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H2 Big Band / Tempest Little Big Band / Deutsch Oper Berlin Big Band
by Jack Bowers
The H2 Big BandYou're It!Jazzed Media2010 Big-band album of the year? There have been a number of worthy aspirants in the first half of 2011, and now comes another strong contender: the Denver-based H2 Big Band, whose debut recording, You're It!, is a paragon of straight-ahead blowing pleasure ...
George Stone / Fred Hess Big Band / Jamie Begian Big Band
by Jack Bowers
George StoneThe Real DealSelf Published2010 Every once in a while the stars align, the wheel of fortune spins precisely and listeners are the happy recipients of a big band album that is remarkably engaging and spectacular from start to finish; in other words, The Real Deal. This ...
Mandy Harvey: After You've Gone
by Florence Wetzel
Do you need to know about an artist's personal life when experiencing their art? This question comes to mind when listening to Mandy Harvey, because the astonishing fact is that the jazz singer is deaf. She suffered from hearing problems throughout her childhood, yet she still sang in choirs and was lauded for her vocal talent. ...
Peter Sommer: Tremolo Canteen
by Florence Wetzel
Like food, music can be hastily prepared and obvious, or it can be thoughtfully concocted, with delicious subtleties of flavor and seasoning. Saxophonist Peter Sommer's standout Tremolo Canteen is happily the latter, full of intricate layers and quiet surprises, performed by four excellent musicians who came of age in the Denver jazz scene. ...
Dani Felber Big Band / Dan Gailey Jazz Orchestra / Jazz Composer's Workshop Orchestra
by Jack Bowers
Dani Felber Big BandMore Than Just Friends Self Published2010 Before hazarding any premature comment about the merits of this new album by Swiss bandleader Dani Felber, it must be noted at the outset that one of Felber's good friends is former Count Basie stalwart Frank Foster whose even-handed ...
Crossroads
By Peter Sommer
Label: Capri Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Escapade; The Fruit; Dance Cadaverous; Think Of One; Shoskin; Carpe Coffee; Along Together; Round Midnight.
Peter Sommer: Crossroads
by AAJ Italy Staff
Per l´esordio da leader il sassofonista tenore Peter Sommer non ha scelto la strada più facile, andando a chiamare a completare il gruppo il collega Rich Perry, a lungo nella big band di Tad Jones/Mel Lewis ed in quella di Maria Schmeider. Un incontro quello dei due sassofoni tenori, che ha illustri precedenti nel passato e ...
Peter Sommer: Crossroads
by Hrayr Attarian
It takes self-confidence and talent for a new musician to lock horns with a more experienced practitioner of the same instrument, and tenor saxophonist Peter Sommer has plenty of both. His only other recording was a collaborative effort with pianist Art Lande, and this second recording is his first as a leader. On ...
Peter Sommer: Crossroads
by Jerry D'Souza
Tenor saxophonist Peter Sommer is at the Crossroads with Rich Perry (tenor saxophone), Eric Gunnison (piano), Ken Walker (bass) and Todd Reid (drums), as they parlay a selection of standards and originals into an interesting journey through focus and commitment. Sommer is not apprehensive in reshaping a standard and taking it in ...
Crossroads
By Peter Sommer
Label: Capri Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Escapade; The Fruit; Dance Cadaverous; Think of One; Shoshin; Carpe Coffee; Alone Together; 'Round Midnight.
