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Kiki Valera - Vivencias en Clave Cubana
by Tom McCarter, KZSU - Stanford
Son Cubano is a genre of music and dance originating from the hill country of eastern Cuba during the 19th century. Its origins are a blend of African and Spanish influences. Son vocal style and meter are of Spanish tradition, while its identifiable clave rhythm, call and response, and percussive elements are of Bantu origin. This disc contains> twelve finely crafted original tunes played exquisitely throughout this recording. The innovative... read more
Laurie Antonioli - The Constant Passage of time
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
She might be switching it up this time around, but one thing is certain, she still has that Joni Mitchell discovering jazz vibe to her sound. Working this time out with a band and contributing some originals as she also widens her set list to more than one composer, this is a set that gathers the things that make the jazz vocalist what she is---and that's interesting on all counts. Solid stuff for adult listeners looking for some solid adult... read more
Sarah Partridge - I Never Thought I'd Be Here
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
Sarah Partridge does the composing here, yet sounds a bit more in the modern jazz tradition. With the team of Allen Farnham on piano, bassist Bill Moring, Tim Horner on drums, guitarist Paul Meyers, Scott Robinson on woodwinds, and trombonist Ben Williams she is able to display sophistication on mature ballads such as "Eager Is The Night" and " Caverns of My Heart." Her voice is quite flexible, and she shows she can hit the blue notes well on... read more
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra - The Endless Search
by Michael Steinman, Cadence
[The Endless Search] might seem like a parallel production [to James Moody's Moody 4b]. Like Moody, Jimmy Heath is a Gillespie alumnus, one year Moody's junior and still in excellent playing shape. This CD pairs him with the beautiful-sounding Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, co-led by drummer Clarence Acox and reedman Michael Brockman. On it, they offer the title piece, a three-part Heath suite (named for what he feels... read more
John Bishop - Antwerp
by Russell Perry, WTJU-FM
Drummer John Bishop (Benjamin Boone, Hal Galper, Thomas Marriott) founded Origin Records as a label "run for musicians by musicians", yet rarely does he issue music under his own name. It has been 18 years since Nothing If Not Something in 2005. Of the program of six originals and three covers (by Hal Galper, Carla Bley, Henry Mancini), Dan McClenaghan wrote on AllAbout Jazz, "From the opener, Weijters' rollicking Ruchsichtslos, to Galper's... read more
Les DeMerle - Gypsy Rendezvous, Vol. 1
by Kyle O'Brien, Jazz Society of Oregon
Any time anyone calls their group Dynamic, it's cause to put up a red flag for cheesiness. But the rousing Gypsy jazz that comes from this group is, well, rather dynamic. The disc came about during DeMerle's vacation to Maui, where he and Bonnie Eisele jammed with a local group. The result is a modern Hawaiian Gypsy jazz disc with a bit of a surf vibe, thanks to the dual guitars of Gypsy Pacific, Tom Conway and Phil Benoit. DeMerle's energetic... read more
Roy Assaf & Eddy Khaimovich Quartet - Andarta
by Adam Greenburg, All Music Guide
Two Israeli expatriates who stumbled upon one another on the New York jazz scene, pianist Roy Assaf and bassist Eddy Khaimovich put together a debut that capitalizes on the theme of modernization, updating not only classic compositions with new arrangements and reworkings, but updating the stylings of classic players through the quartet's stylings. The album opens with a groove-heavy rendition of Cole Porter's "All of You," also unveiling the... read more
Joe Locke - Subtle Disguise
by Arturo Pepe, Traces of Jazz (Italy)
It is a combative and faded Joe Locke that is revealed in the booklet of his "thin masks", a new work by an artist who will turn sixty this year, a composer and vibraphonist who made his way in the '90s as a man of the new generation and has reached 35 (!) records as a leader, as well as countless sideman sessions in the most varied areas, from Cecil Taylor to Grover Washington Jr.
We had left it in 2015 with the well-deserved Downbeat... read more
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