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Dave Brubeck Quartet: London Flat, London Sharp
by Woodrow Wilkins
Straight and fast. That's how the Dave Brubeck Quartet grabs you with the opening title song of London Flat, London Sharp. Surrounded by a supporting cast of Bobby Militello, Michael Moore, and Randy Jones, the pianist is at the top of his game on this new outing. Clocking in at just under an hour, with ten ...
Tony DeSare: Want You
by Woodrow Wilkins
If you hadn't heard these songs before, it would be hard to separate the originals from the classics. Glen Falls, New York native Tony DeSare blends the two so well on his debut CD, Want You, that he offers a seamless transition between standards and new material. His compositions and his interpretations of the classics make ...
Various Artists: Acoustic Brazil
by Woodrow Wilkins
Brazilians loathe to entertain the mere suggestion that their native music is jazz. However, the rhythms and melodies of traditional Brazilian music and some styles of North American jazz are so similar that a song from one genre can easily blend into the soundscape of the other--often without translation of lyrics or major changes in the ...
Oliver Mtukudzi: Nhava
by Woodrow Wilkins
The Heads Up Africa series has featured such artists as Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, there's nothing not to like about this music emerging from Southern Africa. This hit parade continues with Zimbabwean guitarist/vocalist Oliver Mtukudzi's Nhava. The album ("carrying bag in Shona) is a collection of advice, encouragement, and wisdom for travelers ...
Hiroshima: Obon
by Woodrow Wilkins
From the opening gong, you know you're in for a treat with Obon. Marking Hiroshima's 25th anniversary, the new disc is the Japanese-American group's first without vocals--save a wordless chant by Shoji Kameda on “Obon Two-Five. Formed by Dan and June Kuramoto (the only Japanese native in the group) in 1979, Hiroshima has successfully blended traditional ...
Ayetoro: The Afrobeat Chronicles Vol. 1
by Woodrow Wilkins
Jazz sometimes is most adventurous when it is interwoven with certain cultural styles, such as Brazilian, Latin, and South African. Well, there's another side of the African influence. Brought to us from Nigeria, Ayetoro delivers a funky beat the merges that country's native music with some hip, groove-driven jazz.Founded in 1996 by Funsho Ogundipe, ...
Cheryl Bentyne on "Let Me Off Uptown"
by Woodrow Wilkins
There's no mistaking her soprano voice -- whether she's going solo or performing with what's perhaps the best jazz vocal group of all time: The Manhattan Transfer. Either way, Cheryl Bentyne has fun when she sings, and her joy is carried over to the listener. Her new album, Let Me Off Uptown, is proof. ...
Paul Taylor: Nightlife
by Woodrow Wilkins
It's easy to pigeonhole Paul Taylor into the class of sax-playing bandleaders that graduated from the Kenny G school of instrumental pop--capitalizing on the melodic soprano sax craze that has prevailed over the last two decades, in terms of radio play and record sales. Perhaps too easy.Taylor has recorded a number of melodic, soprano ...
John Pizzarelli: Knowing You
by Woodrow Wilkins
When recording fresh interpretations of classic songs, artists do best when they go beyond simply singing or playing them the way they were written. To make it worth doing, the modern artist must make the music his own. John Pizzarelli is exceptionally adept in accomplishing this. This fact is evident on the opening track of his ...
Carol Duboc: All of You
by Woodrow Wilkins
Carol Duboc has one of those voices that captivates in a quiet, almost subliminal way. Subtle enough that comparisons to other jazz divas are unlikely or unjustified, she won't immediately come to mind when listening to another. However, when her music is on, the listener will take notice. Duboc's voice is light, placid, yet powerful when ...
