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Rick Stone: Samba de Novembro
by Michael P. Gladstone
Guitarist Rick Stone brings an interesting history to this recording. A transplanted Ohioan, Stone has been a part of the New York jazz scene for some years now, and his debut recording, Far East with Kenny Barron, was released in '91. It has been a long interval getting back to the recording studio. Rick Stone explains ...
George Stone & Friends (Big Band): Perform The Music of Stewart "Dirk" Fischer
by Michael P. Gladstone
If the names George Stone or Stewart “Dirk" Fischer don't ring any musical bells, stay tuned. Fischer is a jazz educator/musician and the brother of noted West Coast pianist/composer/arranger Clare Fischer. George Stone, a former student, has decided that the time is ripe to present this showcase of Dirk Fischer's compositions, plus a few others that ...
Allen Hermann/Carl Fontana: The Jazz Trombone
by Michael P. Gladstone
Trombone fans will have a good time with this new release from the quintet led by Allen Hermann and Carl Fontana. Fontana passed away in November '03 at age 75, and this is considered his final recording, while Hermann is a well-regarded but little-heard trombonist. Both musicians came from the same Louisiana roots, although ten years ...
Ramsey Lewis Trio: Time Flies
by Michael P. Gladstone
The latest album from the Ramsey Lewis Trio, Time Flies, revisits several Lewis benchmark recordings in addition to presenting new compositions. While I cannot say that Ramsey Lewis has come full circle since his late-1950s albums, it is indeed a pleasure to hear him in primarily a mainstream jazz setting again. While much of ...
Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo: Movimento
by Michael P. Gladstone
Never judge a book by its cover! Having been a collector of music for almost fifty years, I've often fallen into that trap when that irresistible record or CD has to be judged by its cover or else it will go home with someone else at that crucial moment of decision. A quick glance at the ...
Terry Gibbs: 52nd & Broadway: Songs of the Bebop Era
by Michael P. Gladstone
Yes, it is 2004, but vibraphonist Terry Gibbs doesn't know that, and it is difficult to discern any difference between his playing today and forty years ago. When you're eighty years of age and working with two mallets, the motor neurons have a tendency to slow you down, but that certainly is not apparent here. On ...
Warren Vache: Dream Dancing
by Michael P. Gladstone
Cornetist Warren Vache has been a mainstay of the New York jazz scene since the mid-1970s. He frequently appeared and recorded with Scott Hamilton's combo and developed a lengthy recording contract with Concord Records as well as appearing on the local club circuit. Vache is perhaps the prime mover in the stimulation of the continued interest ...
The Curt Sheller Trio: Midnight At The Jazz Cafe
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by Michael P. Gladstone
Jazz guitarist Curt Sheller is an instuctor/musician who hails from Pottstown, Pennsylvania and performs in the greater Philadelphia area. On his first album he has provided thirteen tracks that consist of largely the Great American Songbook and jazz standards plus two originals and one composition from his mentor, Chuck Anderson. Let's give some credit ...
Jamie Baum: Moving Forward, Standing Still
by Michael P. Gladstone
Flautist/composer Jamie Baum is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. Baum's classical training has greatly influenced her writings and a sizeable portion of her ten compositions on Moving Forward, Standing Still are the direct result. Several tracks show evidence of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and “Bar Talk" ...
John McNeil: Sleep Won't Come
by Michael P. Gladstone
John McNeil is a veteran trumpeter and composer who has been part of the New York scene since the late 1970s. He was a member of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra and the Horace Silver Quintet and has led his own groups. I have two of his Steeplechase albums in my own collection, and although '03's ...
