Home » Search Center » Results: Michael P. Gladstone
Results for "Michael P. Gladstone"
Tom Knific: Siena
by Michael P. Gladstone
As a rule, I've always found it a pleasure to listen to albums that feature a combo led by a bassist, and this one is no exception. Tom Knific, a Professor of Double-Bass and Director of Jazz Studies at Western Michigan University, here presents a well-rounded look at the jazz ballad. There are no star turns ...
Bob Acri: The Cavalcade of Music Foundation Presents Bob Acri
by Michael P. Gladstone
Chicago-based pianist Bob Acri has impressive musical credentials that include seventeen years as staff pianist for the NBC/ABC Radio Orchestra, touring with Harry James, and being the house pianist at Mr. Kelly's jazz club in Chicago. This is only Acri's second album. His debut, Timeless (Southport, 2002), featured the same originals that are performed here in ...
Dr. Lonnie Smith: Too Damn Hot!
by Michael P. Gladstone
The formidable doctor of organ jazz has been recording under his own name for almost forty years. His title is not an academic or medical recognition but rather a nod from his fellow musicians that acknowledge his ability to “doctor" the music. This is The Turbanator's first release under the Palmetto banner and he gets off ...
Grachan Moncur III: Exploration
by Michael P. Gladstone
Grachan Moncur III Octet Exploration Capri Records 2004 After a lengthy absence, trombonist/composer Grachan Moncur III returns with his first album as a leader since 1977's Shadows (Denon Jazz). The trombonist is best known for his particiation on two Jackie McLean albums, One Step Beyond and Destination Out! ...
The John Sheridan Trio: Artistry 3
by Michael P. Gladstone
This is a time when it seems like a score of new jazz piano trio albums are released daily. Many of these pianists, promising and established, seek to establish their credentials per their own compositions. It all tends to make a fella forget the joy of hearing a well chosen set of The Great American Songbook ...
Rich Austin: Right At Home
by Michael P. Gladstone
Drummer Rich Austin leads his quartet in a fine début recording for this New Jersey combo. Each member of the group brings something different to the table, and I was most impressed by pianist Bob McHugh's playing/compositions and altoist Tommy LaBella's fluency and lyricism. On bass, Ron Naspo gets in some nifty arco solos on “Endearing ...
Nelson Boschman Trio: Keeping Time Vol.01
by Michael P. Gladstone
This album is subtitled “Sounding the Liturgical Year Through Jazz" and divides the session into three subdivisions (Advent-Christmas-Epiphany, Lent-Passion-Easter, Pentecost-Ordinary Time). Pianist Nelson Boschman explains that the songs are linked to the liturgical year of the Catholic Church and, as such, offer not only a traditional approach but an innovative one per the listener's rediscovery of ...
Steve Greenbaum: Taking A Turn
by Michael P. Gladstone
Let's dispense with the need for the labelling of Taking A Turn. This is not a mainstream jazz album. Guitarist/composer Steve Greenbaum has fashioned these ten originals into a multi-purpose album. Several of the tunes would find airplay on smooth jazz radio, and they are certainly pleasant enough, particularly with Vince McCool's trumpet on ...
Alma Micic: Introducing Alma
by Michael P. Gladstone
On her début recording, singer Alma Micic presents a program of ten songs from the Great American Songbook or jazz standards with one original and a traditional Montenegrin “Sejdefu Majka Budjase." Alma Micic has a nice way with a ballad and opens with the Strayhorn/Ellington “Day Dream," then moves on to an up-tempo, non-bossa ...
Jody Sandhaus: A Fine Spring Morning
by Michael P. Gladstone
In the eternal search for new and exciting jazz vocalists, Jody Sandhaus is a good name to know, especially in light of the fact that this is her third album over the course of the past four years. Sandhaus has a cool and detached delivery that evokes the deification of the 1950s femme jazz ...
Showcase
Giveaway
