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Rodney Whitaker - Oasis: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The inimitable bassist Rodney Whitaker brings along Terell Stafford (trumpet/flugelhorn), Tim Warfield (tenor/soprano sax), Bruce Barth (piano), Dana Hall (bass) and Rockelle Fortin (vocals) for these songs that pay homage to Gregg Hill's rhythmic and melodic legacy with strong attention to detail.
"Betty's Tune" starts the listen with animated keys and frisky drumming, as Fortin's soulful and expressive singing adds to the lively climate,... read more
Cathy Segal-Garcia & Phillip Strange - Live in Japan
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
This twofer was recorded live in Japan over Christmas 30 years ago shortly after dropping her debut with Peter Erskine and Marc Johnson. A spirited piano/voice romp where chances are taken and dark corners explored. Successfully. You gotta go all the way to Japan to hang out in a saloon this cool? A perfect example of putting the fun first and having it... read more
Scott Reeves Quintet - The Alchemist
by Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs
This lost recording was originally performed 'live' at the City College of New York in 2005, sixteen years ago. During the 2020 pandemic, when Scott Reeves had time on his hands, like thousands of other musicians, out of curiosity, Scott Reeves gave this long shelved project a listen.
"I was excited to hear how the quintet played so well together and I felt this may have been among my own personal bests. During the time of this... read more
Carlos Vega - Bird's Ticket
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
4-STARS Saxophonist Carlos Vega's band crackles. The sound of "A Confluence in Chi-Town," the opener on his Bird's Ticket recording, has an on-the-edge urgency in its distinctive approach to the standard jazz quintet format - bass/drums/keyboard rhythm section and a trumpet and a saxophone - a line up like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie used.
Vega, a veteran of trumpter/band leader Doc Severinsen's band, sets up, with that... read more
John Stowell and Dave Liebman - Blue Rose
by Philip Booth, Jazziz
On the title track to Blue Rose, the first full-length collaboration between saxophonist Dave Liebman and guitarist John Stowell, Liebman supplies the lilting melody of the ballad Duke Ellington wrote for Rosemary Clooney. Meanwhile, Lieb's longtime friend and associate offers warmly hued chords and fills. The reedman's full-throated tone on soprano is at once earthy and sublime. Hie and Stowell connect intuitively. Sometimes they move... read more
Clay Giberson - Pastures
by Staff, Jazziz
Pacific Northwest-based pianist and composer Clay Giberson grew up on a farm in Woodland, Washington. So, perhaps it's unsurprising that the University of Miami-trained musician would find inspiration in the fields of home. Like jazz composers Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden and Ornette Coleman, Giberson digs into the loamy soil of Americana for the raw materials on Pastures, his sixth recording as a leader for the Origin label. (His Upper... read more
Naama Liany - Daydream
by Abigail Okorodus, Delano (Luxembourg)
The French-Israeli mezzo-soprano Naama Liany is set to launch her debut album titled Daydream with a release show this January at the Philharmonie. The album was supported by the culture ministry and Kultur lx.
Tell us about your new album. What inspired the idea to create it?
My new album, Daydream, brings together works on the subject of dreams and daydreams by Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Federico Mompou and Albena... read more
Dawn Clement - Break
by Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
She's a vocalist at times, but it's her ability on the piano that sets Dawn Clement apart from the crowd. The songs chosen for this, her sophomore album as a bandleader, are largely from the realm of the jazz torch song, but with a handful of original compositions and a few surprises thrown in. Clement has a tiny, gentle singing voice ? definitely youthful but with something of the breathy, kittenish quality of Portishead's Beth Gibbons as well.... read more
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