Straight-Ahead / Classic - CD Reviews (1959)
The Kevin Hays Trio gives a stunning, satisfying collection of performances with their CD collection, You've Got A Friend. This is the type of jazz trio work th…
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Susie Meissner’s vocals have an operatic beading and billowy lifts as she courses through a docket of vintage swing-jazz tunes on her latest release, I’ll Remember Ap…
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Guitarist Michel Sajrawy launches the set with an Arabic-jazz piece "Bride Of The Galilee," which to me, sounds like a variant on Paul Desmond’s classic composition, "Ta…
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The 6-piece ensemble who go by the moniker, Bipolar, take classical music to new heights and traditional jazz idioms into lively interpretations. The group’s latest rele…
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Marking his Owl Studio debut in 2008 with Ride to the Other Side, Derrick Gardner has stoked the flames and fired up his fan base, whetting the appetite for his newe…
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You will have a blast with this album. Jazz pianist/ composer/ lyricist/ Ezra Weiss adapted Lewis Carroll’s iconic book, Alice In Wonderland into a musical that bein…
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Pianist Rob Albanese and saxophonist Ira Sullivan join forces on One Way/Detour, supported by bassist Tom Kennedy and drummer Willard Dyson. The title of the album i…
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Wow! Even though rock is far more popular today, tons of enthusiastic youngsters participate in first-rate college and even high-school jazz bands. Because these …
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Pasion Por La Vida is an album of original tangos composed by pianist Roger Davidson and performed as a duo with award-winning Raul Jaurena on bandoneon. This is …
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Inspired by the musings of writer A.A. Milne from his poems in the musical Now We Are Six, saxophonist/conductor Phil Woods had the impetus to convey Milne’s poet…
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Pasion Por La Vida is an album of original tangos composed by pianist Roger Davidson and performed as a duo with award-winning Raul Jaurena on bandoneon. This is …
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South African born and London based harmonica performer, keyboardist and composer Adam Glasser has played keyboards for artists such as Martha Reeves, Jimmy Witherspoon,…
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12 Jan
Joachim Kühn & Michael Wollny Live at Schloss Elmau (Piano Works IX) by JoachimKühn & Michael Wollny
Recorded on September 10, 2008 at the ACT Jazz And Friendship Festival at Schloss Elmau, Joachim Kühn & Michael Wollny Live at Schloss Elmau (Piano Works IX) answ…
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San Diego pianist and composer Danny Green is pretty extraordinary. Still in his twenties, he has a firm grasp on a variety of Brazilian and Latin grooves, and puts it all …
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Universally singing is perceived as a form of art that requires a mellifluous voice, but sometimes there is more to it like a vocalist who can sing a tune that makes peo…
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Venerated jazz pianist Marc Copland concludes his three-trio project with this final volume of the New York City-based series. Each volume highlights a different lineup.…
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The old saying "Flaunt it if you’ve got it" has been passed on from generation to generation, and it certainly rings true for jazz vocalist Sarah DeLeo who has definitel…
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Jazz vocalist Meryl Romer comes alight with a Billy Holiday radiance and a Dinah Washington caressive vocalese on her first recorded outing So Sure from the Lady …
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A Duet of One has a unique charm of its own, at once restrained, lively, full of zest, and also, highly creative! With the magic clarinet of Daniels and Kellawa…
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Creating the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra in 1994, Mark Buselli and Brent Wallarab envisioned an entirely instrumental band. Today, their group of 17 pieces includes som…
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