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Jeff Johnson - The Art of Falling
by Jason West, All About Jazz
I like living with CDs. I like to leave them in the player for a week or two and see how they grow. I'm not worried if, at first, I don't hear everything that's going on. Just as long as there's something - a few magnetic bars, a particularly firey exchange, a pregnant moment in the music - that demands another listen. So it is with The Art of Falling.
The phrase that hooked me comes at the hands of pianist Randy Porter, and it occurs in the... read more
Chicago Jazz Orchestra with Cyrille Aimee - Burstin' Out!
by Dave Sumner, emusic
A wonderful old-school big band album that brings a big sound and an intimate warmth. Led by Cyrille Aimée's inviting vocals, the orchestra hits some classic standards with an embraceable verve. "Yardbird Suite" has trumpeter Marquis Hill taking a nice solo, though its the orchestra's take on "Long As You're Living" that provides the album's highlight. I expected to be entertained, but not by this... read more
Les DeMerle Sound 67 - Once in a Lifetime
by Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazz'halo (Belgium)
Young drummer who immediately scored successes from his teenage years, but whose debut
with his group was shelved for inexplicable reasons. That, in a nutshell, is the story behind this
unreleased recording. However, a number of big names contributed to this. Among them Randy
Brecker, Rosemary Clooney and the popular rock singer Genya Ravan (Goldie and The
Gingerbreads) at the time.
Ten songs that are all jukebox material. We hear a spicy... read more
Kobie Watkins Grouptet - Movement
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
From Chicago and Sonny Rollins he came but now Watkins is based in North Carolina and finds himself kicking it out with a group that came together at the entrance of Yellowstone. Not wide open spaces music, this is solid, straight ahead jazz informed by chops well heated in the crucible of nightly playing with some other real hitters along the way. Almost a decade since his debut as a leader, this second set will be almost unrecognizable to... read more
Laurie Antonioli - Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
It seems the jazz world has finally made Joni Mitchell an official member of the jazz composers canon. Vocalist Laurie Antonioli is the latest to delve into the rich songbook of the contemporary icon. Her voice has a hint of Mitchell's ironic folksiness, but with a dash of a harder edge. She teams up with the intriguing mix of reeds supplied by Sheldon Brown, Matt Clark's keyboards and along with Dave MacNab/g, John Shifflett/b and Jason... read more
Mark Taylor - Spectre
by Andrew Gilbert, Seattle Times
By taking his time and letting his music develop at its own pace, Mark Taylor has become one of the essential players on the Seattle jazz scene.
While steadily pursuing his own musical vision, the alto saxophonist has toiled fruitfully as a sideman, contributing to more than half a dozen excellent ensembles. From long-running institutions like the Jim Knapp Orchestra (which plays the first Monday of every month at the Seattle Drum School) to... read more
Deep Blue Organ Trio - Wonderful!
by Brandon Bernstein, Just Jazz Guitar
Chicago based musicians Bobby Broom (guitar), Chris Foreman (organ), and Greg Rockingham (drums) pay tribute to legendary musician Stevie Wonder with their release Wonderful! The album, which was released in August 2011 on Origin Records, is guitar/organ trio at its best and pays homage to Stevie Wonder by doing jazz arrangements of nine of Wonder's compositions. The musicians carefully listened to Wonder's compositions, memorizing the words so... read more
John Moulder - Earthborn Tales of Soul and Spirit
by Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
In a holiday season when musical treacle is practically unavoidable on the airwaves and in shopping malls, it's comforting to know there's an alternative.
For though Chicago guitarist John Moulder's newest recording, Earthborn Tales of Soul and Spirit, wasn't conceived as holiday fare, it addresses spirituality in far deeper ways than we're accustomed to hearing at this time of year.
So, no, you won't hear the great Chicago... read more
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