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Matthias Lupri Group: Metalix
by John Kelman
While Same Time Twice (Summit, 2002) found vibraphonist Matthias Lupri emerging as a noteworthy contemporary jazz composer, Transition Sonic (Summit, 2004) represented a significant compositional leap. Lupri fashioned a suite of pieces that, while generally unrelated thematically, ultimately created a longer, more complex narrative whose whole was greater than the sum of its parts. With Metalix ...
Swingin' The Blues Away
Album: Reasons To Be Thankful
By Art Lillard's Heavenly Band
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2006
Duration: 03:55
Art Lillard: Reasons to be Thankful
by Jim Santella
Recorded in 2000, this session by Art Lillard's big band combines lively swing and a traditional mainstream essence into one original package. Lillard and members of his organization wrote the music for this romping program. Lillard, a drummer, leads the band with a swinging rhythmic foundation and comfortable strides. He brings in vocal soloists for six ...
Art Lillard's Heavenly Band: Reasons To Be Thankful
by Edward Blanco
Reasons to be Thankful, the second recording from Art Lillard's Heavenly Band since 1995, offers a toe-tapping, fun big band swing time experience. The Heavenly Big Band, a fixture amd mainstay of the New York jazz scene since 1987, is the brainchild of drummer/composer and band leader Art Lillard. Unlike most big band recordings, this album ...
Dave Schumacher: Endangered Species
by Dan McClenaghan
Back in the beginning there was Gerry Mulligan; or maybe it was Pepper Adams. We're talking baritone saxophone here, of course, especially as a lead instrument. It's still not a horn you often hear out front, regrettably. But with his Summit Records debut, Endangered Species, Dave Schumacher does his part to remedy the situation.Schmacher, ...
David Schumacher: Endangered Species
by Jim Santella
As the spice of life, variety plays a major role in David Schumacher's Summit debut. The baritone saxophonist enjoys a hearty organ combo ambience, along with tracks dedicated to Latin jazz, blues, straight-ahead jazz, and even a little hip-hop. His organ combos give the session a contemporary spirit that flows from tradition and remains timeless today.
Gerald Beckett: Flute Vibes
by Jim Santella
Gerald Beckett leads this quintet and sextet session which features his flute in a program of inspired jazz tunes. Each selection swings with a balance of hard bop and blues. FluteVibes features the leader with vibraphonist Erik von Buchau in a quiet affair that settles down gracefully. Walking bass, block chords, and ride cymbal ...
Phillip Strange & Larry Marshall: In the Moment
by Jim Santella
From jazz's modern mainstream, this duo performance provides free interpretations of classic songs. Pianist Phillip Strange fills each selection with anxious energy while drummer Larry Marshall complements with intuitive colors. The performance runs loose and laid back as both artists reflect on familiar melodies with widespread animation. The performance rises and falls as befits each interpretation, ...
Circles
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: My Good Friend, Blues to John, Heidi's Song, Invitation, Even As We Speak, Circles, Unrequited, Never Let Me Go
Out of a Dream: Love Songs
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: All the Things You Are; You Stepped Out of a Dream; But Beautiful; Just Squeeze Me; Night and Day; My One and Only Love; Am I Blue?; Angel Eyes; When My Dreamboat Comes Along.
