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Jake Langley: Here and Now

Read "Here and Now" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
August 24, 2009

Like all musicians who inhabit a groove, Jake Langley may very likely get mired in the Hammond B3 and drums trio; that is, record after record could start to sound familiar. But Here and Now gives ample evidence that the guitarist has seized the day and broken free from the blues-laden, Wes Montgomery style that he ...

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Glenn Patrik: Nuthin' But a Thang!

Read "Nuthin' But a Thang!" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
August 24, 2009

From America's heartland, Glenn Patrik sings and plays the kind of blues that made Kansas City a hub where musical pioneers met and exchanged ideas about swing, rhythm, blues, and being spontaneous. It was shortly before World War II and just about the same time that bebop was getting noticed in New York, when Kansas City ...

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Asthenic State

August 21, 2009

Album: Nomina
By Vector Trio
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2009
Duration: 5:05

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Etienne Charles: Folklore

Read "Folklore" reviewed by Larry Reni Thomas

by Larry Reni Thomas
August 20, 2009

Trumpeter Etienne Charles' Folklore is a wonderful, colorful, vibrant recording filled with Caribbean flavor, Latin grooves and solid jazz arrangements and solos. A percussionist and composer as well, the 26-year-old Charles has an extremely unique trumpet sound that is his and his alone. He doesn't sound like Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, or Miles Davis, nor does ...

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John Kocur: The Smoker

Read "The Smoker" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
August 18, 2009

John Kocur's first album as a bandleader is an enjoyable and varied recording, showcasing not only the alto saxophonist's own emerging talent but also those of band mates Amy Bormet on piano, Oliver Albertini on bass and C.V. Dashiell III on drums. Washington D.C.-based Kocur produced the album as well as composing all ...

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Nicas Dream

August 12, 2009

Album: Acoustic Sessions
By Panos Vassilopoulos
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 9:45

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The Wood Brothers: The Wood Brothers: Up Above My Head

Read "The Wood Brothers: Up Above My Head" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
August 11, 2009

Highlights of The Wood Brothers' live performances invariably include ingenious renditions of choice covers in addition to their own well-wrought originals. So it stands to reason they'd find it perfectly natural to put together this mini-album of outside material by the likes of Beck and Allen Toussaint, among others. Returning to the strictly two-piece ...

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Greg Heath Quartet: Fact & Fiction

Read "Fact & Fiction" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
August 9, 2009

Tenor saxophonist Greg Heath originates from New Zealand, but has been based in the United Kingdom since 1989, working with a diverse array of artists including Van Morrison, Marianne Faithful and Jimmy Ruffin. Fact & Fiction finds Heath in more straight-ahead jazz territory, with strong early-'60s influences and a talented quartet of musicians. Indeed, the quartet's ...

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Senorita

August 7, 2009

Album: All I Want
By Savio Rego
Label: Self Produced
Released: 0
Duration: 5:03

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Kat Walker: Jazz Skat Gumbo

Read "Jazz Skat Gumbo" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
July 28, 2009

At first brush, Kat Walker's Jazz Skat Gumbo appears to be just one more collection of jazz standards sung by one of the deluge of singers streaming into the already crowded jazz vocals market. Kat Walker indeed sings the standards, but she and her band hail from New Orleans, a fact that adds a decidedly Southern ...