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Ellynne Plotnick: I Walk Alone
by Michael P. Gladstone
Unlike her first album, Daydream, which was drawn from the Great American Songbook, Ellynne Plotnick's second effort contains a dozen tracks, half of which are written, or co-written by the artist. Plotnick's singing style comes mostly from Sheila Jordan; she has studied with the veteran performer, as well as Jay Clayton and Mark Murphy. Not having ...
Joe Chambers: The Outlaw
by Michael P. Gladstone
Joe Chambers was one of the best percussionists during the Golden Age of Blue Note Records in the 1950s and '60s. The drummer played on Freddie Hubbard's Breaking Point, Bobby Hutcherson's Components, Wayne Shorter's Schizophrenia, Andrew Hill's Compulsion and McCoy Tyner's Tender Moments. Around the same time, Chambers began playing piano as well. He reached a ...
Jamie Stewardson: Jhaptal
by Michael P. Gladstone
Guitarist Jamie Stewardson's new album, whose title refers to a ten-beat rhythmic cycle frequently used in Indian music, brings together a talented ensemble to explore nine original compositions. With Stewardson are tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, vibraphonist Alexei Tsiganov, bassist John Hebert and drummer George Schuller. Stewardson studied under John Abercrombie and Mick Goodrick at ...
Lindsey Muir: You're Nearer: Love Songs of the 30's and 40's
by Michael P. Gladstone
This 24-year-old singer has taken on the task of interpreting ballads of the 1930s and '40s with a superb cast that includes pianist Dave Berkman, guitarist Mark Whitfield, tenorist Don Braden, (also a co-producer and arranger),bassist John Benitez; trumpeter Terell Stafford and drummer Winard Harper. Muir has received some positive buzz from this album on Connecticut ...
Reuben Hoch and Time: Of Recent Time
by Michael P. Gladstone
Drummer/composer Reuben Hoch was born in Brooklyn, New York at about the same time that Miles Davis was putting the final touches on Kind of Blue across the bridge at Columbia Studios. As an Orthodox Jew, he attended Jewish parochial schools and graduated from Yeshiva University; he also prayed in the various Chassidic synogogues in Brooklyn.
Mambo Kings: Live!
by Michael P. Gladstone
The Mambo Kings' 2004 debut recording, Marinera, was a good example of solid Latin jazz. The group, which was founded in 1997 in Rochester, New York, returns two years later with the same lineup: Richard Delaney, piano; John Viavattine, tenor and soprano sax, flute; John Viavattine,Jr. electric bass; Freddy Colon, drums, timbales; David Antonetti, congas; and ...
Tim Cummiskey and Jack Wilkins: Kindred
by Michael P. Gladstone
Tim Cummiskey is a Central Ohio guitarist and educator at Ohio State University. On Kindred he appears with veteran guitarist Jack Wilkins, whose thirteen albums since 1973 have appeared on the Chiaroscuro, CTI and MusicMasters labels. Most of this album also includes bassist Andy Woodson and drummer Jim Rupp. While I'm quite sure that ...
Tom Scott with Special Guest Phil Woods: Bebop United
by Michael P. Gladstone
The unblemished record of Pittsburgh's Mancheaster Craftsmen's Guild as a venue for recording jazz albums continues with the this new recording from Tom Scott with special guest Phil Woods. Scott has amassed a lengthy discography which has reflected high energy fusion, pop-soul and smooth jazz over the past two decades. His earlier years, however, found him ...
Kristjana & Agnar: Me For You (Eg Um Thig)
by Michael P. Gladstone
The Icelandic duo of singer Kristjana Stefansdottir and pianist Agnar Mar Magnusson has been collaborating on ways to develop new material for jazz vocals. Their specialty is retrieving late-20th Century pop songs that might have originally been “lost" through the technology of the day (eg. synthesizers, drum machines, electronics) and transfer them into a jazz setting. ...
Virginia Mayhew: Sandan Shuffle
by Michael P. Gladstone
I had a chance to see Virginia Mayhew a few years ago in a sideman gig where she appeared as part of an all-femme quintet backing a singer. From memory, the other musicians were Allison Miller, Kendra Shank and Roberta Picket. My recollection of Mayhew's performance was that she was clearly the most pressing reason to ...
