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Doug Scarborough - The Color of Angels
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
RINGER OF THE WEEK Glorious musical journeys to far a way lands both acoustic and electric are delivered by trombonist Doug Scarborough and his wide ranging team of violinist Akram Abdulfattah, pianist Jeremy Siskind, bassist Damian Erskine, drummer Reinhardt Melz and Mustafa Boztuy on the hand percussive darbuka. The themes range widely, going from a table dance between the leader and Siskind on "Imaginal Cells" to a get down funk fest... read more
Geof Bradfield - Our Roots
by Howard Dukes, South Bend Tribune
Geof Bradfield knows that jazz music is the last thing that comes to mind when some people think of the musician Leadbelly.
Leadbelly was a folk and blues singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for such songs as "Take This Hammer," "Midnight Special," "Cotton Fields" and "Goodnight Irene," and on the surface, the music of Leadbelly has nothing in common with the kind of small-combo jazz that Bradfield plays with the quintet he will... read more
Mimi Fox - Standards
by Jim Josselyn, Cadence
The music and the song flow profusely from the gifted hands of Mimi Fox on Standards. As she proves throughout, anybody who can breathe so much new life into yet another version of "All Blues," and truly make the number her own, can PLAY. Done wisely on an acoustic guitar, the choice of so many of the early bluesman, the number is first cast as a Delta blues with Fox scat singing in unison with some bad solo blues lines. Symmetrically, modern... read more
Deep Blue Organ Trio - Wonderful!
by Kevin Whitehead, NPR - Fresh Air
Deep Blue Organ Trio's Wonderful! ? a new set of Stevie Wonder tunes, drawn mostly from his 1970s golden age ? opens with "Tell Me Something Good." As a great American songwriter, Wonder attracts some attention from jazz musicians, but maybe not enough. His songs are jazz waiting to happen, with their suave harmonies, rousing choruses, undercurrents of blues and gospel, and meaty melodies.
Deep Blue Organ Trio's best-known member is Bobby... read more
R|E|D|S - Sign of Four
by Kyle O'Brien, Jazz Society of Oregon
The acronym moniker stands for the four musicians in this quartet ? guitarist Bjarne Roupe, baritone saxophonist Ed Epstein, drummer Dennis Drud, and bassist Goran Schelin. This is northern European jazz, in that three of the players are based in Denmark and one in Sweden (though Epstein, father of saxophonist Pete Epstein, is an Oregon native). It also has that calculated feel that typifies jazz from the Scandinavian countries. But it is more... read more
John Stowell & Dan Dean - Rain Painting
by Chris Lunn, Ancient Victorys
Both artists were in duos at our jazz sessions during the late 70s at The Other Side of the Tracks in Auburn. Stowell came up from Portland with David Friesen; Dean did his duo work with vibes player Tom Collier. They were both amazing musicians then and have continued to explore music with a keen inventive sense. This collection is all original tunes by Stowell that he left with Dean to develop some layered vocal. The project developed over the... read more
Steve Million - What I Meant to Say
by Editor, Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors
In the 1980s, Pianist Steve Million lived in a modest neighborhood that is now home to the beautiful Kauffman Gardens in Kansas City. Guitarist Steve Cardenas and pianist Steve Million were half of the Ida McBeth band of the era, along with drummer Jon Cushion and bassist Forrest Stewart.
The new Origin release, "What I Meant to Say" is a testament to Steve Million's talent as a songwriter. The November 2019 recording session in Paramus, NJ... read more
Tom Collier - Alone in the Studio
by Chris Lunn, Ancient Victorys
Collier, a brilliant composer musician on vibraphone, marimba, piano and drums, recorded this entire CD in his own studio, a recording home he has perfected for decades. So he moves easily from solos to entire ensemble pieces showcasing the various instruments he palys. It is inventive and you will feel very much the talent of the writing, arranging, and playing in these eleven tunes.
"Little Green Thing" has lovely, light solo vibes, very... read more
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