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Joan Stiles: Hurly-Burly
by Michael P. Gladstone
Pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional vocalist Joan Stiles's terrific Hurly-Burly shows her skill at arranging, as well as being an ambitious tribute to her pianistic heroes. Here's hoping that it works this time, as her debut recording Love Calls (Zoho, 2004), which included a most impressive cast of Clark Terry, Frank Wess, Warren Vache, Benny Powell ...
Stephanie Nakasian: Thrush Hour
by Michael P. Gladstone
Stephanie Nakasian, who has been recording since the 1980s, has released an ambitious tribute to those singers she calls the “Great Ladies of Jazz." On Thrush Hour, the vocalist tries to connect to each of twenty female vocalists, going back as far as Bessie Smith. Arranged in more or less chronological fashion, ...
Bob Hamilton Trio: WixWax
by Michael P. Gladstone
Pianist Bob Hamilton has released a finely wrought debut album on Capri. WixWax is a piano trio album consisting of seven originals plus two standards. Originally from Newark, New Jersey, and a resident of San Diego for the past six years, Hamilton has been on the payroll of James Moody, Joe Henderson and Frank Morgan over ...
Fred Katz: Folk Songs For Far Out Folk
by Michael P. Gladstone
Cellist Fred Katz has indeed led a fascinating life. His primary contribution to jazz music was as cellist for the influential Chico Hamilton Quartet of the mid-to-late 1950s. Katz, who studied under Pablo Casals, would leave Hamilton and never return to jazz again. He did release a handful of albums under his own name, and perhaps ...
Masha Campagne: Cahminhos Cruzados = Crossroads
by Michael P. Gladstone
To Masha Campagne, singer of Brazilian music, English as a second language was likely a necessity. However it was not Portuguese, but Russian, that was her native tongue. This new album gives a very good indication of how fluid her Portuguese is as she navigates the very tricky lyrics of Dorival Caymmi's “Doralice," originally sung by ...
Rob Garcia's Sangha: Heart's Fire
by Michael P. Gladstone
Drummer/percussionist/bandleader Rob Garcia's Heart's Fire, with his group Sangha, may initially be reminiscent of the music of Black Jazz Records, a 1970s-era label that focused on original soul-jazz, but further listens reveal something more. The word “Sangha" is a Buddhist term that comes from the Three Treasures roughly translating to “the community ...
Carol McCartney: A Night in Tunisia
by Michael P. Gladstone
On A Night in Tunisia, Canadian jazz vocalist Carol McCartney brings not only a bright and pleasing vocal style, but some of the most highly regarded Canadian jazzmen. These musicians include trumpeter Guido Basso (late of the Rob McConnell Boss Brass), vibraphonist and former Concord recording artist Peter Appleyard, bassist Dave Young, drummer Terry Clarke, tenor ...
Linda Ciofalo: Sun Set
by Michael P. Gladstone
Jazz singer Linda Ciofalo has been working at her vocation for some time as one of the busiest vocalists on Long Island, New York, appearing at a variety of jazz clubs, venues and wineries. On Sun Set, her second album, Ciofalo has the good fortune--or good friends--to provide A-List musicians including saxophonist ...
Trio West: Trio West Plays Holiday Songs
by Michael P. Gladstone
It isn't every new release that provides nostalgia without even playing it. Trio West's record label, Yummy House, is an exact look-alike of Columbia vinyl releases circa 1960. Without having the actual Columbia logo, this album has the same distinctive red, white and black label with the Columbia “stereo arrow" displayed. I felt like I was ...
Stephanie Nakasian: I Love You
by Michael P. Gladstone
Jazz Vocalist Stephanie Nakasian has an active history over the past several decades, working with vocal jazz legend Jon Hendricks and Family in the mid-1980s. Around that time, I first saw Nakasian when she appeared with Phil Woods. Nowadays, Nakasian resides in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she has been recording and, with her pianist/partner, Hod O'Brien, has ...
