Traditional / New Orleans - CD Reviews (224)
Here's a fine new offering from England featuring the pianist, Pat Hawes. Some of you will recognize Pat from his appearance on Geoff Cole's "Tribute to Fats Waller" on the…
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Here's another fine release from Arbors, a label that, in my opinion, can do nothing wrong. This session is a marriage of jazz instrumentalists and a highly respected cabar…
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Ruby Braff’s style and delivery are unmistakable. Being a record collector for 50 years, I was once asked to provide music for a benefit fashion show. I agreed under the co…
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It's always nice to receive a new CD by players who are still active after decades of playing and especially when the musicians don't dilute their dedication to traditional…
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May I say I was a bit shocked when I received a "children’s record" for review. Not too exciting, is it? On the contrary! This CD is a blast. This is a kid’s record that…
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In the past Brian Carrick had been known to me as a fine British clarinetist who played in the George Lewis style. It was a bit of a surprise when this CD arrived featuring…
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The latest issue from Jazz Crusade features some fine vintage New Orleans bands performing traditional music of the birthplace of jazz. This CD contains 19 tracks by a tota…
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Chris Hopkins is surely a fine pianist. Oddly enough, for the purposes of this recording he may be too fine. Hopkins' clear, bell-like sound and precision of attack would p…
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Florida pianist has been recording since 1957 and took on his first solo album with some degree of apprehension and an equal measure of enthusiasm. The result is very satis…
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The Jazz is traditional and at times a bit abstract. It's David Binney and Edward Simon and their release, Afinidad. Edward Simon is from Venezuela and for David Binney, he…
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Few will argue if I suggest that Dick Wellstood was one of the finest traditional pianists on the scene in recent decades. Wellstood is mentioned in the same breath as Ralp…
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Fats Waller was a large man. And I’m not just talking about his celebrated obesity. He was huge in every way. The guy wrote over 400 songs during his 39 years. This would b…
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Every genre in jazz has its young lions. The contemporary jazz style boasts of Cyrus Chestnut and the traditionalists sing the praises of Andy Fielding. Andy's roots are fi…
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Mart Rodger and Manchester Jazz enjoyed a most successful North American tour last September covering the West Coast of the United States and Canada. The delightful septet …
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British clarinetist and leader, Chris Blount, passed away in 1999. Jazz Crusade has put together, a group of three sessions in tribute to Chris.Session 1 was recorded in…
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The Trillium Trio has played for some years in the resort areas of the Muskoka Lakes, a beautiful part of Ontario. A part of the larger Trillium Jazzband, the trio is a fix…
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Repertory is tricky at this turn of jazz's first century. On the one hand, Tin Pan Alley provides form, structure, ever-ready blueprints in which to place meaning, through …
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As a long-time fan of Wild Bill Davison (1906-1989), I have a nice collection of his recordings from 1927 until his very last in the 1980s. However, I have never heard thes…
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Here's a great session produced and annotated by the legendary George Avakian. If you're old enough to have purchased vinyl LPs, you have read Avakian's liner notes for Col…
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This new CD from Arbors Jazz issued a "wake-up call" announcing a fine talent that had, to my ears, been unheard. Bryan Shaw is a very classy trumpet player in the mainstre…
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