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Cathy Segal-Garcia - SOCIAL ANTHEMS, VOLUME 1
by Dorothea Gangel, Jazz 'N' More (Germany)
For her 14th album, the Los Angeles-born jazz singer Cathy Segal-Garcia took a look back at the past and rearranged and interpreted unforgettable songs with social content. With Anthony Wilson on guitar, Josh Nelson on piano, Lorca Hart on drums, Edwin Livingston on bass and the two singers Paul Jost and Mon David, Segal-Garcia has brought in selected top musicians. Stephen Stills' protest anthem from the 1960s "For What It's Worth" opens the... read more
Bobby Broom - Bobby Broom Plays for Monk
by Marc Myers, JazzWax
I usually don't care much for 82534 Thelonious Monk tributes, but Bobby Broom Plays for Monk is an exception. Rather than try to mimic Monk's falling upstairs playing technique, Broom applies his smooth guitar to the barbed compositions without compromising Monk's genius. The results are fresh and surprisingly warm.... read more
Todd Bishop - Little Played Little Bird
by Scott Yanow, L.A. Jazz Scene
Drummer Todd Bishop and his quintet with Richard Cole (bass clarinet, baritone, tenor and soprano), Tim Willcox (tenor and soprano),
keyboardist Weber Iago, and bassist Bill Athens, pay tribute not so much to Ornette Coleman's style and sound, but to his compositions. Of
the eight songs, only "Lonely Woman" (Coleman's greatest hit but taken in a different direction than usual) has been performed much
since being debuted by the altoist up to... read more
Todd Bishop - Little Played Little Bird
by Dave Sumner, Bird Is The Worm Jazz Blog
Taking ownership of a series of obscure Ornette Coleman songs, drummer Todd Bishop shines them through a facet of his own view of the music, while leaving the beating heart of the originals intact, not a scratch upon them.
Most strikingly, the album is an easy listen. Not in the sense that it's straight-forward, but instead, Bishop doesn't needlessly complicate matters. Due to his inventiveness, Coleman's music already comes with its... read more
George Colligan - The Endless Mysteries
by Linda Yohn, WEMU
Piano-bass-drums. How often have you heard a WEMU host repeat that instrumental combination? More than you can count. Yet, this trio format remains a source of endless variation and fascination. A prime example of the possibilities is the new CD The Endless Mysteries by pianist George Colligan.
You have heard WEMU hosts repeat Colligan's name for twenty years. We discovered him in 1993 as the pianist for saxophonist Ron Holloway. His debut... read more
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
Les DeMerle - Hittin' the Blue Notes, Volume 2
by Dick Crockett, Sacramento Radio
A nu-bop version to what's happening then...now! This is hard bop with a west coast swinging so grab your sweet other's hand and do some half time. This is more physical, then cerebral Bacchus celebration. We played Bobby Troup's "Route 66." Let's be clear about this, De Merle would bring the house down in Vegas with this DeMerle-a-la-mena. You open and ratchet up a first listen on this new one and you'll know for sure. The DeMerle Band jumps,... read more
Alex Graham - Brand New
by George Fendel, Platter Chatter
I must admit that the first thing that caught my eye on this CD was, with apologies, not the name Alex Graham, but the names Jim Rontondi (trumpet); Steve Davis (trombone); David Hazeltine (piano); Rodney Whitaker (bass); and Carl Allen (drums). When you're in that kind of musical company, it's a pretty fair bet you too have what it takes. And Alex Graham shows there's no doubt on an array of interesting tunes ranging from a couple high flying... read more
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