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The Stein Brothers Quintet: Quixotic
by Michael P. Gladstone
The theatre darkens and the curtain opens. The opening frame on the silver screen shows a foggy, cliff-side road like the Pacific Coast Highway. An Austin-Healey convertible, with the top down, is negotiating the curves along the scenic stretch. As the camera slowly zooms in on the driver's head, the music from the radio is clearly ...
Salongo: Salongo
by Michael P. Gladstone
Sãlongo is a combo with a three horn front line that is dedicated to playing Brazilian and Afro-Cuban music and whose name translates loosely from a Zairian expression, “we come together to create something beautiful out of love." Although the front line players are not natives of either of these parts of the world, the rhythm ...
Piers Lawrence Quartet: Stolen Moments
by Michael P. Gladstone
For his introductory album, guitarist Piers Lawrence has chosen material from some jazz standards, originals and one tune from the Great American Songbook. His use of a piano/bass/drum accompaniment provides a relaxed and amiable session. Born in New York City, Lawrence was raised in San Francisco, studying in Geneva, Switzerland before returning to New ...
Various Artists: From A Mother's Heart
by Michael P. Gladstone
It may not be Mother's Day, but the folks at Sound Visions Media Group have created a tribute to mothers that transcends the one day per year that celebrates them. From Mother Earth, to a Brazilian tribute, to the Goddess of the Sea (in Portuguese), the organization's artists have contributed their time and creativity ...
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra: Harriet Tubman
by Michael P. Gladstone
Harriet Tubman is an ambitious jazz opera, largely composed and arranged by bassist Marcus Shelby for his Jazz Orchestra. Shelby was a member of Black/Note, an ensemble that recorded for Blue Note and Impulse! during the first half of the 1990s. The biographical heroine of this effort is the 18th-century woman who rose from slavery to ...
Alma Micic: The Hours
by Michael P. Gladstone
There are no doubts about it. Alma Micic (Mee-cheech) is a first rate jazz singer. On her debut album, Introducing Alma (CTA, 2004), she opened some doors with her seductive style working the Great American Songbook. Giving no hint of what was to follow, the release of The Hours raises the bar, leaving no hesitation about ...
Bill Stewart: Incandescence
by Michael P. Gladstone
Funk and jazz drummer Bill Stewart brings an unusual format to this effort. The use of piano and Hammond organ completes his trio, with Stewart offering a series of challenging compositions. Incandescence is indeed an appropriate title for the album, as it exudes a glowing-with-heat ambiance. Stewart's long stretch with guitarist John Scofield's group provides a ...
Bill O'Connell: Triple Play
by Michael P. Gladstone
Pianist/Composer Bill O'Connell has long been a vital part of the New York Jazz scene. It is refreshing to see that he is given a rare opportunity to lead an ensemble on Triple Play, an unusual trio setting for O'Connell along with flutist Dave Valentin and Latin percussionist Richie Flores. O'Connell has only been ...
Torben Waldorff: Afterburn
by Michael P. Gladstone
For his sophomore effort, Danish guitarist/composer Torben Waldorff unleashes a strong album which gives his listeners more of the same and then some. Waldorff, who is now based out of Malmo, Sweden, had previously enjoyed a well-received album of a live performance, Brilliance (ArtistShare, 2007). On this studio-made album, Waldorff stays with the same formula but ...
Sylvia Bennett: Songs From the Heart
by Michael P. Gladstone
The best comment that one could make regarding Sylvia Bennett's Songs From The Heart is that the singer's presentation of a dozen pretty well-worn tunes from The Great American Songbook is pretty good. Her bright and well-enunciated versions of such time-respected fare as Rodgers and Hart's “My Funny Valentine," Gershwin's “Someone to Watch Over Me" and ...
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