Ellington Archive
Jane Monheit (vocals) – The Songbook Sessions – Ella Fitzgerald – Emerald City
Jane Monheit (vocals) – The Songbook Sessions – Ella Fitzgerald [TrackList follows] – Emerald City ECR 001, 58:42 ****: A sincere tribute filled with vocal dexterity and ingenuity. (Jane Monheit – vocals; Nicholas Payton – trumpet/organ tracks 11/12; Michael Kanan – electric piano; Neal Miner – bass; Rick Montalbano – drums; Daniel Sadownick – […]
Gerry Mulligan – The Emarcy Sextet Recordings – Mosaic – 5 vinyls
Sixty years later, a dream front line still dazzles… Gerry Mulligan – The Emarcy Sextet Recordings – Mosaic Records MRLP 3008 – 5 vinyl mono box set – 1955-1956 ****1/2: (Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone, piano; Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, piano; Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone; Jon Eardley or Don Ferrara – trumpet; Peck […]
Ken Peplowski – Enrapture – Capri
Ken Peplowski – Enrapture – Capri 74141-2, 53:27 ****: The band has tons of experience and each of the players knows how to connect with each other for a harmonic musical experience. (Ken Peplowski – clarinet, tenor saxophone; Ehud Asherie – piano; Martin Wind – bass; Matt Wilson – drums, percussion) Finding a musical “hook” […]
Cowboys & Frenchmen – Rodeo – Outside In Music
Jazz influenced by cinema, geography and youthful zeal. Cowboys & Frenchmen – Rodeo [TrackList follows] – Outside In Music 1502, 52:42 [11/4/15] ***1/2: (Ethan Helm – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet; Owen Broder – alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Chris Ziemba – piano; Ethan O’Reilly – bass; Matt Honor – drums) Jazz musicians are influenced by […]
Joe Farrell – Skate Board Park – Xanadu/Elemental Music & Kenny Barron – At the Piano – Xanadu
Two great additions to the Xanadu Master Edition catalog – Joe Farrell & Kenny Barron. Joe Farrell – Skate Board Park – Xanadu/Elemental Music 906078 – 1979 – 39:55 – ****: (Joe Farrell – tenor sax; Chick Corea – acoustic & electric piano; Bob Magnusson – bass; Lawrence Marable – drums) Although veteran multi-reed jazz […]
Fred Hersch – Solo – Palmetto Records
A pianist of unfailing imagination.
The Chronological Jess Stacy 1951-1956 – Classic Records
Music that will put a smile on your face.
Joe Locke – Love Is A Pendulum – Motéma
Joe has a “Locke” on this session.
Steve Slagle and Bill O’Connell – The Power of Two [TrackList follows] – Panorama
Two is always better than one.
Preludes [TrackList follows] – John Roney, solo piano (live at the historic chapel Bon Pasteur) – Effendi
An amazing recital of generally non-jazz improvisations.
Vance Thompson’s Five Plus Six – Such Sweet Thunder – Shade Street Music
A clever earful from a little big band.
Oscar Peterson – Exclusively for My Friends [Album list & covers follows] – MPS-Jazz (6 vinyls box set)
Oscar Peterson in an audiophile vinyl box set to treasure…
Sun Ra = Reflections in Blue; Hours After; Mayan Temples, A Tribute to Stuff Smith – Black Saint/Soul Note/Cam Jazz (4 CDs)
1986 thru 1992 recordings of the unique Sun Ra, made in Italy.
Richard Galliano – Sentimentale [TrackList follows] – Resonance Records Richard Galliano – Richard Galliano/Nino Rota [TrackList follows] = DGG
Two delightful CDs from the world’s finest jazz accordionist.
Richard Galliano – Sentimentale [TrackList follows] – Resonance Records Richard Galliano – Richard Galliano/Nino Rota [TrackList follows] = DGG
Two delightful CDs from the world’s finest jazz accordionist.
Holly Hofmann – Low Life (The Alto Flute Project) [TrackList follows] – CapriAndrea Brachfeld – Lady of the Island [TrackList follows] – Zoho
Two recent flute jazz CDs of great interest.
Holly Hofmann – Low Life (The Alto Flute Project) [TrackList follows] – CapriAndrea Brachfeld – Lady of the Island [TrackList follows] – Zoho
Two recent flute jazz CDs of great interest.
ANTHONY DAVIS: “Notes from the Underground” = Notes from the Underground; You Have the Right to Remain Silent; Wayang V – J.D. Parran, clarinet/Earl Howard, Kurzweil keyboard/Anthony Davis, p./Boston Modern Orch. Project/Gil Rose – BMOP
Enter this “underground” world for a powerful and unique experience.
Lisa Ferraro – Serenading The Moon – Featuring Houston Person – Pranavasonic Universal
A jazz confection worthy of sampling.
TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker Suite; ELLINGTON-STRAYHORN-TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker Suite (1960) – Harmonie Ensemble/New York/ Steven Richman; with Lew Tabackin, tenor sax/Lew Soloff, trumpet/ Bill Easley, clar./ Victor Lewis, drums/ George Cables, piano – Harmonia mundi
A pair of terrific Christmas-season classical/jazz discs.
“Dallas Sym. Orch. Brass Quintet” = ANTHONY DILORENZO: Nexus; KEVIN MCKEE: Vuelta de Fuego; WILLIAM BRADE: 2 Pieces; VIVALDI/BACH: Concerto; BYRD: Alleluia, Alleluia; HOLST: Second Suite in F; WAGNER: Die Meistersinger, Prelude to Act III; CHARLES COLLIER JONES: 4 Movements; ELLINGTON: Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me – Crystal Records
An outstanding debut disc showing just what we have been missing down in big “D”.
Drye & Drye – Open Letter – NCM East
A father and son collaboration which uses the family tree to explore jazz roots.