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Nick Fiore: Nick Fiore 4
by Dan McClenaghan
Bassist Nick Fiore started his professional music life in Philadelphia back in 1949, then moved to Detroit in '52, where he spent a half a century playing the Motor City Jazz scene, including a three-year stint at the Rooster Tail Night Club, with The Johnny Trudell Band, backing up stars like Tony Bennett, Steve Allen, Dionne ...
Benny Sharoni: Eternal Elixir
by Jordan Richardson
Tenor saxophonist Benny Sharoni's debut as a leader, Eternal Elixir, mixes the vitality of a spiritual journey with the intelligence of an academic lesson, to come up with an intoxicating cocktail of brains and brawn. Sharoni is a precise and exciting player. His record is couched in the idea of music as salvation, and ...
Alphonso Sanders and Bill "Howl'n Madd" Perry: Twice as Nice Down in Mississippi
by Woodrow Wilkins
Down-home Delta blues is what can be expected from the duet of Alphonso Sanders and Bill “Howl-N-Madd" Perry. A popular act at clubs and festivals, the pair has released its first recording, Twice as Nice Down in Mississippi. Sanders has been involved in music education for more than 25 years, and is currently chair ...
Livia Devereux: Night Winds Whisper
by Dan Bilawsky
Night Winds Whisper--clocking in at a mere twenty-five minutes--seems like more of a teaser than a full blown album, but vocalist Livia Devereux still manages to put her own stamp on some classics during this record's brief life span. One of the most intriguing aspects of Devereux's delivery is the way that she manages to infuse ...
Maruja Muci: Tiempos Modernos
by Ernest Barteldes
On her third self-released disc, Venezuelan singer Maruja Muci concentrates on a songwriting side (her two previous CDs were largely cover sets) that reveals strong Brazilian influences, starting with “Primavera," a modern bossa with electronic elements reminiscent of the kind often favored by Brazil's Bebel Gilberto. Muci, however, makes the sound her own with her strong ...
The Black Butterflies: Primero de Mayo
by Raul d'Gama Rose
A delightful whimsy surrounds the room where 1 de Mayo descends like a diaphanous sheet of sound amid its celestial wail. So extraordinary is the musical ensemble fronted by the hypnotic sound of saxophonist Mercedes Figueras; doubly intriguing, when entwined with the ululations and caterwauling ablutions of Tony Larokko's horns. Figueras is one of the most ...
Julie Slick: Julie Slick
by John Kelman
Despite a sudden explosion of female bassists--from Aussie Tal Wilkenfeld (Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea) to acoustic bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding (Joe Lovano--assessing them on the basis of gender would be wrong, since every one of them easily stands beside their male counterparts. The same can be said for Julie Slick, still on the shy side ...
James Zollar: Zollar System
by Raul d'Gama Rose
It is an unfortunate fact that trumpeter James Zollar is nowhere near as well-known as he should be. But that may be about to change. Zollar Systems may be about to put Zollar in an orbit all his own. A genuine renaissance man of the horn, Zollar is a singular voice on the instrument that is ...
Chris Colangelo: Elaine's Song
by Edward Blanco
Representing the second album in a decade for Los Angeles-based bassist Chris Colangelo, Elaine's Song documents seven original compositions that he has been working on for two years; time well spent, considering the caliber of the charts. Though the originals are the meat of this musical endeavor, the most ambitious piece of the album, “Falling Grace" ...
Greg Lewis: Organ Monk
by Ernest Barteldes
Reinventing the music of Thelonious Monk is no easy task, but organist Greg Lewis does precisely that on Organ Monk. Backed solely by drummer Cindy Blackman and guitarist Ron Jackson, Lewis goes through fifteen of Monk's timeless classics, adapting them to the feel of an organ trio.Kicking off with an up-tempo take on “Tinkle ...
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