Looking for some inspiring and creative jazz vocals? Here’s the disc you’ve been dreaming of! A native of New York, of Indian descent and fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and French (don’t you want to meet her parents?!?), Kavita Shah uses…
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Percussion Discussions…Tigger Benford & Party: Vessel of Gratitude, Yosvany Terry: New Throned King
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Lots of kinetic sounds bouncing around on these two releases, but with enough variety and lyricism to keep you well involved. Tigger Benford composes all the pieces, plays the marimba and other things that you hit with sticks along with…
Clarice Assad: Imaginarium
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One listen to this release by Clarice Assad, and you’ll be dizzied by not only the prowess of this multi-talented artist, but by the variety as well. She sings, arranges, composes and plays the piano here on this collection of…
Magos & Limon: Dawn
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Vocalist Magos Herrera and guitarist Javier Limon aren’t well known in the US yet, but this disc is a good landing on the beach head. They hail from Mexico, mixing sounds of folk, samba, flamenco and jazz in a alluring…
Ryan Oliver Quartet: Strive!
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Here’s a tenor sax player that’s going to go right into the John Coltrane of your heart. Canadian based saxist Ryan Oliver teams up with drummer extraordinaire Victor Lewis as well as ready at the helm Gary Williamson/p and Alex…
DADDY, WHAT’S A PIANO? Rich Halley 4: The Wisdom of Rocks, Stephane Spira: In Between, Glen Hall & Bernie Koenig: Overheard Conversations.
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There was a time when a pianoless jazz combo was a true novelty. Baker & Mulligan on the West Coast Cool as well as Ornette Coleman’s Change of the Century on the East were watershed ideas. Here, the idea taken…
Western Jazz Quartet: Free Fall
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The postbop WJQ consists of Andrew Rathbun/sax, Jeremy Siskind/p, Tom Knific/b and Keith Hall/dr, and they deliver originals that have multiple themes, directions and rabbit trails. Pieces such as Lighter Than Air” may start with gentle and somber rumblings with…
THE HAMMOND! The Bill McBirnie Trio: Find Your Place, Jerry Vivino: Back East
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What’s the difference between a Hammond B3 and a C3? Can’t tell the difference here-if you can, please let me know, as they both make those wondrous sounds that take you on aural trips to Roller Skating Rinks, Church and…
Sounds of Freedom from Ages Past…Creative Music Studio: Archive Selections, Vol 1
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This ambitious 3 cd set brings together long lost recordings from 1977-1980 by the likes of free/avant garde jazz giants Ed Blackwell, Leroy Jenkins, Oliver Lake and Roscoe Mitchell. Long lost sessions, these pieces are going to get your blood…
The Awakening Orchestra: Volume 1: This is Not the Answer
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Here’s a two disc set that has something for just about everybody. Lead by composer Kyle Saulnier, the Awakening Orchestra touches styles ranging from Johannes Brahms and Samuel Barber to even Radiohead and Low, with a few original pieces thrown…