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David Benoit: Jazz for Peanuts
by Woodrow Wilkins
The symbiotic relationship between pianist David Benoit and Peanuts has been a blessing for fans of both the animated series and jazz. It began in the mid-1980s with Benoit's popular cover of Vince Guaraldi's “Linus and Lucy," the ever-present theme in the Charlie Brown cartoons. Since then, the pianist has produced several tributes to the music ...
Chico Pinheiro & Anthony Wilson: Nova
by Woodrow Wilkins
Dual guitars is the theme of Nova, by Chico Pinheiro and Anthony Wilson. The musicians and their album represent the merging of cultures: American and Brazilian. Wilson, a New Yorker, is a Grammy-nominated guitarist who has recorded six solo albums since 1997. Among them is Power of Nine (Groove Note, 2006), which ...
Jazz Arts Trio: Tribute
by Woodrow Wilkins
When artists cover old classics, there is generally something different about them: a new arrangement, something added or something removed, in an attempt to make it “their own." Pianist Frederick Moyer and his Jazz Arts Trio take a different approach on Tribute. They perform eleven classics, note for note, just as they were recorded previously.
Jerry Costanzo: Destination Moon
by Woodrow Wilkins
Many jazz listeners get anxious when a vocalist releases a new album of old songs. The songs are old, therefore they've been covered numerous times in numerous ways. The challenge, then, isn't just to make it good. A recording artist must also make it distinctive--something that catches the attention of those who have already heard Michael ...
Todd Coolman: Perfect Strangers
by Woodrow Wilkins
While the songs themselves aren't original to the band, the approach taken with Perfect Strangers is itself novel. Bassist Todd Coolman is an in-demand session player based in New York. He director of jazz studies at Purchase College and has also authored two books: The Bass Tradition and The Bottom Line. His associations ...
Sean O'Bryan Smith: Tapestry
by Woodrow Wilkins
Listening to Sean O'Bryan Smith is a little like listening to Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Wayman Tisdale--all at the same time. Maybe that's because Smith uses a variety of bass instruments, and weaves them together like a Tapestry.Smith is a much sought-after musician who has played a variety of genres. Among those who ...
Arturo O'Farrill & Claudia Acuna: In These Shoes
by Woodrow Wilkins
Friends sometimes make the best partners. It's a good formula for Arturo O'Farrill and Claudia Acuna, who collaborated for In These Shoes.O'Farrill, a 2006 Grammy nominee as a pianist, composer and arranger, has put his mark on Latin and jazz styles, often mixing both. Acuna, a singer from Chile, also fuses Latin and jazz ...
Taj Mahal: Maestro
by Woodrow Wilkins
With a forty-year track record of recording the blues, Taj Mahal has earned the label of maestro. Now, he celebrates four decades with an album that uses that word as its theme.Born Henry St. Clair Fredricks in 1942, Mahal has mixed a variety of cultural influences in making his music. Although primarily a vocalist, ...
Mike Clark, Billy Harper, Donald Bailey: Blueprints of Jazz
by Woodrow Wilkins
Three discs, three creative artists, one concept--Blueprints of Jazz presents some of jazz music's eminently worthy but less widely known innovators. Tenor saxophonist Billy Harper and drummers Mike Clark and Donald Bailey have been fixtures on the jazz scene from 1950s through the 1970s, and they still produce fresh sounds. Mike Clark ...
Take 6: The Standard
by Woodrow Wilkins
From the first notes of “Sweet Georgia Brown," the listener knows this will be a treat. The a capella vocal group known as Take 6 updates several classic with vigor on The Standard, and their swinging harmonies set them apart from other vocal acts.Claude McKnight, elder brother to R&B star Brian McKnight, co-founded the ...
