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2x2: Galvao/Santiago/Landais/Enouf - 2x2
by Editor, DiscUnion (Japan)
The saxophonist SERGIO GALVAO and the guitarist LUPA SANTIAGO met on a tour in 2014 and spirited up. Sergio Galvaon, who later moved to France, formed a trio with two French musicians, bass player CLEMENT LANDAIS, drummer FRACK ENOUF. While planning to record as a trio in the spring of 2017 I was planning to record together as Lupa Santiago will tour Europe in the same period.
The title "2 × 2" would be two Brazilians and two French people.... read more
Jordan VanHemert - Deep in the Soil
by Jean-Michel Schlosser, Couleurs Jazz (France)
Jordan VanHemert, multi-ring blower, usually on tenor, substitutes alto here (he also plays soprano, clarinet and flute), and appears as a sextet with, it has to be said, a line-up of exceptional class.
Our Korean-American saxophonist has already performed alongside Dmitri Matheny, Geri Allen and Rodney Whitaker, and this latest release marks his fifth album as leader.
From the outset, we're treated to an edgy, hard-bop jazz style, with... read more
Bill Anschell - Rumbler
by Robert Rusch, Cadence
Because it opened with one of Monk's finest compositions; "Misterioso", I spent a good deal of time with BILL ANSCHELL's RUMBLER [Origin Records 82728]. Anschell not only offers up a fine arrangement here but he takes the composition head on and goes through various tempos, at one point turning it into a straight blues. Brian Monroney contributes some wonderful guitar work and saxophonist Richard Cole contributes strong playing - offering up... read more
Eva Cortes - Crossing Borders
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
Eva Cortes mixes languages and moods with her flexible team of Pepe Rivero/p, Luques Curtis/b, Robby Ameen/dr, Luisito Quintero/perc, MarvinSewell/g and a snappy horn section along with simpatico guests. Her voice is husky and breathy sensuous on the intimate "Corazon" and spacious during her aria intro to the salsa'd "Sabor a Mi." The horns add funky soul as Cortes saunters with Jon Cowherd's piano on "Deja Vu" and Doug Beaver's horn pleads... read more
Karrin Allyson - A Kiss for Brazil
by SUZANNE LORGE, The New York City Jazz Record
Karrin Allyson has long been a fan of singer-composer Rosa Passos (and vice versa), so when Passos was passing through New York in March 2023, Allyson took the opportunity to record with the Bahian legend. The two tracks they laid down then became the launching pad for A Kiss for Brazil (Origin), an album that encapsulates Allyson's decades-long appreciation for Brazilian music.
Of the album's ten songs, Allyson and Passos sing in duet on... read more
Marius Nordal - Boomer Jazz
by Don Lerman, Cadence
Pianist Marius Nordal provides a rare Jazz treatment of well-known popular hits from the 1960s and 1970s in this well-crafted solo piano concert. Nordal's musical interpretations are creative and lucid, while remaining faithful to melody and spirit of music from the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Burt Bacharach, Chuck Berry, and other popular musicians from this era. Drawing upon his considerable Jazz and classical musical skills,... read more
Hans Teuber & Jeff Johnson - Deuce
by Paul Rauch, All About Jazz
4-STARS Bassist Jeff Johnson and multi-reedist Hans Teuber have a musical and personal friendship that goes back to the late eighties when both first arrived in the northwest outpost that is the city of Seattle. The jazz scene in the Pacific Northwest has always been prolific, though to many, a hidden gem outside of the main pulse of jazz cities such as New York and Chicago. In many ways, Deuce, is a snapshot of 30 years of musical give... read more
Mimi Fox - This Bird Still Flies
by Colin Griffith, Taylor Guitars
Acoustic Flight Path: Interview with Mimi Fox: When we last wrote about internationally renowned guitar virtuoso and music educator Mimi Fox (summer 2018), she was still enjoying the honeymoon phase with her new Builder's Edition K14ce. As Fox shared at the time, she was returning to her acoustic roots and looking forward to using her new Taylor on an all-acoustic album she was getting ready to record. The release, This Bird Still... read more
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