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Bela Fleck & The Flecktones: Little Worlds
by Jim Santella
This three-disc project puts Béla Fleck's music in a new light. His formidable blend of Americana and jazz is integrated with new sounds brought in by guest artists and their eclectic backgrounds. The banjo virtuoso, his multi-faceted woodwind partner, his profound bassist, and his rhythmic sidekick weave modern jazz around the flagpole with delicate airs and ...
Jackie Ryan: This Heart Of Mine
by Jim Santella
Listen to Jackie Ryan's voice and consider this: how important is it to you that vocal jazz come from the heart? Ryan’s latest release proves that nothing works better on your soul than the real thing. With three teams of top-rate West Coast sidemen and welcome appearances from several key guests, Ryan’s straight-ahead ...
Count Basie: America's #1 Band: The Columbia Years
by Jim Santella
Featuring both Count Basie’s big band and his small group recordings, this 4-CD collection of reissued material includes blues-based jazz that was recorded between 1936 and 1951. Some of the dates have never been authorized for release before, some come from radio broadcast air checks, and many of the recordings appeared on the Vocalion, Columbia and ...
Cuban Odyssey: Spirits Of Havana
by Jim Santella
EMI Music Canada 2003 Jane Bunnett and Larry Cramer have dedicated much of their lives to becoming acquainted with Cuba’s cultural roots as they apply to modern jazz. Their documentary has quite a history, since the couple has returned to Havana time and again as musical missionaries in search of hope.
Scott Martin: Caf
by Jim Santella
Scott Martin's eleven years with Poncho Sanchez have proven fruitful. The saxophonist's debut as leader features a delectable Latin jazz concoction worthy of a veteran’s ear. In fact, conguero Sanchez sits in to hold court. The Martin brothers (Scott, Andy & Stan) have all performed and recorded with Sanchez at different times. This ...
Carmen Lundy: Something To Believe In
by Jim Santella
The message here is one of love. Love for all the good things that we believe in. Love for what makes us happy, and love for what keeps us on track. Carmen Lundy’s rich alto voice brings jazz to her audience with clarity and balance. Her seamless phrasing gives the listener assurance that each ...
Tony Monaco: A New Generation Paesanos on the New B3
by Jim Santella
Ready for a Hammond B-3 overload?Tony Monaco and his trio sit down and do business with Joey DeFrancesco and his trio. All at the same time. As the two trios trade off with seamless interaction, the momentum switches from one side to the other. One organist follows the other, and one guitarist follows the ...
Poncho Sanchez: Out Of Sight
by Jim Santella
Latin jazz has its champion. Poncho Sanchez is one of those unique leaders who has never let the jazz go out of Latin jazz. From the lessons he learned from the remarkable examples set forth by Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaria and other pioneers, Papa Gato, as he is affectionately called by those close to him, has ...
Connie Evingson: Let It Be Jazz: Connie Evingson Sings The Beatles
by Jim Santella
The songs that John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote and recorded with the Beatles in the 1960s have left lasting impressions on all of us. They are timeless anecdotes from an era of exploration and change. On Let It Be Jazz Connie Evingson places each of these familiar melodies into a mainstream jazz context with a ...
Dianne Reeves: A Little Moonlight
by Jim Santella
A little moonlight can work wonders on your spirits. Aside from the obvious romantic overtones, the presence of the moon looking down on you night after night works as an old friend who’s never too far away to say hello. Again and again. It’s the same moon that conversed with our earliest ancestors all across the ...
