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Jim Snidero: Crossfire
by Ken Dryden
Since his days as a student at North Texas State University, alto saxophonist Jim Snidero has built quite a discography but this session, with his current working band of guitarist Paul Bollenback, bassist Paul Gill and drummer Billy Drummond, is a rare chance to hear him in a pianoless setting. Crossfire is Snidero's ...
Jim Snidero: Crossfire
by Glenn Astarita
Alto saxophonist Jim Snidero is a jazz musician who can perhaps assert that he's “been there, done that." A clinician, author, first-call session ace and solo artist, his craft is synonymous with general excellence within the modern jazz realm. Featuring a resonating and blustery tone, dappled with the occasional edge, Snidero transmits an authoritative presence on ...
Jerry Bergonzi: Simply Put
by Glenn Astarita
Jerry Bergonzi is a true giant among modern day saxophonists. The Boston-based artist's fourth effort for Savant is perhaps his finest solo outing to date, amid his extensive output as a first-call session ace. No frills or reinventions here, as Bergonzi cuts to the chase in buoyant fashion via his full- bodied tenor sax sound and ...
Radam Schwartz: Blues Citizens
by Woodrow Wilkins
One of the cool things about the relationship between jazz and blues is that both genres grew from the same emotional roots. At times, the only clear distinction is a subtle change in how notes are played. Is it jazz that sounds like the blues, or is it blues that sounds like jazz? On Hammond organist ...
Denise Donatelli: What Lies Within
by AAJ Italy Staff
Un disco brillante da parte di una cantante che conosce il proprio mestiere. Questo in sintesi il giudizio che si può dare di What Lies Within. Brava, abile a cantare standards e canzoni non proprio note, ma forse poco incisiva come leader: gli arrangiamenti sono del pianista Geoff Keezer e gli ospiti, come il sassofonista Bob ...
Denise Donatelli: What Lies Within
by Marcia Hillman
Every now and then--in the sea of good but interchangeable, up-and-coming female vocalists--arrives a distinctive voice. Denise Donatelli is such a voice. Backed by Geoffrey Keezer (piano/arranger), Carl Saunders (trumpet), Bob Sheppard (reeds), Peter Sprague (guitar), Hamilton Price (bass), Marvin “Smitty" Smith (drums), Carlos Del Rosario (organ), Giovanna Clayton (cello) and Alex Acuna (percussion), the LA-based ...
Mike LeDonne: FiveLive
by Jack Bowers
How suitable that FiveLive should have been recorded at the New York City nightspot Smoke, as pianist Mike LeDonne's fiery quintet smokes from fore and aft and port to starboard throughout this pleasurable concert date. Of course, it's hard not to burn with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander manning the front line while ...
Jerry Bergonzi: Tenor Talk
by Jack Bowers
Jerry Bergonzi, a Bostonian who has been plying his trade for more than four decades, often slips through the cracks when the names of accomplished post-bop tenor saxophonists are bandied about. Rather strange, as Bergonzi has had a notable career as a player/educator that has included quality time with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, among others, and ...
The John Hicks Legacy Band: Mind Wine - The Music Of John Hicks
by Douglas Payne
John Hicks (1941-2006) gave much to jazz over several decades but never really received the appreciation he so richly deserved. As a pianist, he proved himself in the Art Blakey and Betty Carter universities. He was also the prototypical musician's musician, a first-call pianist for many jazz greats and a magnificent accompanist to the art's best ...
Mind Wine: The Music of John Hicks
By John Hicks
Label: Savant Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Mind Wine; After the Morning; Blues in the Pocket; Heart to Heart; Yemenja; Naima's Love Song; Avotcja; Single
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