Soulive: Rubber Soulive
Soulive: Rubber Soulive - Soulive has experimented in many directions during the course of its decade- plus career, so it\'s only natural that the group would eventually go back to the basics, and that\'s exactly what it\'s done with Rubber Soulive. Comprised entirely of tunes by m: The Beatles, this project allows the band to ...
Ethan Mann: It\'s All About A Groove - It\'s All About a Groove is all about three self-effacing musicians having a fine time playing some music that burns with a cold fire, and swinging, sometimes with a fair gusto. Most of all this date is about uncomplicated, yet attractive improvisation, as a group that rarely veers far from the melod...
Renzo Murrone: Out Of This World - Italian-born, London-based Renzo Murrone is a welcome addition to the list of male jazz vocalists, thanks to his beautiful debut, Out Of This World. It\'s a collection of original songs and covers that mixes styles and genres with great success; Murrone\'s vocal range is impressive and he has the cruc...
Philippe Quint: Paganini arr. Kreisler: La campanella - Le Streghe - La Cenerentola and Tancredi Variations - A modern parallel to the Romantic period relationship of Nicolo Paganini and Fritz Kreisler might be guitarists m: Jimi Hendrix and m: Stevie Ray Vaughan. The younger men of the pairs arranged and played the music of the older musicians, adding their own shine to the compositions. Everyone in the qu...
Tomasz Stanko Quintet: Dark Eyes - As a trumpeter, Tomasz Stanko clearly owes a debt to m: Miles Davis; yet, after four decades making some of the most arresting small ensemble jazz music in Europe, the Polish veteran perhaps deserves to be considered in the same category as the iconic legend. As a trumpeter, composer and leader, Sta...
Monkadelphia: Crepuscule - At first glance, Monkadelphia might be confused with the Belgian religious monks who brew dark beers. However, these postulants are, instead, a cover band for the jazz high priest of bebop, m: Thelonious Monk. WithCrepuscule, Monkadelphia releases the follow-up to its self-titled debut. As Monk cov...
Tamir Hendelman: Destinations - Destinations, pianist Tamir Hendelman\'s second CD as leader, is a bold and satisfying follow-up to his 2008 debut, Playground Playground (Swing Bros). There are many fine pianists with impressive technique and swing who are convincing in a number of styles, play with real feeling, and contribute a t...
Adrian Iaies Trio: A Child\'s Smile - On A Child\'s Smile, Adrian Iaies sheds the Argentinean persona that occasionally shrouds his music. Here the pianist has become a complete, swaggering, swinging entity, and one who melds his mentors--m: Hank Jones, m: Tommy Flanagan, m: Wynton Kelly, m: Red Garland and principally m: Bill Evans--int...
Michael Landau / Robben Ford / Jimmy Haslip / Gary Novak: Renegade Creation - While by no means an absolute, there\'s a strong case for great jazzers making great rockers: m: Larry Carlton with m: Steely Dan and m: Michael Jackson; drummer {Steve Gadd}} with m: Eric Clapton and m: Paul Simon; and saxophonist m: Michael Brecker with Billy Joel and Blue Oyster Cult. Renegade Cre...
Dolores Scozzesi: A Special Taste - Los Angeles-based vocalist Dolores Scozzesi concludes A Special Taste with the time-honored Kosma/Mercer standard, \"Autumn Leaves.\" Her approach is one of simplicity and elegance, opening the piece with Jacques Prevert\'s French lyrics, an alto m: Edith Piaf crossed with m: Roberta Gambarini and acce...
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