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Thomas Marriott - Human Spirit
by Larry Hollis, Cadence
A younger Hammond practitioner is present in Gary Versace on 'Human Spirit'. Trumpeter Thomas Marriott apparently has been a busy beaver of late. His release 'Constraints and Liberations' (with Versace on piano) was covered last issue (Apr/May/June 2011, p.225) and he and Taylor were both on 'Flash Point' (same issue, p.126) by Randy Halberstadt, both under the Origin company auspices. Where those two issues utilized a piano, this one is... read more
Don Lanphere with New Stories - Home At Last
by Ira Gitler, JazzTimes 2001
Ira Gitler Top 5 CDs:
Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy in South America, Vol. 3 (CAP)
Roy Haynes Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker (Dreyfus Jazz)
Kenny Drew Jr. Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival (TCB)
Don Lanphere and New Stories Home at Last (Origin)
Russell Malone Heartstrings (Verve)... read more
Doug Lofstrom with Misha Rachlevsky & the Russian String Orchestra - Music for Strings
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Music composed by Doug Lofstrom is deliciously performed by the Russian String Orchestra, conducted by Misha Rachlevsky on this rich collection of original and fresh classical works. There are four major pieces, all of which brim over with musicality and grace. A three piece "Music For Strings" includes rich Britten-esque lilts, rich pizzicato'd swayings and a dramatic climax. "Concerto For String Orchestra" as gentle pleadings as well as... read more
John Stowell - Resonance
by John Henry, Audiophile Audition
Portland, Oregon-based guitarist Stowell has a super-cool approach to his instrument but with a minimum of fuss can tear up the strings with some complex improvising that seems to occur at almost the speed of light. He plays here acoustic-electric guitars made by Portland custom guitar-maker Mike Doolin, and using nylon strings. Doolin invited Stowell over to try out his latest creations and in the process taped him playing a tune on each... read more
Hal Galper - E Pluribus Unum - Live in Seattle
by Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Hal Galper's working trio with bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer John Bishop has broken free of the typical expectations of a piano trio. Recorded over two days at the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle, Galper challenges the crowd to join them in their explorations. The pianist's wonderfully abstract approach to the venerable standard "How Deep Is the Ocean" avoids stating the melody outright and doesn't allow the listener to get used to... read more
Les DeMerle - Cookin' At The Corner, Volume 2
by Larry Hollis, Cadence, April-June 2008
"Cookin' At The Corner, Vol. 2" is a live club set from Hilton Head, South Carolina. Les De Merle
leads his trio from the drums and sings rougher material like "Work Song" and "All Around The World" in an energetic if occasionally overdone voice, leaving his wife, Bonnie Eisele, to sing more standard songs in a warm, Jazzy voice. The music is lively all the way through with pianist Mike Levine getting in some nice soloing as well as providing a... read more
Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters - Abstract Quantities
by Jerome Wilson, Cadence
A lot of classical and progressive rock motifs run through this CD in a set that creates quiet beauty out of simple figures in a way that suggests the music of Kenny Wheeler. Chad McCullough plays sweeping, melodic trumpet over stomping rock rhythms on "Billions" while "Mr Rubato" has the ethereal sweep of "In A Silent Way" as Bram Weijters' piano spills out under McCullough's gorgeous sound and John Bishop's drums storm in the back.... read more
Phil Kelly & The SW Santa Ana Winds - My Museum
by Robert Robbins, BBI Review
Three years ago, former Tonight Show Band arranger and BBI Elite subscriber Phil Kelly released his Grammy-nominated CD Convergence Zone, which featured his Seattle-based NW Prevailing Winds along with guest musicians from New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville. On My Museum, Kelly leads mostly the cream of LA musician, including four (trumpeter Jay Thomas, trombonist Andy Martin, tenor saxist and TSB alumnus Pete Christlieb, and baritonist Bill... read more
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