All content by G Daniels
Todd Hunter Trio – Eat, Drink, Play
November 11, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Aaron Serfaty, Dave Robaire, thejazzpage.com, Todd Hunter(Dexterity Records) Eat, Drink, Play is a spectacular showcase of musical virtuosity from pianist-composer Todd Hunter. The production is also Hunter’s debut trio recording. With Aaron Serfaty on drums and Dave Robaire on bass the trio displays a level of virtuosity synchronicity that ...
The Fred Hersch Trio – Sunday Night at the Vanguard
October 28, 2016 / No Comments(Palmetto Records) Sunday Night at the Vanguard is a stagefront seat to a masterful performance led by a true virtuoso of the keys. On this production recorded at venerable New York City jazz mecca, The Village Vanguard, Fred Hersch leads his trio through a free-wheeling, gear-shifting ...
Rebecca Dumaine and the Dave Miller Trio – Happy Madness
October 25, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Bill Belasco, Dave Miller, Perry Thoorsell, Rebecca Dumaine, thejazzpage.com(Summit Records) The latest from singer Rebecca Dumaine, along with the Dave Miller Trio, is yet another great outing from the wonderful unit. Happy Madness leans heavily towards the former in a set of jubilant spirited tunes. Compositions by Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer, Jimmy ...
Alyssa Allgood – Out of The Blue
October 7, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Alyssa Allgood, Chris Madsen, Dan Chase, Matt Plaskota, thejazzpage.com, Tim Fitzgerald(Alyssa Allgood) Alyssa Allgood’s latest effort is a triumphant homage. Out of The Blue is the Chicago-based singer’s tribute to some of the most iconic Blue Note recordings of the 1950’s and 60’s.In addition to her solid vocal work on the effort, Allgood composed quite ...
Barbara Dane with Tammy Hall – Throw It Away
October 4, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Barbara Dane, Bill Maginnis, Pablo Menéndez, Richard Hadlock, Ruth Davies, Tammy Hall, thejazzpage.com(Dreadnaught Music) Throw It Away by singer Barbara Dane, along with pianist and arranger Tammy Hall, is exceptionally good. A veteran of various musical world, Dane delivers a lyric in a way that truly captures the spirit of each song. The warmth in her voice and in the sound quality of the ...
Nikolett Pankovits – Magia
September 27, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Ferenc Nemeth, Greg Hardy, Jason Lindner, John Benitez, Josh Deutsch, Juancho Herrera, Nikolett Pankovits, Yayo Serka, Zach Brock(Nikolett Pankovits) Nikolett Pankovits’ warm vocal delivery makes her debut recording a true pleasure. Magia nicely blends the music of singer’s native country, Hungary, with Brazilian, Latin and American flavors. Pankovits’ moves through the various influences and genres ...
Outset
September 16, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Andrew Green, Dan Meinhardt, Justin Copeland, thejazzpage.com, Tim Ipsen(ears & eyes Records) Outset is an outstanding Chicago-based quartet. Lead by saxophonist and composer Dan Meinhardt, the self-titled Outset is a a sturdy debut recording with tunes that allow the skills of each of the talented player to shine, as well as the cohesiveness of the group. The ...
Catherine Russell – Harlem On My Mind
September 13, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Alphonso Horne, Andy Farber, Catherine Russell, Don Block, Fred Staton, John Allred, Jon-Erik Kellso, Mark Lopeman, Mark McLean, Mark Shane, Matt Munisteri, Tal Ronen(Jazz Village) Catherine Russell is back with another outstanding effort. Harlem On My Mind finds Russell returning to the Jazz Age songbooks which have been integral to her recent productions. The effort covers works written or co-written by Ray Noble, Fats Waller, Dinah Washington, Benny ...
Derrick Hodge – The Second
September 9, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Corey Kin, derrick hodge, Kenyon Harrold, Marcus Strickland, Mark Colenberg(Blue Note) The Second is the fantastic sophomore recording from bassist Derrick Hodge. The effort is very much a bass player’s album in that it definitely features a good dose of Hodge’s virtuosity on his primary instrument, but there’s a balance struck between that and ...
Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra – Portraits and Places
September 2, 2016 / No Comments / Tags: Andy Watson, Jim Ridl, Sara Serpa, Scott Reeves, Seneca Black, steve wilson, thejazzpage.com, Tim Sessions, Todd Coolman(Origin Records) Portraits and Places is power-packed leap into the modern big band genre from composer, conductor and arranger Scott Reeves. Reeves, a veteran of other band ensembles, is free here to present his work within context of his own collective of musicians. The music is an undulating ...
