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Bradley Parker-Sparrow: Shut Eye

by Jim Santella
Bradley Parker-Sparrow's music for the film Shut Eye provides the kind of emotion that enhances each scene appropriately: moody blues and seamless shadows, along with an energetic drive to support the film's characters. With vocalist Joanie Pallatto and trumpeter Bobby Lewis, he creates a dark, mysterious framework. Sparrow's piano gently caresses each melody when the scene ...
Harold Fethe: Out of Nowhere

by Jim Santella
Swing is the thing on this debut session from guitarist Harold Fethe. As one who's never lost his love for the Great American Songbook and its lyrical surprises, he's at home with his musical partners on this date: Johnny Frigo (violin), Joe Vito (piano, acoordion) and Jim Cox (bass). Together, they have a good time celebrating ...
Bobby Lewis: Instant Groove

by Jerry D'Souza
Bobby Lewis' recurring theme in speaking about the music here is of the instant groove. Lewis is right in drawing attention to the idea, for that groove is not a myth. To bring it home all the more conclusively, Lewis uses various lineups and gives these compositions their due, all of which makes for a recording ...
Bobby Schiff: Late Game

by Jerry D'Souza
Bobby Schiff made this debut as a leader at sixty, after having played on several projects for other musicians over the years. Late Game also gave him the opportunity to play with Stewart Miller and Chuck Christiansen, with whom he has a warm empathy, and to open up his love for Brazilian music and strings. He ...
George Flynn & Katherine Hughes: Together

by Jim Santella
On this aptly titled disc, the chamber music duo of George Flynn and Katherine Hughes provides its audience with an hour of melodramatic adventure. Moods change, the pace runs through varying climates, and both instrumentalists interpret with clarity. The three suites were recorded in Chicago: in 1992, 1995 and 2005. Flynn and Hughes' lasting musical relationship ...
Willie Pickens: JazzSpirit, Volumes 1 & 2

by Mark Corroto
My neighbor, one of those born again" types, told me that Jesus hates jazz. I asked her which Jesus she was referring to. When I received no response, I suggested to her it might be the neo-con Jesus who, quite frankly, can't dance. After a bit of research, I've found there are multiple Jesuses ...
Ancient Pines

By Tim ODell
Label: Southport Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Textual; The Drive; Toddler; Anticipation; Rise & Fall; Ancient Pines Suite:
Fanfare/Squirrels, Old Growth, Majestic Perspectives; Come Here; Opinions; You Can
First Look: Chicago Duos

Label: Southport Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: In; East Side Easy; Number Five Wings Place; The Journey; Glide; Dot; Journey for the Cause; Yoshihashi; Out.
First Look

By Roscoe Mitchell & Tatsu Aoki
Label: Southport Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: In; East Side Easy; Number Five Wings Place; The Journey; Glide; Dot; Journey for the Cause; Yoshihashi; Out.