This is early Candy Dulfer material, and it is good and enjoyable jazz! She does some vocals on this CD, but the emphasis is on her use of the saxophone -- alto, tenor, bar…
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Heart and soul expressed through music is the impression I got after listening to pianist Dan DeChellis. Dan lets himself get deep, deep in his musical compositions. At tim…
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Although new to my ears, the wonderful voice of Loretta Holloway is known to the followers of the Las Vegas jazz scene. Born in Belton, South Carolina, Loretta has performe…
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Once in a while, you come across a contemporary jazz CD that is hard to place in any particular category, except beautifully experimental and melodic to the ears! This is s…
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They say that "Discretion is the better part of valor." Well, as far as I can tell, "They" didn't say it to the drummer Ed Soph, or else he wasn't listening when they did. …
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Soulful is the word that best describes what Grover did with this album. I have always been a Grover fan from way back in the days of "Winelight" (Who didn't love this albu…
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The Jazz Review is always on the look-out for young new talent to inform its members about. Well we have found one of the best new female jazz vocalists around. We found Lo…
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Strong, sultry, and very satisfying is how I would describe Doc's latest CD. Doc plays a classic Gibson electric guitar which he can pick clean note after clean note. In my…
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While Art Porter's music has an uplifting and refreshing style, it saddens me to realize that we will never hear another new composition of tunes from this talented musicia…
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Arbors Records has put out a great recording by one of the most brilliant upright bass players, Bob Haggart. In this CD Haggart is accompanied by John Bunch on piano, and B…
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My cousin got a chance to see Kenny Garrett live some years back and the comment that he made was, "Man! He really knows his Coltrane!" This particular cousin is quite a ja…
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Considering his importance, Buddy Collette should be better known than he is. He's played with Mingus, Rosolino, Gerald Wilson, and (in his most famous gig) Chico Hamilton.…
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Is "KRIN" easy listening avant garde? Well, maybe. Is "KRIN" a world music party album with western ties? It could be. Is it a simple album to understand? Probably not. …
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The year was 1957. Monk and Trane got together for a couple nights at the Five Spot. This music is timeless. By now, any serious jazz fan knows this music by heart. But aft…
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The sublimely unique and timeless productions of Willie Mitchell at Hi Records, all with marvelous musicianship, and one amazing voice made Al Green demand the title of The…
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Many great artists featured on this CD. One of the producers is Stevie Wonder. The CD has a great upbeat sound without being too overpowering. I have more than one favorite…
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The first time I heard about Joshua Redman was in a radio program, here in Spain, I thought he was good. I was wrong. He´s the best sax player since Sonny Rollins, and I wa…
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Impressions: The Verve Jazz sides is a comparable 2 CD set covering Wes during his jazz years. The first CD captures Wes fronting big bands, and playing in combos with Jimm…
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Back To Basics is a marvelous collection of twelve straight-ahead jazz tunes performed by the Christoph Spendel Trio". Spendel plays the Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Piano, w…
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This incredible 4-CD boxed set from Mosaic chronicles trumpeter Lee Morgan's complete sessions as a leader in the 1950's for Blue Note. Through the set, one can hear the pr…
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This album is one of my all time favorites. You can't go wrong with Jon Ambercrombie on guitar, Dave Holland on double bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums and piano. Three o…
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Have you ever had anyone say Listen to this CD and tell me what you think? Well that happened to me and this album and I found every song wonderful. This full of energy CD …
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Jazz clarinet virtuoso, Frank Glover, was the recipient of the 1996 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Performance grant. This CD, Something old, Something new, was selec…
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This CD showcases electric jazz at its most intense and lyrical. The band, Blood Ulmer - guitar, Amin Ali - bass, Cornell Rochester - drums, form the nucleus of this power …
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I picked up this CD based on a recommendation of a friend. After I listened to it, I called my friend and thanked him for introducing me to this CD. Dr. John has a scratchy…
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