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Catherine Dupuis: The Rules of The Road
by Michael P. Gladstone
On her third album, New York-based jazz/cabaret singer Catherine Dupuis continues to provide a well-balanced set through the use of prime time jazz musicians like Marvin Stamm, Ted Nash, and Bucky Pizzarelli. The album was arranged by her pianist, Russ Kassoff. The Rules Of The Road gets off to a fine start with a ...
Chris Champion & John Stowell: Office Hours
by Michael P. Gladstone
John Stowell is a veteran jazz guitarist who has been recorded since a 1977 session on Inner City Records. He has appeared in duet with bassist David Friesen and, on other recordings, with Celtic musician Alan Stivell. His more recent albums are all on smaller independent labels, and a solo guitar album, Resonance, has just been ...
Beegie Adair: An Affair To Remember: Romantic Movie Songs Of The 1950's
by Michael P. Gladstone
I really enjoyed Beegie Adair's Centennial Tribute to Richard Rodgers in 2002. On that album, her piano trio made the most of some of the best songs written during the golden age of the 1930s and '40s. Her latest venture is also a most worthy effort to recall the grandeur of movie themes from ...
Miss Justine: The Many Moods of Miss Justine
by Michael P. Gladstone
Justine Keeys is a Philadelphia-based jazz singer whose second recording, a septet outing, features highly regarded Philly saxman Larry McKenna. The album is so titled due to the singer's wish to mix the instrumentation throughout, presenting voice with piano and bass, or adding drums, or adding sax and/or trumpet. She presents thirteen well-chosen songs ...
Judy Wexler: Easy On The Heart
by Michael P. Gladstone
This is one special jazz vocal debut album from Los Angeles area-based Judy Wexler, based upon the musicians and recording studio. Thirteen well chosen tunes reflect a wide spectrum of popular music, and nary a one can be accused of being overexposed over the decades. Judy Wexler displays a fine instinct with these tunes, ...
Bradley Leighton: Just Doin' Our Thang
by Michael P. Gladstone
Just Doin' Our Thang brings me back to the late '60s and early '70s when jazz personalities like Ramsey Lewis, Herbie Mann, and Sergio Mendes were using contemporary pop material and selling records. Jazz music was losing momentum with the competition from the rock revolution and it was not unusual to hear any of the artists ...
Dan Jacobs: Blue After Hours
by Michael P. Gladstone
This album begins very promisingly with Dan Jacobs' flugelhorn and Randy Dorman's guitar on the title tune channelling the spirit of Paul Desmond and Jim Hall from their many '60s recordings, usually in a pianoless quartet or quintet. Of course, I can't really compare Jacobs' horn with Paul Desmond's alto, but the same vibe exists insofar ...
Ron Brendle Trio: Photograph
by Michael P. Gladstone
Ron Brendle may not be a household word in New York, Chicago, or West Coast jazz clubs, but he is regarded as the leading bassist in the vicinity of Charlotte, North Carolina. Brendle has been the recipient of several awards in this regard and has collaborated with pianist Frank Kimbrough, another North Carolina native, on several ...
Carolyn Leonhart: New 8th Day
by Michael P. Gladstone
This is the second album from singer Carolyn Leonhart, who also worked with the re-formed Steely Dan in the '90s providing harmony vocals. She is also the daughter of veteran bassist/composer and occasional vocalist Jay Leonhart. The album alternates between originals and standards. Leonhart has a definite edge to her delivery, only letting her ...
Eric Comstock: No One Knows
by Michael P. Gladstone
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to see a performance of Singing Astaire: A Fred Astaire Songbook presented at NYC's Birdland during daylight hours. This revue was written by a very talented Eric Comstock, who also played piano and sang, along with two equally talented vocalists, Hilary Kole and Christopher Gines. Comstock seamlessly stitched ...
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