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Grant Geissman: Cool Man Cool
by Woodrow Wilkins
There are throwbacks, and then there are throwbacks. Guitarist Grant Geissman takes us back to the era of cool--a visual image of nightclubs patronized by people wearing long shirts, dark glasses and berets. Geissman may be best known for his solo on “Feels So Good," the pioneering smooth jazz song that brought Chuck Mangione's ...
Grant Geissman: Cool Man Cool
by John Kelman
Guitarist Grant Geissman returns after his stellar comeback disc, Say That! (Futurism, 2006), with an album that capitalizes on its predecessor's strengths while at the same time, recruiting an even larger cast of characters. Cool Man Cool is a west coast mainstream jazz affair, celebrating Cool, but with some twists and turns thrown in to make ...
Mike Barone / National Youth Jazz Orchestra / Vaughn Wiester / Dutch Jazz Orchestra
by Jack Bowers
Mike Barone Big Band Class of '68 Rhubarb Recordings 2009 While some may deem composer / arranger / trombonist Mike Barone's latest album gratuitous, those who were introduced to Barone's music via the band's superb recording Live at Donte's, 1968 should take enormous pleasure in hearing further inspired ...
Cannon-Reloaded: An All Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley
By Tom Scott
Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2008
Track listing: Jive Samba; Work Song; Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; Save Your Love For Me; Sack O' Woe;
Country Preacher; Inside Straight; I Should Care; The Masquerade Is Over; Stars Fell On Alabama.
Tom Scott: Cannon-Reloaded: An All Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley
by Mark F. Turner
Anyone who's ever listened to the canon jazz release, Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959), knows that one of the sweetest sounds ever recorded was that of alto saxophonist, Julian “Cannonball" Adderley. Cannon-Reloaded is a fitting tribute to one of jazz's quiet giants, boasting an all-star lineup in celebration of the late saxophonist's music. ...
Bebop United
By Tom Scott
Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2006
Track listing: Children of the Night; Silhouettes; Tones for Jones Bones; His Eyes, Her Eyes; Sack 'O Woes; Back Burner; Close View; The Song is You.
Tom Scott with Special Guest Phil Woods: Bebop United
by Michael P. Gladstone
The unblemished record of Pittsburgh's Mancheaster Craftsmen's Guild as a venue for recording jazz albums continues with the this new recording from Tom Scott with special guest Phil Woods. Scott has amassed a lengthy discography which has reflected high energy fusion, pop-soul and smooth jazz over the past two decades. His earlier years, however, found him ...
Tom Scott: Bebop United
by Jim Santella
For Bebop United Tom Scott convened a a group of veterans for a straight-ahead live auditorium performance in Pittsburgh. His cohesive ensemble interprets each selection with a comfortable groove and a lot of soul. Featuring Phil Woods on three numbers, the concert brings slow ballads and up-tempo romps to its audience convincingly. Trumpeter Randy Brecker and ...
Tom Scott: Bebop United
by John Kelman
He's had a multifaceted career in almost every imaginable area of jazz--not to mention working as a gun for hire on albums by singer/songwriters like Joni Mitchell and Carole King. It's easy to forget that saxophonist Tom Scott actually started out as a jazz traditionalist. While his own albums have leaned more towards fusion and contemporary ...
New Found Freedom
By Tom Scott
Label: Higher Octave Jazz
Released: 2002
Track listing: Feeling It; You Are My Everything; (Don't You Wanna) Jam; Can You stand The Rain; Just A Little; Holding Back The Years; I Wanna Be With You; Never Too Far From You; Everything Must Change; The View from Here;
