Jeff Krow Archive

The Rose Garden – A Trip Through the Garden/ The Rose Garden Collection – Omnivore Records

The Rose Garden – A Trip Through the Garden/ The Rose Garden Collection – Omnivore Records

A brief time in the limelight, revisited… The Rose Garden – A Trip Through the Garden/ The Rose Garden Collection – Omnivore Records OVCD 281 – 1968 – 78:24 ***1/2: (Diana De Rose – vocals and acoustic guitar; John Noreen – lead guitar (Rickenbacker 12 string electric), vocals; James Groshong – vocals and guitar; William […]

Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, Tokyo Concerts

Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, Tokyo Concerts

Newly discovered live concert material from two Jazz masters… Dexter Gordon Quartet – Tokyo 1975 – Elemental Music  5990428 –  63:42 ****: Woody Shaw – Tokyo ’81 – Elemental Music 5990429 – 73:28 ****1/2: Continuing the exciting trend over the last decade of releasing previously unknown live recordings from Europe and the Far East, both […]

Andy Zimmerman – Half Light – Newvelle Records 

Andy Zimmerman – Half Light – Newvelle Records 

When beauty is paramount… Andy Zimmerman – Half Light – Newvelle Records NV014LP – Audiophile Vinyl – ****1/2 (Andy Zimmerman – tenor sax; Dave Douglas – trumpet – Kevin Hays – piano; Matt Penman – bass) Newvelle Records continues their third season of subscription audiophile vinyl releases with tenor saxophonist, Andy Zimmerman, and his drummer […]

Jared Gold – Reemergence – Strikezone Records

Jared Gold – Reemergence – Strikezone Records

Pure Hammond gold… Jared Gold – Reemergence – Strikezone Records 8817 – 51:19  ****: (Jared Gold – Hammond B3 organ; Dave Stryker – guitar; Billy Hart – drums; Jeremy Pelt – trumpet (#1, 3, 5) It’s been awhile since Jared Gold’s last CD (on Posi Tone Records), but Gold has kept plenty busy as a […]

Jim Snidero & Jeremy Pelt – Jubilation! Celebrating Cannonball Adderley – Savant 

Jim Snidero & Jeremy Pelt – Jubilation! Celebrating Cannonball Adderley – Savant 

Celebrating Cannonball’s 90th Birthday year with a sweet dedication… Jim Snidero & Jeremy Pelt – Jubilation! Celebrating Cannonball Adderley – Savant SCD2167 – 53:23 – ****: (Jim Snidero – alto sax; Jeremy Pelt – trumpet; David Hazeltine – piano; Nat Reeves – bass; Billy Drummond – drums) I was fortunate enough in August, 2012 to […]

Steve Cardenas – Charlie and Paul – Newvelle Records 

Steve Cardenas – Charlie and Paul – Newvelle Records 

Showing the love for Haden and Motian… Steve Cardenas – Charlie and Paul – Newvelle Records NV013LP – audiophile LP  ****1/2: (Steve Cardenas – guitars; Loren Stillman – saxophones; Thomas Morgan – bass; Matt Wilson – drums) After appearing as a sideman on previous Newvelle Records releases, Steve Cardenas now steps into the role as […]

Bill Frisell – Music Is – Okeh

Bill Frisell – Music Is – Okeh

A master of Americana music… Bill Frisell – Music Is – Okeh/Sony Masterworks 19075815002 – 58:44 – ****: (Bill Frisell – electric and acoustic guitars; loops; bass; ukulele, music boxes) Bill Frisell is a guitarist for all seasons. He fits in as the ultimate guitar sideman. His tastes are eclectic and cover rock, country, jazz, […]

Owen Broder – Heritage: The American Roots Project – ArtistShare 

Owen Broder – Heritage: The American Roots Project – ArtistShare 

Deeply comforting Americana roots blend… Owen Broder – Heritage: The American Roots Project – ArtistShare  #A50158 – 62:23 – ****1/2 (Owen Broder – leader, woodwinds; Sara Caswell – violin; Scott Wendholt – trumpet, flugelhorn; Nick Finzer – trombone; James Shipp – vibraphone, percussion; Frank Kimbrough – piano; Jay Anderson – bass; Matt Wilson – drums; […]

Jamie Saft – Solo a Genova – Rare Noise Records

Jamie Saft – Solo a Genova – Rare Noise Records

Jamie Saft, a man for all musical seasons…. Jamie Saft – Solo a Genova – Rare Noise Records (Germany) – 63:17  ****1/2: (Jamie Saft – solo piano) To call Jamie Saft an artist with wide musical tastes would be a major understatement. Saft plays piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Fender Rhodes, accordion, and steel guitar. His […]

Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz, & Gary Versace – The Subject Tonight is Love – Binxtown Records

Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz, & Gary Versace – The Subject Tonight is Love – Binxtown Records

The first Five Star release of 2018… Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz, & Gary Versace – The Subject Tonight is Love – Binxtown Records – 61:09 – *****: (Kate McGarry – vocals, piano; Keith Ganz – acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic bass guitar; Gary Versace – piano, keyboard, organ, accordion; Special Guests: Ron Miles – trumpet, […]

Best of the year Discs for 2017 — Jazz Selections I

Best of the year Discs for 2017 — Jazz Selections I

A few of the noteworthy Jazz releases from this past year, selected by our reviewers…   Delfeayo Marsalis:  An Evening with Delfeayo Marsalis – Troubadour Jass Records  TJR 093017 Like father, like son… Review Link     Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway – Just Friends Live @ The Village Vanguard – Resonance Records HCD2028 Another sharp arrow […]

Rufus Reid (with the Sirius Quartet) – Terrestrial Dance – Newvelle Records 

Rufus Reid (with the Sirius Quartet) – Terrestrial Dance – Newvelle Records 

Rufus Reid (with the Sirius Quartet) – Terrestrial Dance – Newvelle Records NV 012LP – audiophile vinyl LP – ****1/2 Newvelle Records continues to pursue the creative less familiar path… (Rufus Reid – bass; Steve Allee – piano; Duduka Da Fonseca – drums; with Sirius String Quartet: Fung Chern Hwei – violin; Gregor Huebner – […]