Flugelhorn Archive
Jay Thomas With The Oliver Groenewald Newnet – I Always Knew – Origin Records
A big band tribute to jazz ballads hits the mark!
Tyshawn Sorey – Pillars – Firehouse
Three CDs equal one complete musical tour de force.
Charlie Porter – S/T – Porter House Press
A novel approach to showcase Portland jazz talent…
Joe Magnarelli Quintet – If You Could See Me Now – CellarLive
This band brings out the lyricism and stylish symmetry of Tadd Dameron’s writing.
Barry Elmes Quintet – Dog’s Breakfast – Cornerstone Records
Barry Elmes Quintet – Dog’s Breakfast – Cornerstone Records CRST CD147 56:37*** A new release filled with self-assured playing ( Brian O’Kane – trumpet, flugelhorn; Mike Murley – tenor saxophone; Lorne Lofsky – guitar; Steve Wallace – bass; Barry Elmes – drums) With an unconventional title Dog’s Breakfast, this is the first release in seven […]
The Lightning Fields—New music for trumpet and piano = Music by Michael DAUGHERTY, Kevin MCKEE, Richard PEASLEE, Anthony PLOG, Daniel SCHNYDER – Jason Bergman, trumpet & flugelhorn – Steven Harlos, piano – MSR
The Lightning Fields—New music for trumpet and piano = Music by Michael DAUGHERTY, Kevin MCKEE, Richard PEASLEE, Anthony PLOG, Daniel SCHNYDER – Jason Bergman, trumpet & flugelhorn – Steven Harlos, piano – MSR Classics Stereo CD MS 1630 (11/16/16) ****: Some fine contemporary music for trumpet and piano played with gusto, well recorded This disc […]
Julian & Roman WASSERFUHR – Landed in Brooklyn – ACT
Julian & Roman WASSERFUHR – Landed in Brooklyn – ACT 9829-2, 56:59 (3/17/17) ****½: Beautiful charts and ensemble work, highlighted by supremely confident and accomplished trumpet playing. (Julian Wasserfuhr; trumpet & Flugelhorn/ Roman Wasserfuhr; piano, marimba, seaboard/ Donny McCaslin; tenor saxophone/ Tim Lefebvre; bass/ Nate Wood; drums) It’s nice when siblings can get along, but […]
Ron Boustead – Unlikely Valentine – Art-Rock Music
Ron Boustead – Unlikely Valentine – Art-Rock Music, 43:56 ***: A tasty treat. (Ron Boustead – vocals; Bill Cunliffe – piano, Fender Rhodes; Hammond B-3; Mitchel Forman – piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3, accordion; John Leftwich – acoustic bass; Jake Reed – drums, percussion; Pat Kelley – acoustic & electric guitar; Bob Sheppard – saxes, […]
Al Muirhead – Northern Adventures – The Canada Sessions Vol. 1 – Chronograph
Al Muirhead – Northern Adventures – The Canada Sessions Vol. 1 (TrackList follows) – Chronograph CRO 46, 57:58 [1/27/17] ***: A Canadian excursion into the Great American Songbook. (Al Muirhead – trumpet, Flugelhorn & bass trumpet; Tommy Banks – piano 2/6/10; Guido Basso – Flugelhorn 2/6/10; Mike Murley – tenor saxophone 4/9; Chris Andrew – […]
Lee Konitz / Kenny Wheeler Quartet – Olden Times – Live At Birdland – Neuburg Double Moon
Lee Konitz / Kenny Wheeler Quartet – Olden Times – Live At Birdland – Neuburg Double Moon DMCHR 71146, 78:31 ****: Time has not diminished the astounding expressiveness of these two musical innovators. (Lee Konitz – alto saxophone/ Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, Flugelhorn/ Frank Wunsch – piano; Gunnar Plümer – drums) It would be futile […]
Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra – Portraits and Places – Origin
Big band jazz which blends past and present. Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra – Portraits and Places [TrackList follows] – Origin 82710, 57:02 [5/9/16] ****: (Scott Reeves – conductor, Flugelhorn; Steve Wilson – soprano and alto saxophone, flute; Vito Chiavuzzo – alto saxophone, flute; Rob Middleton and Tim Armacost – tenor saxophone, clarinet; Jay Brandford – […]
Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses – Solidarity – Unseen Rain
Big band free jazz is more than discordant noise. Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses – Solidarity [TrackList follows] – Unseen Rain UR-9945, 48:52 [5/6/16] ****: (Matt Lavelle – cornet, Flugelhorn, alto clarinet, conductor; Lee Odom – soprano sax, clarinet; Charles Waters – alto sax, clarinet; Ras Moshe Burnett – soprano sax, tenor sax, flute, bells; Tim […]
Adam Meckler Quintet – Wander – Shifting Paradigm
Trumpeter Adam Meckler is on the move. Adam Meckler Quintet – Wander [TrackList follows] – Shifting Paradigm 78:54 [4/23/16] ****: (Adam Meckler – trumpet, Flugelhorn, producer; Nelson Devereaux – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (tracks 2-9); Joe Mayo – tenor saxophone (track 1); Zacc Harris – guitar; Graydon Peterson – bass; Greg Schutte – drums) Adam […]
NIGEL CLARKE, “Music for Thirteen Solo Strings” – Soloists/Longbow Ens. – Toccata Classics
NIGEL CLARKE, “Music for Thirteen Solo Strings” = Parnassus; The Scarlet Flower; Dogger, Fisher, German, Bight, Huber, Thames, Dover, Wight; Pulp and Rags; Epitaph for Edith Carvell – Sebastien Rousseau, Flugelhorn/ Malene Sheppard Skaerved, speaker/ Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin/ Longbow ensemble – Toccata Classics TOCC 0325, 72:10, [Distr. By Naxos] (9/28/15) ***: A little bit […]
INNERrOUTe – Fourmation [TrackList follows] – Planet Arts
A spontaneous night’s music mustered with collective communication.
Tim Garland – Return To The Fire – Edition Records
British musician captures the pure spirit of jazz.
Ciaramella Dances on Movable Ground [TrackList follows] – Ciaramella Ens./Adam K. Gilbert & Rotem Gilbert, directors – Yarlung 45 rpm vinyl (2)Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet, Vol. I – Yarlung 33 rpm vinyl
Two vinyl albums of exceptional fidelity and music from the same label.
Ciaramella Dances on Movable Ground [TrackList follows] – Ciaramella Ens./Adam K. Gilbert & Rotem Gilbert, directors – Yarlung 45 rpm vinyl (2)Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet, Vol. I – Yarlung 33 rpm vinyl
Two vinyl albums of exceptional fidelity and music from the same label.
Marshall Gilkes & The WDR Big Band – Köln – Alternate Side
A fervent and melodic display from an exceptional ensemble.
Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band – Low Ridin’ [TrackList follows] – Zoho
Fuzzy dice and chrome rims optional.
Alex Norris Organ Quartet – Extension Deadline – BJU
An explosive organ quartet takes flight!
Gianluigi Trovesi set (Disc List follows) – Black Saint/Soul Note (9-CD set)
A true character who blazed like a crown fire all over Europe.