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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
Ben Black - Mystery & Wonder
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Vocalist Ben Black sings songs of his study and practice of both Zen and Tibetan Buddhism on this collection of eleven meditative and uplifting originals. His voice is a mix of Barry Manilow and Bobby Short, sort of a high tenor, joined by Bill Anschell/p, Jeff Johnson/b, Dave Peterson/g, Mark Ivester/dr-perc, David Lange/acc and Branda Kay Neth/fl. He brings in some vocal percussion on the funky "Wunderland" and is quite soulful for "Mystery... read more
Ryan Shultz - Hair Dryers
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
You'd have to be a hard core jazzbo to get the significance of this but Shultz is one of the few bass trumpeters out there. And he's right here in Chicago pushing the envelope of innovation right in our backyards. With a bunch of locals backing him that locals would do well to get more familiar with, this music of big shoulders is not full of smelly onions. This crew had to spend a fair bunch of time digging the sounds of AACM and they... read more
Gregg Keplinger / Reuben Radding / Daniel Carter - Language
by Michael Bettine, Jazz Now
The Seattle scene may be known for it's grunge rock sound, but it also a fertile ground for Jazz musicians. This recording is the real deal. Three musicians go into the studio and just blow. "Speak Glow" finds them off and running. Saxophonist Carter is chased around by the rhythm section. He blows fluid lines while drummer Keplinger is a whirling dervish, and bassist Radding plays big notes. Keplinger solos, sounding like Elvin or Blakey as he... read more
Joachim Mencel - Brooklyn Eye
by WOJCIECH PACUŁA, High Fidelity (Poland)
BEST RECORDING 2020 - High Fidelity Magazine (Poland)
Joachim Mencel - pianist, lyricist, composer, music producer, dr hab. - assistant professor at the Academy of Music in Krakow, decorated, among others The Silver Cross of Merit and the Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis, called the "romantic of Polish jazz pianism" - we read in the official biography available on the musician's website.
He graduated from the... read more
Dawn Clement - Dear Ms. Dearie
by Thierry De Clemensat, Paris-Move
5 STARS
Dawn Clement, composer, pianist, and vocalist, returns with an album that's both warmly respectful and quietly bold: a tribute to Blossom Dearie, that one-of-a-kind composer, pianist, and singer who charmed bebop with her gentle wit and put her stamp on vocal jazz until her passing in 2009.
Lately, everyone seems obsessed with digging up old records, remixing the past, and chasing some kind of musical nostalgia. Clement... read more
Bobby Broom - Song And Dance
by Jack Garner, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
The veteran jazz guitarist (and frequent accompaniment for Dr. John and Sonny Rollins) brings his unique touch as a leader to an impressive range of songs from outside the "typical" jazz spectrum. With masterful skill, he reinvents the Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" as a swing romp, even finding ways to echo "A Love Supreme." "Where is the Love" gets a lyrical ballad treatment, while he and his rhythm section hop and skip through the theme to the... read more
Emma Larsson - Sing To the Sky
by C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz
New York vocalist Emma Larsson made a splash with her 2010 sophomore effort Let It Go (Imogena). She has populated her recordings with predominantly well-envisioned original compositions, seasoning the album sequence with standards specifically chosen to meld with her unique sound. Her repertoire choice is eclectic without being eccentric.
On her present Sing to the Sky, Larsson reveals her fortitude by covering "Here's to... read more
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