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Ann Hampton Calloway – The Hope of Christmas
December 25, 2015(MCG Jazz) Creating a new album of songs to express the well-worn path of December standards is a tall order, but that’s exactly what songwriter William Schermerhorn does incredibly well with this project. On ...
Dianne Reeves – Beautiful Life
February 18, 2014(Concord Records) Dianne Reeves has never been afraid of musical eclecticism and her new recording is no exception. Beautiful Life finds the singer turning to fellow Grammy winner Terri Lyne Carrington for ...
Andy Snitzer – The Traveler
May 6, 2011(Native Language) During his almost 12-year absence from recording his own music, saxophonist Andy Snitzer was mostly on the road blowing audiences away while working with Paul Simon, among others. The ...
Jeff Tain Watts – Family
April 29, 2011(Dark Key Music) Family from drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts is truly a work that lives up to the title. All of the compositions on the project were inspired by members of his immediate and adopted family. ...
