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Alison Ruble - This Is A Bird
by Michael Bonnard, CD Hotlist: Baker & Taylor
A surprising debut! Ruble sounds like a well-seasoned performer with a voice that is uncannily happy and mournful at the same time. She covers standard Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, and Rodgers/Hammerstein material as well as James Taylor. A versatile performer with a great band behind her. Hope for more in the future. Highly recommended.... read more
Hal Galper - Live at the Berlin Philharmonic, 1977
by Jack Kenny, Jazz Views (UK)
Strange to think that the music on this album was recorded forty-four years ago. It does not seem like that: it has a freshness and immediacy. Pianist Hal Galper played for three years with Chet Baker. He also had a spell with Cannonball Adderley and Phil Woods. The group on this album was probably his most successful and most artistically satisfying. Galper's exciting technique of quickening or slackening the rhythm, usually without... read more
Bobby Broom - My Shining Hour
by Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader
The recordings that peerless Chicago guitarist Bobby Broom makes with his trio are almost always shaped by a precise conceit -- a program of Monk tunes, for instance, or a reimagining of 60s pop tunes as jazz vehicles. His excellent new album, My Shining Hour (Origin), is devoted entirely to standards, which is only notable because it's something he hasn't done before. Bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Makaya McCraven provide a crisp,... read more
Storms/Nocturnes - VIA
by Joachym Ettel, Ultimo L�beck (Germany)
"The fact that vibraphonist Joe Locke and pianist Geoffrey Keezer make a highly captivating team has already been established at JazzBaltica 2007 where they created extraordinary moments, often even outshining the sum of all components. Locke and Keezer have always been sharing a similar musical philosophy and know how to drive each other on to create a live interplay that culminates in the most fiery artistic passion. With the third... read more
Gene Argel - Luminescent
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
Hey, don't run for the hills just because the piano man has added a cover of "People" to his set card, it's alright. Returning home to Seattle from Hawaii to meet up in the studio with some old pals gives him the indulgence to do something like that. His sax man brings a Paul Winter, good karma feeling to the proceedings that gives the easy going vibe the special sauce this set needs to make it stand out gracefully without shouting... read more
Lorin Cohen - Home
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
The inventive bass ace steps out for his debut as a leader after providing the stuff for a wide range of stellar cats from all fields for quite a while. With restless music reflecting his restless urges that that have taken him around the world, Cohen delivers listener music for people that really want to hear something they can sit and soak up. Tasty throughout, the trappings might weave in and out occasionally, but this is no set of background... read more
Florian Hoefner - Luminosity
by Ken Waxman, The Whole Note
Musically, Luminosity may be the most straight ahead of the sessions reviewed here, but it's also the one with the most varied cast. The program is eight compositions by German-born-and-raised pianist Florian Hoefner, who after a long period in New York, now teaches at Memorial University in St. John's. The quartet is completed by American bassist Sam Anning, Austrian drummer Peter Kronreif and Vancouver-raised, Manhattan-based tenor and soprano... read more
Brent Jensen - Trios
by George Fendel, Jazz Scene
Some of you may remember Brent Jensen from his earlier Origin recordings, particularly "The Sound Of A Dry Martini," where, if you closed your eyes, you'd think you were hearing Paul Desmond. Well, Jensen's admiration for Desmond is born anew on this fine outing with two different trios. The first one puts him in the company of Jamie Findlay, guitar; and Zac Matthews, bass. On other selections, Jensen is joined by Doug Miller, bass and John... read more
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