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George Colligan - The Endless Mysteries
by Brent Black, Critical Jazz
George Colligan serves up an interesting if not slightly eclectic offering to offer a breath of fresh air to the all too predictable jazz trio format.
George Colligan is a lunch pail pianist, he works incredibly hard. A diligent performer, teacher and over all student of music himself, Colligan has had the good fortune to develop a long association with iconic drummer Jack DeJohnette as well as an incredibly poor choice in one... read more
Cathy Segal-Garcia - SOCIAL ANTHEMS, VOLUME 1
by Editor, La Habitacion del Jazz
For Cathy Segal-Garcia, a love for music in general and jazz in particular comes from afar. His father was a saxophonist and he loved jazz. Since she was 4 years old, she had taken her to big band rehearsals. She sang with her twin sisters for years. After high school, he went to Berklee College of Music, which at the time did not have a voice, so he played the flute and studied arrangement and composition.
Artists like The Beatles,... read more
Dee Daniels - Intimate Conversations
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
Daniels is one of those jazz singers that's managed a four decade career without most of you ever hearing of her. Spending time in Europe and as part of the ensemble, no matter what the ensemble has been, it's only been recently she's been taking the spotlight. And speaking of taking the spotlight, this is an album of vocal/instrumental duets with some of New York's best jazzbos providing the various notes. With an adventurous set... read more
Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra - Mad Scientist Music
by Michael van Gee, Jazz'N'More (Switzerland)
5-STARS Just last year, this magazine featured the Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra with their album "Groove Junkies". Now, with the album "Mad Scientist Music," the trombonist follows up with an equally first-class work featuring six magnificent new compositions and arrangements that will once again delight big band fans.
The album opens with the up-tempo number "We're Back Baby!" featuring the 17-piece jazz orchestra in top form and... read more
John Gunther - Painting the Dream
by Dee Dee McNeil, Making A Scene
This is a very artsy jazz project. First, the cover of this album is stunning and painted by John Gunther's talented mother, Judy Gunther. All the music is composed by John Gunther and enhanced by Dawn Clement, whose vocal additions are both unique and beautiful. She is also the creative pianist of this trio, adding electronics. Dru Heller is the timekeeper on both drums and cymbals. You can hear their direction and uniqueness on the very... read more
Dick Reynolds - Music & Friends
by Ric Bang, Jazz Scan
I've not heard a real "dance band" for quite some time. This organization, headed by pianist Dick Reynolds, falls very nicely into that category.
In the 1960s, Reynolds was the house pianist at Mr. Kelly's Jazz Club, in Chicago; in that capacity, he worked with the likes of Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughn, Carmen McCrea and many others. Reynolds subsequently started his own commercial endeavor (Com Track) in Chicago, where he wrote, filmed and... read more
Richard Sussman - Live at Sweet Rhythm
by Ken Watkins, 100 Greatest Jazz Albums
Back in 1978 Richard Sussman led a quintet that produced the much-admired album 'Free Fall'. Twenty-five years later the group reformed at the Sweet Rhythm for this live performance. The band - Richard Sussman (piano), Tom Harrell (trumpet), Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Mike Richmond (bass), Jeff Williams (drums) - was carefully put together, as Richard Sussman explains:
'The first jazz that really turned me on was the quintet and sextet... read more
Rich Thompson - Generations
by George Fendel, Oregon Jazz Scene
This is actually a standard piano trio with dummer Thompson in a leadership role. Of the nine tunes included, seven are original compositions by trio members. A few comments on the two standards might be in order. ?I Hear a Rhapsody? is explored from every angle by pianist Chris Ziemba. He finally states the melody line the ?last time around,? making this an intensely creative and rewarding version of the classic tune. The other familiar melody... read more
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