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Cow Bop Hits the Mother Road
by Todd S. Jenkins
“The sun was high, the air was still, a day so hot the sun was sweating. In rode a redhead on a pinto pony, singing and yodeling. Legend has it she was raised by Comanche; others opine that she was left in a shopping mall by Scottish settlers. She was headed for parts unknown when she ...
Jim Love & the Blue Groove: Gather 'Round
by Todd S. Jenkins
Jim Love is a Pennsylvanian drummer whose prior recording, The Way of the Drum (Wyndfall, 2001), impressed us here a couple of years ago. His new unit, the Blue Groove, is a stout quartet performing original jazz material with a current edge. This one is hard to categorize but easy to get into. Love ...
CAB: CAB 4
by Todd S. Jenkins
One of fusion’s finest supergroups has jumped ship to Steve Vai’s label and continued a steady climb to the top of the ranks. Jazz-rock veteran Brian Auger has become a regular fixture of CAB now, and the addition of guest Patrice Rushen on five tracks of this new disc only adds to the band’s hot, soulful ...
Prasanna: Be the Change
by Todd S. Jenkins
When the fusion of guitar jazz and traditional Indian music is discussed, either John McLaughlin or the late Shawn Lane will immediately come to mind. One can add to those ranks the marvelous talents of Prasanna, who has the added legitimacy of being a native Indian. On this entertaining album Prasanna has achieved a most impressive ...
Jeffrey Burr: By Myself
by Todd S. Jenkins
A deeply satisfying solo effort that recalls the true meaning of jazz guitar. New Yorker Jeffrey Burr has bravely concocted an EP of solo archtop-guitar music that comes close in spirit and accomplishment to the solo works of Joe Pass, Al Viola and other past masters. With so many young jazz-minded guitarists these days trying to ...
Ya Ya Fornier with David Murray: Bearcat
by Todd S. Jenkins
Without the featured vocalist, this disc would have been a run-of-the-mill set by David Murray. In fact, the second track is an average instrumental headed by Murray and Sweet Sue Terry. Unfortunately, when Ya Ya Fornier steps in, the interest level drops even further. The singer is the widow of drummer Vernel Fornier, and apparently a ...
Maria de Barros: Nha Mundo (My World)
by Todd S. Jenkins
Maria de Barros hails from the Cape Verde Islands, the home of Cesaria Evora, where a rich confluence of African, European and Latin American cultures have blended together since time immemorial. She is definitely more of a “pop” singer than the barefoot diva Evora. Her singing conveys the same sort of relaxed charm that was Astrud ...
Albert King: Talkin' Blues
by Todd S. Jenkins
Electric blues giant Albert King recorded this excellent live set in Chicago in February 1978. It’s unfortunate that no one documented the musicians with whom he was playing that night, but in the end King’s overpowering presence almost renders any other sounds moot. The sheer power of his guitar sound and commanding vocals dominated most every ...
Lisa Haley: Talking to the Sun
by Todd S. Jenkins
Lisa Haley is best known as the leader of the Zydekats, a hot Southern California Cajun/zydeco band, and as Queen Ida’s erstwhile fiddler. This is her first recording apart from the Zydekats, and it is a simply marvelous outing that marries the blues, country, zydeco, contemporary gospel and other styles. Haley’s low, rough-edged, highly expressive vocals ...
Ada Rovatti: Under The Hat
by Todd S. Jenkins
Born in Italy, trained at Berklee and a semi-veteran of Europe’s jazz scene, Ada Rovatti comes as quite a discovery to American ears. She possesses not only a powerful tenor tone and sharp technical facility, but also a significant gift for jazz composition. Her performances on this album are marvelous and further polished by the presence ...
