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Singer Jane Monheit Interviewed at All About Jazz
Jane Monheit's voice is not a reflection of somebody else's talent: it is all on her. Home (Emarcy, 2010) is her new ticket to the legacy of the Great American Songbook, and her journey has been quite spectacular. Produced for the first time in its entirely by the Long Island-raised singer, the album also features guests ...
Standard Time: Neal Miner and Friends
Neal Miner is not only a fine bassist and composer; he's also a remarkable jazz videographer who gets splendid results without a truckload of equipment. His YouTube channel is “gutstringrecords," and I've taken two of his recent videos to share (and applaud) here. The first is a nimble, sustained reading of the Schertzinger-Mercer I REMEMBER YOU ...
Champian Fulton: The Breeze and I
by David A. Orthmann
Unlike the catholic approach to music evinced by many of today's young artists, the twenty-five year old singer and pianist Champian Fulton positively thrives in the confines of the American Popular Songbook. To cite one example from The Breeze and I, Fulton's fourth disc as a leader, an instrumental version of “My Heart Stood Still" includes ...
Champian Fulton: The Breeze and I
by Jerry D'Souza
For anyone unfamiliar with her music, Champian Fulton is a delightful surprise--a waft of fresh air; a ray of sunshine that can brighten the darkest day. Fulton is a versatile pianist and singer who ingrains herself into the sentiment of a song. She has depth, emotional pitch and depth that rise to a high ...
Tobias Gebb & Unit 7: free at last
by David A. Orthmann
Tobias Gebb's prodigious talents as a composer, arranger, bandleader, and drummer run throughout the admirable free at last. A positive, good-natured quality pervades the project. Despite the disc's eight tracks being relatively short, each is substantial and complete unto itself. Gebb writes distinctive melodies, clothes them in a variety of forms, and ...
Tobias Gebb and Unit 7: free at last
by Woodrow Wilkins
Like a bird uncaged, drummer Tobias Gebb expresses himself without restraint on free at last, recorded with Unit 7. The collection is a mix of original songs and covers. Gebb is a freelance musician on the New York scene. Having appeared on recordings with Lenny Kravitz and Donald Fagen, Gebb has also served as ...
Tobias Gebb & Unit 7: free at last
by Dan Bilawsky
New York-based drummer Tobias Gebb assembled a stellar cast for free at last. The format of Unit 7 follows the instrumentation tradition of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The three-horn frontline and three-man rhythm section allows this group to sound bigger than it is at times, while also having the flexibility to make things more intimate. Gebb ...
Happy Hour
By Neal Miner
Label: Gut String Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Doghouse Blues; Lullaby of the Leaves; Serenade in Blue; Boilermaker; At the Bistro; Bye, Bye, Baby; The Changing Scene; Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea; Marmaduke; Happy Hour.
Champian Fulton: Sometimes I'm Happy
by Ken Dryden
The daughter of jazz trumpeter Stephen Fulton, Champian Fulton had plenty of early exposure to the music through her father. She began piano lessons at the age of five and as she grew interested in singing as well, she began accompanying herself. Fulton is a refreshing change from many of the singing jazz ...
Neal Miner: Happy Hour
by David A. Orthmann
A thirty-two measure intro to “Bye, Bye, Baby" typifies the traits which animate Happy Hour, bassist Neal Miner's recent release on his Gut String Records imprint. After drummer Joe Strasser's snapping fingers establish a firm, uncluttered pulse, pianist Michael Kanan and Miner play a single chorus of eight-, four-, two- and one-bar exchanges. Their flawless execution ...
