All content by G Daniels
The Ian Carey Quintet
April 9, 2010 / No CommentsContextualizin’ (Kaboocha Records) Contextualizin’, the latest from the Ian Carey Quintet, is the stuff that great jazz is made of, a blend of solid musicianship and writing. Carey’s trumpet and fluegelhorn work has an inviting tone that can attract of jazz aficianados and ...
Mort Weiss
April 7, 2010 / No CommentsRaising The Bar: The Definitive Mort Weiss (SMS Jazz) For his latest recording, Raising The Bar, clarinetist Mort Weiss accomplishes just that, recording a solo album, something he says has never been done on a horned instrument in jazz. Now 75 years old, Weiss sounds as strong as ever, due in ...
Cindy Blackman
April 2, 2010 / No CommentsAnother Lifetime (Four Quarters Entertainment) Drummer Cindy Blackman returns from her more rock-oriented work with Lenny Kravitz to the inspiration of a mentor, the late, great Tony Williams. Another Lifetime is primarily a clash of fusion and jazz driven by Blackman’s powerhouse ...
Lionel Loueke
March 27, 2010 / No CommentsM’Waliko (Blue Note Records) Guitarist Lionel Loueke’s latest release M’Waliko, is a true sonic journey. Combining his percussive finger-style playing, mouth clicks and vocalizing, Loueke makes music that is somewhere between his native African country Benin and street ...
Sheryl Bailey
March 20, 2010 / No CommentsA New Promise (MCG Jazz) Sheryl Bailey was 18 years old when she saw the late guitarist Emily Remler perform at the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Festival and promised herself that she too would one day master the instrument. She kept her word. A New Promise, Bailey’s sixth recording, an ...
Jeremy Pelt
March 12, 2010 / No CommentsMen of Honor (HighNote Records) If there was ever such a thing as, “this is what jazz should sound like”, then this, the latest from trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, is what jazz should sound like. Right from the top, Men of Honor is alive with an energy that can’t be ignored. ...
Tobia Gebb and Unit 7
March 5, 2010 / No CommentsFree At Last (Yummyhouse) Free At Last, the latest from drummer and composer Tobias Gebb, blends a first class roster of musicians with an energetic mix of originals and classics to great creative effect. For example, it’s not often that you hear a sitar (performed by Neel Murgai) in a ...
Show Review: A Great Sunday Afternoon with The Monterey Jazz Fest All-Stars
March 1, 2010 / No CommentsFeb. 28, 2010 – For a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon, we got to hang out with some very cool people and hear some very cool music. The occasion was the arrival of the Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars at the Alys Robinson Stephens Perfoming Arts Center in Birmingham, Alabama. ...
Gerald Clayton
February 26, 2010 / No CommentsTwo-Shade (Emarcy Records) The word “inventiveness” comes to mind when you hear pianist Gerald Clayton’s work on Two-Shade, his debut recording as a leader. Clayton applies creative voicing and effects to create a different kind of jazz piano experience. Whether on uptempo ...
Babatunde Lea
February 25, 2010 / No Comments / Tags: babatunde leaA conversation with percussionist/drummer Babatunde Lea. [audio:http://www.dreamsmanifest.com/TheJazzPage/tjp360/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/babatunde_lea.mp3]
