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Rick Peckham Trio: Real Time
by Mike Jacobs
The semi-trashy, primal majesty of Rick Peckham's sound may initially throw more than a few jazz listeners but it soon becomes clear why he's a longtime assistant chair of the Berklee Guitar Department. Joined here by bassist Tony Scherr and drummer Jim Black, the music put forth on this track and on the rest of Left ...
Graham Costello's Strata: Obelisk
by Mike Jacobs
Scots may have unfairly acquired a reputation for being aggressive. As such, it would be unfortunate if the inherent power in the title track from Scottish drummer/bandleader Graham Costello's album Obelisk (Self Produced, 2019) reinforced that stereotype to a degree. No worries though. Once your hair has been blown back a bit, there's no denying that ...
Bruce Hornsby: Camp Meeting
by Mike Jacobs
To anyone that has paid attention to his nearly 40-year career, it goes without saying that Bruce Hornsby is much more than a guy with pop hits, MTV videos, GRAMMYs and stints with the Grateful Dead under his belt. For those that haven't, look no further than the title track from his album Camp Meeting (2007, ...
Todd Sickafoose: Future Flora
by Mike Jacobs
Perhaps currently better known for his long-standing gig with singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco and his recent TONY/GRAMMY-winning work on the Broadway musical “Hadestown," Todd Sickafoose's third album, Tiny Resistors (Cryptogramophone, 2008) is something that should not be left to fly under the radar. As its opener “Future Flora" shows, the album displays Sickafoose's unique ability as a ...
Chris Taylor: You Know What I'm Saying?
by Mike Jacobs
From the guitarist's under-known stunner of a debut, Nocturnal (Abstract Logix, 2011), this tune effectively illustrates the be-ready-for-anything brilliance of the album in the sonic, compositional, and performance realms. Featuring an A-List cast throughout, the song and the album also offer one of the more compelling arguments that jazz--in a post-Sgt Pepper / Dark Side of ...
Moacir Santos: Coisas
by Marc Myers
Moacir Santos was a Brazilian composer, multi-instrumentalist and educator who never became as well known as his peers, including Bola Sete and Baden Powell. While he collaborated on songs with Nara Leão, Roberto Menescal and Sérgio Mendes among others, he privately taught artists who went on to become highly successful global bossa nova singers and songwriters. ...
Monty Alexander: No Woman No Cry
by Geno Thackara
A regular dose of Monty Alexander is good for the soul. He always has an inner positivity running through everything he touches--much like his most-admired heroes, such as fellow Jamaican icon Bob Marley. Combine the spirits of the two, as with a heart-stirring take on the warmest of Marley songs, and you've got a special kind ...
Ed Motta: Minha Vida Toda Com Você
by C. Andrew Hovan
If you thought bossa nova and samba was all there is to know about Brazilian music, let me introduce you to Ed Motta. A true renaissance man, Motta has big ears and melds into his own unique style everything from spiritual jazz to Steely Dan. He also is a master of many instruments, as you can ...
Cécile McLorin Salvant: Mélusine
by Pedro Keul
Mélusine is a figure of European folklore, a female spirit of fresh water in a holy well or river. She is usually depicted as a woman who turns into a half-snake each Saturday as a result of a childhood curse by her mother. Not by coincidence, is also the name of the 2023 album (on Nonesuch ...
The Van Gelder Sound: A Legacy of Jazz Recordings
by Brian Eaton
Rudy Van Gelder (a.k.a. RVG) was one of the most influential recording engineers in jazz. Largely self-taught, he was a true industry pioneer as one of the first well-known examples of an engineer operating a home recording studio and even constructing his own custom-built audio mixer in the early years. As an innovator and perfectionist, he ...
