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Mark Weinstein: Lua e Sol
by Woodrow Wilkins
It's fitting that flautist Herbie Mann is one of the luminaries who have led bands that included Mark Weinstein. Among his many attributes, Mann had a special way of bringing Brazilian music into his repertoire, and Weinstein does the same here with Lua e Sol.Weinstein began his career as a trombonist, and was associated ...
Ralph Lalama Quartet: Energy Fields
by Woodrow Wilkins
Sometimes, small works better. That's evidenced by the plethora of jazz trio recordings released in 2008. One instrument can make a dramatic difference. That's where the Ralph Lalama Quartet comes in. Energy Fields is like a trio with additional versatility. Tenor saxophonist Lalama is joined on this effort by guitarist John Hart, bassist Rick ...
The Stryker / Slagle Band: The Scene
by Woodrow Wilkins
Feel-good music may be the best way to describe The Scene by The Stryker/Slagle Band. This quarter presents eight original songs and one cover, all in an upbeat mood. Each song, in some way, is dedicated to brother musicians.Guitarist Dave Stryker spent more than 13 years with Stanley Turrentine and has worked with Jack ...
Pete Rodriguez: El Alquimista (The Alchemist)
by Woodrow Wilkins
"Jive State Suite" sure is an attention getter. The introduction to the first track of Pete Rodriguez's El Alquimista (The Alchemist) makes clear this is an album with a difference. Rodriguez, a trumpeter, vocalist and composer, has performed with a virtual who's who of Latin music, as well as other styles. Among his ...
Robin McKelle: Modern Antique
by Woodrow Wilkins
Sometimes, when a jazz vocalist does a big band arrangement of a rock or pop hit, the results can be classical. Robin McKelle avoids that trap from the very start with her swinging rendition of Steve Miller's “Abracadabra." The lyrics are perfectly suitable for a jazz offering, and the blend of McKelle's voice and the horns ...
The James Moody and Hank Jones Quartet: Our Delight
by Woodrow Wilkins
James Moody and Hank Jones have had limited contact with each other, insofar as performing and recording music is concerned. However, they seem to be quite familiar as they perform twelve songs that are either standards or compositions closely associated with them as musicians.Moody, on tenor saxophone and flute, and pianist Jones, are joined ...
The Jason Domnarski Trio: Notes from Underground
by Woodrow Wilkins
Often with a piano-led trio, the material is from a traditional type of jazz. Not so with The Jason Domnarski Trio's Notes from Underground; this eight-song album takes on orchestral, rock and other styles.A graduate of Skidmore College, Domnarski is a fixture on the New York scene. His trio won a Downbeat Student Music ...
Greg Diamond: Dancando Com Ale
by Woodrow Wilkins
When Latin jazz is on the menu, the electric guitar is not the first thing that comes to mind. That's where Greg Diamond steps in. Backed by a small, but versatile ensemble, he explores the genre on Dancando Com Ale.Diamond is a bandleader and sideman on the New York jazz scene, with a master's ...
Giovanni Moltoni: 3
by Woodrow Wilkins
Off the beaten path is one way to describe Giovanni Moltoni's music. Interesting and pleasure-filled are two others.Moltoni, a native of Italy, has performed internationally. He began playing professionally at the age of 18. Now a resident of Boston, he is an educator at Berklee College of Music, and is also a performer and ...
Eldredge Jackson: Listening Pleasure
by Woodrow Wilkins
There is being in a groove, and then there's getting one's groove on. Either one works for saxophonist Eldredge Jackson's debut album, Listening Pleasure. This 13-track effort is a little bit Richard Elliott, a little bit Kirk Whalum and a little bit Gerald Albright. But it's all Eldredge Jackson and Wayman Tisdale.Jackson co-produced the ...
