Romance is in the air when Glenn Miller unveils his danceable and also listenable music. The arrangements are lucid and the wonderful melodies come alive again bringing nos…
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There is truth to the adage "The Older The Fiddle, The sweeter the tune" On his 80th birthday, Flip Phillips swung like one of the Flying Wallendas. He was accompanied b…
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O.F.F. is by far the cornerstone of this album. Both The Guitar of George Muscatello and the Tenor of Brian Patneaude generate ideation not found in the other offerings. Th…
25 Mar
Still Evolved by Ted Nash
There is a rather melancholy feel to this recording, marked by an otherworldly air. After a somewhat disjointed trumpet solo by Wynton Marsalis on "Shooting Star" Nash's…
21 Mar
Stay Open by Shirley Eikhard
The highlight of this recording is the extended Tenor solo of Mike Murley on "Jake's Lament:" The saxophone managed to convey his message despite the rebarbative slapping b…
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