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Torben Waldorff Quartet: Brilliance
by Michael P. Gladstone
Brilliance, Torben Waldorff's first American-released album, presents a fresh take on the Scandinavian guitarist/composer's tunes. (His two previous albums on the Swedish LJ label were available in Canada and Europe.) This live quartet performance was recorded at the popular downtown Manhattan 55 Bar jazz club with tenorist Donny McCaslin, bassist Matt Clohesy and drummer Jon Wikan. ...
Jane Stuart: Beginning to See The Light
by Michael P. Gladstone
Jazz vocalist Jane Stuart's debut, Beginning to See the Light, could be a big success for unexpected reasons. The thirteen tracks are presented in a bright manner by a singer who knows how to swing them properly. This album could potentially attract a non-jazz audience: about half of the material consists of fairly well-known standards from ...
Michele Mele: Feel
by Michael P. Gladstone
Feel, the third album from singer/songwriter Michele Mele, falls in line with her previous efforts, Like This (2003) and Laugh (2004). Both prior albums reflected her creativity and featured only original material. Her third album is not much different in format. There are a dozen tunes here, of which only two are famaliar (the Ellington/Strayhorn vehicle ...
Eddie Skuller: Somebody's Fool
by Michael P. Gladstone
It didn't take a lot of rocket science to unravel the meaning of Somebody's Fool. The opening tracks are the Etta Jones-associated hit “Don't Go To Strangers," the traditional “Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child" and George Harrison's “Give Me Love," all done in a stripped-down ballad presentation. Eddie Skuller's voice hovers somewhere between the ...
Sue Tucker: Back Home
by Michael P. Gladstone
For her third album, singer Sue Tucker wanted to try something different. Her concept was to explore a more earthy jazz vocal album in which “jazz meets the gravel road" through the use of rhythm guitar instead of drums. She was also seeking less familiar tunes with great melodies and lyrics that apply to today's environment--and ...
Rabbai / Betz Trio: Muted Bebop
by Michael P. Gladstone
The last time that I saw the Woody Herman Herd perform was circa 1980, and a high-note first trumpeter named George Rabbai was one of the most notable musical figures of that concert. Rabbai, who played with Herman for many years, went on to make his solo debut, Lemon Drop (DBK, 1998), which went unnoticed. The ...
Nick Moran Trio: The Messenger
by Michael P. Gladstone
Nick Moran's debut recording is squarely in the category of the guitar/organ/drum trio. The instrument mainly featured is the guitar, not the organ, which is given enough solo space, but generally adopts more of a supporting role. Moran's trio consists of Argentinian organist Ed Withrington, who also relocated with his family to Scotland and Mexico, and ...
Papa John DeFrancesco: Desert Heat
by Michael P. Gladstone
From the perspective of family history, there wouldn't have been a Joey DeFrancesco, arguably the most famous of the contemporary interpreters of the Hammond B-3 organ, without the style that he learned from his father. John DeFrancesco moved to Philadelphia in 1967 and became part of the jazz scene there when his wife presented the former ...
Various Artists: One More: The Summary: Music Of Thad Jones, Vol. 2
by Michael P. Gladstone
How do you follow up One More: Music of Thad Jones, a well-received album from 2004? The obvious answer is to round up as many of the musicians as possible from that session for a sequel. The result is a most pleasant trip for fans of big band jazz, and afficionados of trumpeter/composer/arranger/bandleader Thad Jones.
Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhart: This Rhythm On My Mind
by Michael P. Gladstone
File under: Louis Armstrong meets Jack Teagarden redux! That description is accurate with respect to the vibe of the recording, but not the instrumentation: the two musicians featured here play the trombone and acoustic bass, respectively. Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, a much in-demand musician who has toiled in various Wynton Marsalis organizations over the past decade or ...
