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Jeff Barone: Open Up
by Nicholas F. Mondello
New York first-call guitarist Jeff Barone's Open Up creates a platform that covers a range of song types for the leader/composer and his colleagues--all aces--to work both as a terrific team and highly inventive soloists. There's everything here from Barone's beautiful solo strums to hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz. Barone's “Duban's Groove," written for alto saxophonist Mike Dubaniewicz, ...
Carl Fischer and Organic Groove Ensemble at Mirelle's
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Carl Fischer and Organic Groove Ensemble Mirelle'sWestbury, New York July 30, 2008 The jazz spirits that haunt this historic venue were probably smiling, swinging and reaching for a cool one last night as phenom jazz trumpeter Carl Fischer and his terrific group, Organic Groove Ensemble generated a veritable jazz-funk firestorm. Tudor ...
Bill Mobley: Moodscape
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Bill MobleyMoodscapeSpace Time Records2008 A major magazine's annual jazz awards poll used to incorporate a category called: “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition." If there ever was an under-the-radar talent worthy of that award, trumpeter Bill Mobley (prounounced mobb-lee) is 2008's winner hands down. And based upon his superb playing ...
Lorraine Feather: Language
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Lorraine Feather Language Jazzed Media 2008 By its very title, Language, from singer and lyricist Lorraine Feather, implies that Feather and company believe that they have the musical and linguistic chops to take on such a sophisticated concept for our entertainment. So it's good to find that Feather ...
Amanda Carr: Soon
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Recently, I had the pleasure of hearing vocalist Amanda Carr perform an impromptu duet with the great jazz vocalist Giacomo Gates at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in New York. Although it was a one tune exposure, I was so impressed by her talent, spirit and onstage charm that I felt compelled to pick up soon. I'm very ...
Charlie Mariano: Silver Blue
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Charlie Mariano Silver Blue Enja Records 2008 There is much that is unique about the alto saxophone sound, the “voice," of Charlie Mariano. The word that perhaps best describes Mariano's sound is intimate. Not intimate in the erotic sense--although the intensely romantic treatment on this album of standards ...
Pee Wee Marquette: Every Night At Birdland: The Lost Introductions
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Heard around the jazz world as the “Voice of Birdland," diminutive Pee Wee Marquette was host, hostess and crowd favorite at “Bird's Place." Marquette, known for his (?) piercing faux-soprano brought on and literally introduced--sometimes malapropriately--the greats of jazz. In this collection, gleaned from many classic “Live at Birdland" recordings, you'll hear Pee Wee shreik his ...
