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The Music of Stanley Turrentine at the Allen Room in New York
by Marcia Hillman
The Music of Stanley Turrentine Eric Alexander, Robert Stewart, Gene Ludwig, Dave Stryker and Grady Tate Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center New York, NY February 16, 2006 Jazz at Lincoln Center presented a performance of the music of Stanley Turrentine as part of their Music of the ...
Jay Clayton: All Out
by Marcia Hillman
This reissue of All Out, Jay Clayton's 1980 debut, is a well-done exercise in the voice as instrument. Clayton occupies her own niche, exploring a freestyle, improvisational approach to vocals. She collaborates with Jane Ira Bloom (soprano and alto sax), Larry Karush (piano), Harvie S (bass), Frank Clayton (drums) and Bill Buchen (kalimba), as well as ...
Gloria Cooper: Dedicated to You
by Marcia Hillman
This very pleasing offering came as a result of Gloria Cooper's editing of the Second Floor Music publication Sing Jazz. She was not familiar with many of the songs covered in the publication, prompting her to record a new disc featuring some of this material. A large number these songs started out as ...
Annie Ross: Let Me Sing
by Marcia Hillman
She may be best known as member of seminal vocalese group Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, but septuagenarian singer Annie Ross has also enjoyed a long and successful career are a solo performer, with over a dozen releases to her name. All About Jazz caught up with Ross to discuss her new record on Consolidated Arts Productions, ...
Lynn Seaton: Puttin
by Marcia Hillman
This recording offers a refreshing take on eight standards, plus one original. Between them, bassist Lynn Seaton, pianist Stephen Anderson, and drummer Joel Fountain make a lot of good music. “Bernie's Tune is a perfect opener, swinging with solos by all three players. “Gone With The Wind starts off with Anderson playing out-of-tempo ...
Sheila Jordan; Annie Ross: Celebration; Let Me Sing
by Marcia Hillman
Vocalists Sheila Jordan and Annie Ross, veteran contemporaries separated in age by just over a year, are masters of vocalese with new CDs to prove it. Sheila Jordan Celebration: Live at Triad HighNote 2005 Jordan celebrated her 76th birthday last November by recording a performance at New York's upper West ...
Frank Vignola/Joe Ascione: 66 2/3
by Marcia Hillman
The Frank & Joe Show's second release finds the group expanded to a sextet--lead guitarist Frank Vignola and percussionist Joe Ascione add rhythm guitarist Ken Smith, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi, and percussionists Chuck Ferruggia and Rich Zukor to the roster (the disc also includes one vocal apiece by Jane Monheit and Janis Siegel). The “show ...
Louis Hayes
by Marcia Hillman
Influenced by Philly Joe Jones and mentored by Papa Jo Jones, drummer Louis Hayes is a jazz survivor and a swinging one at that. The one-time Detroit musician grew up listening to and eventually playing with such legendary performers as Yusef Lateef, Sam Jones, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan and so many others from that prosperous golden ...
Lea Delaria: Double Standards
by Marcia Hillman
Double Standards is Lea DeLaria's jazz approach to a selection of rock classics. She has chosen eleven diverse songs vocally to slip and slide around. The first track, Patti Smith's “Dancing Barefoot, features some lively moments during which she trades scatting solos with tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake. Blondie's “Call Me is translated with a blues feel ...
Giacomo Gates Sings at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
by Marcia Hillman
On Thursday night, April 28, Giacomo Gates went on stage at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola as part of a five night “After Hours" stint. His longtime guitarist Tony Lombardozzi and bassist Earl May were on hand to accompany him. Giacomo Gates is a singer who has created a niche for himself. His performance is a combination ...
