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Month: July 2017
ANAT COHEN: THE CULTURE OF THE CLARINET
ANAT COHEN BURST ON THE SCENE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO WITH NOT JUST ONE, BUT TWO ALBUMS. BOTH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN FORMAT, POETICA AND NOIR ACHIEVED IT’S GOAL, AS IT SHOWED THE WORLD THE VARIED TALENTS AND STRENGHTS OF THE…
THIS IS A BEBOP BASS 101…Oscar Pettiford: New York City 1955-1958
One of the overlooked pioneers of jazz bass these days is Oscar Pettiford. Along with Jimmy Blanton, he brought the bass from out of the shadows and into the spotlight, making it an actual solo instrument as opposed to just…
Dave Kline: Shifting Borders
Violinist Dave Kline shows his days with Chick Corea paid off, as his own music has a similar love of the Mediterranean while each song is also a kaliedoscopic collection of shifting moods, like taking different side streets in a…
Stephan Micus: Inland Sea
Stephan Micus takes you to villages and monasteries of Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean on this album which has him singing like a monk and playing like a local villager. He uses a variety of disparate instruments from areas such…
HYE TIMES…Harutyun Chkolyan: Armenian Soundscapes, Vigen Hovsepyan: Echoes
Exotic sounds from The Middle East show that they can sound completely both modern and timeless on these two albums by Armenian artists. Harutyun Chkolyan plays traditional reed instruments duduk and zurna as well as folk flutes svi and ney…
VINTAGE SOUNDS FROM AVID…Elmo Hope: Five Classic Albums, Hank Jones: Four Classic Albums, Lee Morgan: Four Classic Albums, Elvis Presley: Four Classic Albums, Lightnin’ Hopkins: Four Classic Albums (Second Set)
Summer heats up with these five new 2cd sets from UK based Avid Records. Their recent delving into roots is a real treat as well. Pianist Elmo Hope never got the popularity he deserved, being under the shadow of Thelonious…
J.D. Souther @ The Rose 07.27.17
While not technically a jazz musician per se, singer/songwriter J.D. Souther showed the audience at the richly acoustic Rose Theater that he has a jazzer’s heart. Growing up in Texas and imbibing the sounds of Big Band Swing and bebop,…
Buddy Guy & Quinn Sullivan@The Canyon Club 07.26.17
If the original 1957 Gunfight at OK Corral was only filmed a few miles away, the spirit of the gunslingers was in full force as the new Fastest Gun in the West, Quinn Sullivan, met up with the veteran 6…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Ulf & Eric Wakenius: Father and Son
Here’s a sublime duet record by the father and son guitar team of Ulf and Eric Wakenius. They play acoustic guitars with sublime delicacy and swing, taking on material ranging from jazz standards to Baby Boomer pop. The album is…