a piper’s dreamy lyric would ...
Ranee Lee: Maple Groove
by Jim Santella
Veteran jazz singer Ranee Lee celebrates the Great Canadian Songbook with her session of songs by some of Canada’s noted composers and lyricists. They’re songs familiar to the world. Lee interprets them with a sensitive ear. Ballads, such as “Maybe September,” reveal her strongest quality. She dances her way through our hearts with expression ...
Charnett Moffett: For The Love Of Peace
by Jim Santella
Charnett Moffett inspires his audience and praises the Lord on this spiritual jazz message. Blending Far Eastern music with the kind of gospel message that we've all grown to know and to love, the bassist and his close-knit band “preach" to the world in a universal language. Charisse Moffett, his sister, adds uplifting, wordless ...
Rich West: Bedouin Hornbook
by Jim Santella
With a session of collective improvisation, Rich West's unique quintet spawns creative music that swings within the boundaries of jazz's tradition. Thus, his Bedouin Hornbook stands out as an accessible program for the jazz novice as well as the hardened veteran. Propelled by tuba and drum set on the bottom and trumpet, guitar and ...
