13 Aug
Learn to Smile Again by Susie Arioli Band
Saturday, 13 August 2005
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It's not often that you hear the name Roger Miller used in connection with a jazz recording. Come to think of it, it's rare that you hear the name Roger Miller used in c…
Holly Holmes’ recording The Climb is an ambitious and inventive debut, combining standards, modern classics and pop songs. She has a Sheila Jordon like color and a…
10 Aug
All Jazzed Up by Kaylene Peoples
Wednesday, 10 August 2005
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Vocalist Kaylene Peoples must have been in a nostalgic mood when she made All Jazzed Up! The 13-track CD has a strong lineup of beloved standards, including "My Funn…
When you hear a jazz group that presents a seamless and seemingly effortless style of playing, then you know that you have found something special. Such is the case with…
Robin Aleman's debut CD, Tonight, will be one of those recordings that once you hear it, you will find yourself haunted by it for sometime to come. Robin's voic…
07 Aug
Love Is Here To Stay by Bill Charlap & Sandy Stewart
Sunday, 07 August 2005
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This disc celebrates two jazz "traditions," if you will: the piano/vocal duet, and good old family ties.While groups of brothers, fathers and sons, and even siste…
06 Aug
The Nearness of You by Sarah DeLeo
Saturday, 06 August 2005
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Sarah DeLeo’s debut CD, The Nearness of You, is filled with classics from the Great American Songbook. DeLeo has a distinct delivery and conjures images of Peggy …
05 Aug
Warm Spring Night by Philip Chaffin
Friday, 05 August 2005
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From Philip Chaffin's coy, casual backwards glance on the CD cover to the Broadway-packed songlist on the back, one would suspect Warm Spring Night to be more o…
I’ve had the chance to see Kim Massie perform several times in St. Louis. I leave each performance amazed, delighted and quite perplexed. How can that much voice be pack…
With her latest release, Standard Issue, singer and pianist Liane Carroll shows why she recently earned two BBC Jazz Awards for best vocalist and best of jazz. …
Joining his family's musical group as a drummer at the early age of five, Chris Walker was already on his way to becoming a success. Often chosen as a first call artist, Wa…
Musically speaking, the sweet melodic sound of the human voice is considered by many to be the first known instrument. In jazz, vocalese has been one of the driving forc…
23 Jul
Noel: One From The Heart by Barbara Montgomery
Saturday, 23 July 2005
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At a time when so much of today’s music is marked by excess - louder instruments, greater effects, bigger production - Barbara Montgomery goes in the opposite direction.…
23 Jul
Noel: One From The Heart by Barbara Montgomery
Saturday, 23 July 2005
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Refined sultry tones that melt even the most chilling winter eve are what may be waiting for some jazz fans under their holiday fur in 2005. A seasoned voice with the hy…
Many CDs are saturated with filler, with only one or two exceptional tracks, but that is not the case with this particular album. With a wide array of color and mood, Da…
21 Jul
Little Jazz Bird by Christina Crerar
Thursday, 21 July 2005
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Little Jazz Bird is a great name for the recording and the artist. The listener gets the crystal clear voice of Christina Crerar and a dozen-plus zesty arrangem…
21 Jul
I'm With The Band by Tierney Sutton
Thursday, 21 July 2005
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Not only is this CD collection Grammy-worthy, it is also one of the great jazz entertainment gems of 2005! Splendid work abounds on this CD, and each performer is in top…
19 Jul
Paris for Lovers by Compilation Compilation
Tuesday, 19 July 2005
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Paris for Lovers, a compilation CD of the original recordings of French and American jazz-greats covering some great jazz, is a buffet of Franco-American fare. …
Jeffrey Osborne has been a contemporary musical icon for more than 30 years, first as a member of the R&B group L.T.D. and then as a solo vocalist. In that amount…
Many folks have their ears and eyes directed to Chicago's sassy young jazz chanteuse. Susan May entered the recording studio at the tender age of eleven. The result was her…
12 Jul
Let Me Off Uptown by Cheryl Bentyne
Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Cheryl Bentyne has a wonderful voice, a voice that is sensitive and sensual, and a voice that knows how to handle a jazz lyric with style. There is a certain verve and c…
12 Jul
A Blanket in Blue by Paula Lammers
Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Crisp and charismatic tones often single out a select vocalist from any genre. The delivery and clarity of a melody is so vital to the feel of a tune. However, these qua…
Take the A-Train to those thrilling days of yesteryear when music warranted respect and the artists were craft driven, rather than some of those who are economically. It…
11 Jul
But Beautiful the Best of Shirley Horn by Shirley Horn
Monday, 11 July 2005
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But Beautiful the Best of Shirley Horn is a greatest hits compilation without a single miss in it. Covering a career as long as the late Ms. Horn's can be a dau…
Traveling the independent circuit many times than not offers struggles for an artist with their talent, as the road becomes a tedious one. From bar to patronless lounges…
10 Jul
I'm With The Band by Tierney Sutton
Sunday, 10 July 2005
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Jazz is unique in the way it’s like a map, it has so many directions an artist can take and follow. For some the degree of chance in changing direction is a calculated r…
06 Jul
Saloon by Ron Kaplan & Weber Iago
Wednesday, 06 July 2005
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Ron Kaplan is a crusader without a cape. His mission is to perpetuate the tradition of American popular song and everything that goes with it. This, his fifth album,…
Susan May has a winner in this collection of straight ahead/classic jazz vocals. Her second CD from Southport, this one continues in the great American Song Book traditi…
Only five years after her first professional performance, Boston newspapers were complimenting Tierney Sutton with comparisons to the great Ella Fi...
