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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, ...
Journey Home
By Dana Landry
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Gatien Dance; Journey Home; Island Life; Deerhead Sketches; 1,2,3; Soulful Bill; All of You;
Touch of Your Lips; Hard Times Come No More.
The Minute Game
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: This I Dig of You; Splat!; Ceora; The Minute Game; Berceuse from The Firebird; City Butterfly; Lullaby for Grace; To Be There; Moonlight in Vermont; Hiccups (59:18).
Out Of A Dream - Love Songs
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: All The Things You Are, Am I Blue, But Beautiful, Just Squeeze Me, My One And Only Love, Night and Day, When My Dreamboat Comes Home, You Stepped Out of A Dream, Angel Eyes
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.
