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Ed Polcer - Jim Galloway Big Five: At The Ball
by Mike Neely
Ed Polcer is a consistently creative cornetist who has a knack for putting together first- rate bands. His playing and generous spirit are part of what makes At the Ball such an appealing recording. Polcer is joined on the marquee by Scotland born soprano saxophonist Jim Galloway as the Ed Polcer - Jim Galloway Big Five. ...
Pee Wee Russell: Swingin' With Pee Wee
by Mike Neely
Pee Wee Russell was an odd-duck of a clarinetist who in his idiosyncratic way foreshadowed some of the innovations of modern jazz. His playing at times seems “off" in the way that some of the earliest jazz sounds almost otherworldly with its unique tones and timbres. Russell’s expressive slides and dips pre-figure the likes of the ...
Vic Dickenson & Joe Thomas All-Star Bands: Mainstream
by Mike Neely
Mainstream presents swing masters Joe Thomas and Vic Dickenson fronting all-star bands in a time when swing music was elbowing for attention amidst the world of be-bop, cool, and other modern jazz movements. The year was 1958, and English jazz critic Albert J. McCarthy was in New York City writing a book on swing. Surprised to ...
Art Hodes: Vintage Art Hodes
by Mike Neely
Vintage Art Hodes documents the solo piano work of an early jazz master, a neglected one who belongs in the pantheon of James P. Johnson, Earl Hines, and Teddy Wilson. He was low-key and self-effacing musically, but few pianists were as solid in both the accompanist and solo roles. Also, few pianists have had such a ...
Bunch, Pizzarelli & Leonhart: New York Swing
by Mike Neely
New York Swing is an exciting live trio recording featuring top-notch musicianship in an inspired performance. This is not “a pretty good recording for a live recording," this is an excellent recording, period. If you are not familiar with pianist John Bunch, this recording will place a new flicker in your musical sky. He is the ...
Dan Barrett: Melody in Swing
by Mike Neely
In my neighborhood, young girls swoon to the sound of Dan Barrett's trombone, and their boyfriends get romantic. Melody in Swing will also get your parents up for a round of slow dancing in the living room. Barrett is one of the great jazz stylists of the trombone, and on this recording he does his best ...
New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra: Grace And Beauty
by Mike Neely
In 1967, Swedish pianist, Lars Edegran, discovered a cache of early 20th century orchestrated ragtime music on a visit to New Orleans. John Robichaux was the arranger of this mysterious sheet music. Luckily for us, Lars Edegran knew a good thing when he saw it, resulting in the formation of the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra. Shortly, ...
Albert Nicholas with the Art Hodes' All-Star Stompers: Albert's Back In Town
by Mike Neely
In 1959, the renowned New Orleans clarinetist Albert Nicholas was visiting Chicago from his expatriate home of Paris when Delmark Records decided to make the best of the opportunity. Nicholas was joined in the studio by a hand picked band that become for the session Art Hodes’ All-Star Stompers. The band included the best that Chicago ...
Clark Terry: Daylight Express
by Mike Neely
The brilliant Clark Terry for how else can one describe this trumpet/flugelhorn player who over the years has shone so brightly with not only Duke Ellington (1951-59), but also with Thelonious Monk and Cecil Taylor. But that was just early on in his long, distinguished career. To this day he has been a marvelous technician, a ...
Various: Hot Jazz on Blue Note
by Mike Neely
Hot Jazz on Blue Note is a superb box set from the liner notes and photos to the choice of performances and the quality of the sound re-mastering. Jazz from the 1940’s is the focus, and New Orleans revival is mostly the style. A subtle touch of swing music is also in the mix throughout this ...
