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Melvin Smith: Portrait
by Michael P. Gladstone
There is nothing newfangled here, but if mainstream bebop jazz saxophone is to your interests, then you will give this debut high marks. Melvin Smith is a native of Jacksonville, Florida. Armed with a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, he was also honored there with the Lennie Johnson Award after graduation. Smith ...
Arturo O'Farrill: Wonderful Discovery
by Michael P. Gladstone
Pianist Arturo O'Farrill acknowledges the compositions of Dr. Eugene Marlow on Wonderful Discovery, where one of the composer's longtime wishes is fulfilled with an all Latin jazz album of his tunes. All but three of the dozen tunes are from Marlow's pen, along with one O'Farrill composition ("Arturo's Reverie"), an improvisation by percussionist Bobby Sanabria ("Raices"), ...
Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo: The Other Road
by Michael P. Gladstone
It has been three years since Movimento (Cumulus, 2004), the last album from singer/guitarist Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo, and the wait has been worth it. The Other Road , from this San Francisco Bay Area ensemble, evokes vivid memories of Brazilian samba and bossa nova music before the Tropicalia Movement introduced rock music into the ...
Dan Fogel: 15 West
by Michael P. Gladstone
Dan Fogel fell in love with the sound of the Hammond B-3 organ at a young age by hearing “Groove" Holmes' recording of “Misty," and has since worked hard to play in the style of the jazz musicians from the golden age of the organ/tenor sax combo. Whether or not you're an aficionado of ...
Leslie Pintchik: Quartets
by Michael P. Gladstone
For her second album, pianist Leslie Pintchik has chosen an unusual musical motif. While her debut, Glad to be Here (Ambient, 2004), featured a piano trio, Quartets presents two distinctly different ensembles: one with Pintchik, alongside percussionist Satoshi Takeishi, bassist Scott Hardy and drummer Mark Dodge; the other with alto/soprano saxophonist, Steve Wilson replacing Takeishi. The ...
Maria Schneider Orchestra: Sky Blue
by Michael P. Gladstone
It will be very surprising if Maria Schneider's Sky Blue is not named as one of the most treasured albums of 2007. The album brings together the teachings of her mentor, Gil Evans, and, to some extent, the sweeping panoramas of Aaron Copland into a majestic orchestral setting. There is no question that Schneider's contributions as ...
Greg Chako: Paint A Picture, Tell A Story
by Michael P. Gladstone
Perhaps reviewing guitarist Greg Chako's Where We Find Ourselves (CPB, 2006) and Two's Company, Three's A Crowd Jazz Duets (CPB, 2006), explains why his adventures, both musical and otherwise, remain amazing. From Boston's Berklee College of Music, Chako relocated to New York, where he discovered his talent for culinary arts. In Amherst, ...
John Pizzarelli Lights Up Birdland
by Michael P. Gladstone
John Pizzarelli Birdland New York City, New York November 17, 2007 On this final night of his most recent stand at New York's Birdland, guitarist/vocalist and bandleader John Pizzarelli raised the stakes, bringing an extra level of excitement to his performance and to the packed audience's delight. The week began ...
John Vance: Dreamsville
by Michael P. Gladstone
Singer John Vance's It's All Right With Me (Erawan, 2003), was an enjoyable debut; a breath of fresh at a time when Peter Cincotti, Michael Bublé and Harry Connick, Jr., were being touted as the next Male Vocal Jazz Star. Dreamsville initially appears to be more of the same, consisting of songs ...
Ellen Johnson Live At Enzo's Jazz, NYC
by Michael P. Gladstone
Ellen Johnson Enzo's Jazz, Jolly Hotel Madison Towers New York, New York October 19, 2007 Jazz singer/songwriter Ellen Johnson made a rare night club appearance in Manhattan coinciding with the release of her album These Days. Johnson is a transplanted Chicagoan who had lived in the San Diego area until ...
