The mid 1940s were a pivotal time, not only for the world due to WWII, but also for jazz, as during these years America’s classical music was in a major transition period. The heyday of the Swing Era was (unbeknownst…
Author: George W. Harris
Andy Wheelock Whee 3 Trio: In The Wheelhouse
Drummer and percussionist Andy Wheelock brings his trio of Walter Gorra/p and Gonzalo Teppa/b together with guest guitarist Gilad Heksleman for a collection of fervent originals. Wheelock likes to play with tricky groves, opening things up with a snappy intro…
William Cepeda: The Sound of Puerto Rican Jazz
If you’re looking for some new, fresh and exciting sounds, this big band album led by trombonist William Cepeda is going to knock your socks off. He leads a team that boasts fives saxes, four each of trombones and trumpets,…
Carsten Dahl Golden Ratio Trio: Interpretations-The Norway Sessions
Pianist Carsten Dahl teams up with Daniel Franck/b and Jakob Hoyer/dr for a collection of recoding from January 2023 and March 2024 in this Baker’s Dozen of originals. There is a difference of feel between the two sessions, as Dahl…
Jimmy Carpenter: Just Got Started
Singing and playing sax, Jimmy Carpenter sounds like he was weaned on STAX records on this stomping session with a core of Christopher Anderson/g, Jim Pugh/key, Derrick D’mar Martin/dr and a dry rubbed rib collection of guests There’s plenty of…
Maria Puga Lareo: My Universe
Sensitive understatements are delivered by the crystal toned vocalist Maria Puga Lareo on this seductively framed mix of standards and Brasilia. She’s backed by a large and romantic ensemble that includes the likes of Bob Sheppard/wwinds, Josh Nelson/p-key, Alex Acuna/perc,…
SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC..The Roberta Martin Singers: The Classic Years 1947-1962, The Imperial Gospel Singers: The Savoy and Gospel Releases 1958-1962
Get sounds of Sunday morning every day of the week with these two anthologies of black gospel music. Did I hear an “Amen”? Founded in 1933, The Roberta Martin Singers was one of the most important traditional gospel groups, having…
WHEN WOMEN WERE WOMEN…The Best Voices That Time Forgot…Pinky Winters: Pinky/Lonely One, Donna Brooks: Soft and Slow/I’ll Take Romance
The 1950s and 60s were a time that were overloaded with a surfeit of female vocalists, and it was simply impossible to keep up with all of them. Fresh Sound Records does us a service by reissuing albums by ladies…
Righteous Rooster: Fowl Play
Classic organ trio sounds from Henry Dickhoof’s Hammond, Kenny Re ichert’s guitar and Luke Sadadin’s drum make for a swinging album that harkens to the days of Grant Green and Larry Young. Dickhoff’s able to create a hip boogaloo bass…
Jason Keiser: Kind of Kenny
Playing acoustic guitars, Jason Keiser gives a tribute to the music of the late trumpet great Kenny Wheeler, interpreting the horn man’s compositions (and a few originals) with guitarist John Stowell, vocalist Danielle Wertz, saxist Michael Zilber and Jekabson on…