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Anthony E. Nelson | Swinging Sunset
July 28, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Anthony Nelson Jr., Cecil Brooks III, Kyle KoeherSaxophonist Anthony E. Nelson, Jr.’s Swinging Sunset is fantastic work. The recording is his fifth as a leader and showcases a musician with an impressive tone on the horn at the top of his game. The set is a quality mix of standards by the likes of Stanley Turrentine, Johnny Griffin, ...
Melvin Smith | Perseverance
July 14, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Corcoran Holt, Greg Lewis, Jeb Patton, Jeremy Warren, Melvin SmithPerseverance is the seventh recording from saxophonist Melvin Smith and it’s a wonderful effort. The production is a mix of compositions by Jimmy Heath, Robert Watson, Jr., Wayne Shorter, and Sam Rivers and originals by Smith who delivers all of it with a nice tone on both the tenor and ...
The Pacific Jazz Group | The Pacific Jazz Group
June 23, 2023 / No CommentsA culmination of pianist Dred Scott’s affinity for the music of the Pacific Jazz music label. Release Date: June 23, 2023 More Info: www.dredscott.com
Chloé Jean | Fairy Tale Fail
June 19, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Billy Johnson, Charles McNeal, Chloe Jean, Dan Feiszli, David K. Mathews, Jason Lewis, Marc Van Wageningen, Mike Olmos, Norbert Stachel, Peter Horvath, Peter Michael Escovedo, Ray ObiedoBay Area-based vocalist Chloé Jean’s Fairy Tale Fail is a rousing success. Produced by guitar great, Ray Obiedo, the production features a colorful collection of self-penned originals and covers of tunes nicely rendered by Jean with a voice that deftly crosses soulful musical genres. In ...
Michael Costantino | The Song Inside The Tune
June 9, 2023 / No CommentsThe Song Inside The Music is a collection of well-chosen standards, popular classic tunes from TV and pop idioms. Michael Costantino: piano Harvie S: Bass Thierry Arpino: Drums Release Date : June 9, 2023 More here: https://miguelespinozaflamencofusion1.bandcamp.com/album/gabriella
Christian Artmann | The Middle of Life
June 2, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Christian Artmann, Elena McEntire, John Lockwood, Laszlo Gardony, Youron IsraelFlutist Christian Artmann’s The Middle of Life is a fantastic work. The recording is a tremendous showcase of Artmann’s talents, featuring a complete collection of original compositions that run the full range of moods. Additionally, the wonderful abilities of his fellow musicians ...
Fuat Tuac | Immigrant
May 26, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Eric St. Laurent, Eric West, Fuat Tuac, Jordan O'Connor, Kevin Turcotte, Kim Richardson, Yesim AkinSinger Fuat Tuac brings his personal perspective to Immigrant. The Turkish-Canadian vocalist’s sophomore recording presents songs here that reflect his experiences adapting to life’s changes and challenges, from homelessness to online dating. It’s a spirited effort backed by ...
Ryan Meagher | AftEarth
May 24, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Andrew Jones, Charlie Doggett, Ryan Meagher, Tim Wilcox, Tina GranzoAftEarth by guitarist Ryan Meagher is a special work of art and music. The recording is accompanied by a 62-page book of works by pen-and-ink artist Tina Granzo that reflects the spirit of the songs. Conversely, Meagher drew inspiration from Granzo’s drawings which were further influenced ...
Marina Pacowski | Inner Urge
May 22, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Brent Fischer, John Clayton, Josh Nelson, Larry Koonse, Marina Pacowski, Peter Erskine, Roy McCurdy, Scott WhitfieldFrench-born singer Marina Pacowski makes an excellent debut with Inner Urge. Although a talented pianist, Pacowski focuses specifically on vocals, with a wonderfully distinctive sound and delivery. The set here is a nice mix of American and French standards which the singer arranged and wrote ...
David Larsen | The Peplowski Project
May 19, 2023 / No Comments / Tags: Brendan McMurphy, David Larsen, Jake Svendsen, Josh Skinner, Ken PeplowskiDavid Larsen’s The Peplowski Project is a rousing recording featuring clarinet great Ken Peplowski. Larsen, who plays baritone, alto and tenor sax as well as clarinet is the driving force behind this effort which took inspiration from straight-ahead albums of the 1950s, which were ...
