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Andrea Brachfeld & Insight - Evolution
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
An important artist in New York City's jazz and Afro-Cuban scene for 5 decades, Andrea Brachfeld spent much time thinking about children's issues during the pandemic, and that reflection is very apparent in these very diverse and thoughtful songs.
"What's Up" starts the listen with dreamy flute, crisp drumming and much warm piano in the fluid jazz climate, and "Decimation Of Transformation" follows with firm piano and cultured melodies... read more
Jim Knapp Orchestra - It's Not Business, It's Personal
by Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
4 1/2-STARS The Jim Knapp Orchestra's CD It's Not Business, It's Personal, recorded in February 2009, was set to be released on November 19, 2021—six days after Knapp died at age eighty-two in Kirkland, Washington. Apart from his role as bandleader, Knapp was a trumpeter, composer, arranger and longtime faculty member at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Described by Grammy-winning composer/pianist Jim McNeely as "a brilliant... read more
Nnenna Freelon - Time Traveler
by Stephen Graham, Marlbank (Ireland)
Remember where you are when you hear Time Traveler. It will be easy to. If you are in your car you'll be pulling over to the side and need to switch the engine off. If you are in a place where the radio is on you'll be waiting for the DJ to say who the record is by. You'll hear about it word of mouth probably first of all. It has that kind of aura to it. Because from note 1 you will know if you are a classic vocals-jazz fan that you have come... read more
Benjamin Boone - Caught in the Rhythm
by Dr. Debra Jan Bibel, Amazon
Benjamin Boone continues his lauded project of uniting poetry with jazz. After the two volumes of The Poetry of Jazz, featuring the poems and narration of Laureate Philip Levine, followed by A Gathering of Poets, 11 narrating their own often dark and angry social commentary, he presents his most interesting, expansive, and musical combinations that Boone himself regards as his best. Again, no text of the poems are provided, forcing the listener... read more
Dawn Clement - Tandem
by Tyran Grillo, New York City Jazz Record
Pianist/singer Dawn Clement adapts to any musical situation in which she finds herself. On her latest effort she carves out attentive improvisational spaces for a range of high-profile colleagues, content in leading and
following in equal measure across an eclectic terrain of 10 tunes. Clement's welcoming spirit is more alive than ever, as demonstrated by two dialogues with Julian Priester. "Blues for Wayne" (a Clement original) finds
its... read more
Hal Galper & the Youngbloods - Live at the Cota Jazz Festival
by Raul da Gama, JazzdaGama
It should come as no surprise that Hal Galper would be an enormously attractive mentor to younger musicians. Indeed, this is exactly what this live performance is made of: sparks that are ignited by the pianist, with the emerging fire stoked by a group of new-generation musicians comprising alto saxophonist Nathan Bellott, bassist Dean Torrey and the percussion colourist David Frazier. This repertoire is fashioned from old and relatively newer... read more
Bobby Broom - Song And Dance
by DF, Vintage Guitar
When he was 25, Bobby Broom was picked by jazz legend Kenny Burrell to be part of this Jazz Guitar Band, whose stint at New York's Village Vanguard resulted in two albums. By then, Broom had moved from his native New York to Chicago and already logged sessions with Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Turrentine, and Sonny Rollins.
He later held down a five-year stint with Dr. John, and reunited with Rollins for last year's stellar Sonny Please,... read more
Various Artists - Winter: An Origin Records Holiday Collection
by Adam Greenburg, All Music Guide
A nice Christmas album from a quartet of players from the Origin stables. The bulk of the album is taken up with standards for the season, with a couple of old English carols thrown in, as well as a couple of new compositions by guitarist Dave Peterson (and a stray Horace Silver number). The tone taken throughout the proceedings is a full one, with thick notes on the sax and a good sustain on the guitar. Overall, the sound is very warm, very... read more
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