Born in Wimbledon in 1967 Claire Martin attended The Doris Holford Stage School until she was fifteen. Singing was her strongest passion with dance...
With the release of Art of Intimacy on June 7, 2005, Veronica Martell is finally poised to bring her exquisite vocal stylings to American mainstrea...
Match a classic song stylist with a deep love for jazz, blues, soul, timeless melodies and lyrics, and a magical genre-defying transcendence cant h...
Blossom Dearie began her career with six acclaimed titles produced by Norman Granz on Verve. Going on to be an international artist Blossom has lar...
Bettys mother recognized her God-given talent when she was 3 years old. At the age of 4 (so young and small her feet were unable to reach the piano...
David Tughan Vocals "Builder’s Brew", David’s second album on OT Records features David with The Organ Trio; Jim Mullen (guitar) Mike Gorman, (Hamm...
Sherry Petta has been playing the piano and singing most of her life but only within the last two years has she focused on jazz standards. Once she...
14 Jun
A Little Piece of Heaven – An Evening with Annie Sellick by Annie Sellick
Tuesday, 14 June 2005
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I first heard Annie Sellick several years ago in a Nashville jazz club. She blew me away as she grabbed the words from the page and made them her own. Very few vocalists…
10 Jun
When Lights Are Low by Claire & Sir Richard Rodney Martin & Bennett
Friday, 10 June 2005
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With this collection of familiar and not so familiar songs from the pens of the great songwriters, vocalist Claire Martin and pianist/vocalist Sir Richard Rodney Bennett ha…
Dwight Trible is one of the most soulful and unique vocalists in the Los Angeles jazz scene. Still relatively young, Trible has made his mark as a member of the bands of su…
The Small Hours seems a fitting title for this new release from vocalist Andrea Wolper. Her vocals are sultry and the musical accompaniment suggestively sparse. The …
Many times we seem to fall into the trap of a beautiful but lackluster jazz vocalist, sure they have the voice, the feel, the emotion, but the charisma seems vacant.... …
Lay it out under the moonlit skies of Santorini with the scents of the ocean drifting by your exotic experience and the only ambiance worthy for such a setting is a ball…
Vocalist, lyricist, composer, a multi-label honor few have in their repertoire, usually involving many years of experimentation and in all cases failures periodically. H…
Featured in August 2005, on National Public Radio, Raul Midon is now on his way to realizing his aspirations. Composer, lyricist, guitarist and drummer, Midon has been invo…
This may or may not be the first jazz singer directly generated from the work of author Julia Cameron (The Artist's Way), but Elaine Dame claims that soul-searchin…
Splashes of enchantment mixed with whispers of brilliance blanket the exquisite vocal tones of Ms Angelyna Martinez. With the 2005 release of her debut venture call L…
06 May
BINGO:Songs For Children In English With Brazilian And Caribbean Rhythms by BINGO
Friday, 06 May 2005
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While most jazz-loving moms and dads would like the kids to inherit our passion for music, there are not many tools available. Some top-notch New York jazz musicians got to…
06 May
Live At The Bach Dancing And Dynamite Society by Margie Baker
Friday, 06 May 2005
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Margie Baker probably won't win a Grammy but she will certainly win your heart. The 68 year-old singer waited more than 20 years to cut her first record. She made it a big …
This Is Living is Cormac Kenevey's debut CD. This vocalist out of Ireland has put together a collection of songs designed to display the quality of his voice an…
04 May
Dance Delicioso by Chris McNulty
Wednesday, 04 May 2005
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Singer Chris McNulty's latest disc Dance Delicioso is indeed the tasty treat the title promises. The recipe is simple: start with equal parts originals and standards…