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January 20, 2008
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N. Landgren vcl & tb, A. Widmark p, L. Danielson b, W. Haffner ds, R. Gustafsson vcl, V. Tolstoy vcl, E. Svensson fender rhodes, ACT 2002.
Landgren is singing 13 ballads. Is he trying to follow Chet Baker? He should let it be, he is not a singer (his singing upsets me) and the whole thing is boring ... more |
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January 20, 2008
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Lady Kim vcl, M. Ohishi p & fender rhodes & B3 & pianica, B. Sakai b, T. Campbell ds, H. Toki ss & as, S. Inoue ft, Eighty-Eight`s 2004.
Lady Kim sings eleven well known jazz standards, but that`s everything but boring. Her goose-pimples-rising way of singing, the thrilling interpretations, the ... more |
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January 20, 2008
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J. Hicks p, B. Williams b, L. Hayes ds, Chesky 2006.
The latest Chesky Jazz recordings, The New York Sessions, are, to me, the best recordings ever because they are the most natural sounding ever. They always record live, not in studios, with minimal but highest quality technical equipment. There is ... more |
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January 20, 2008
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R. Beirach p, G. Mraz b, B. Drummond ds, G. Huebner violin, Venus 2002.
The trio with the guest plays nine compositions primarily from classical composers, from Bach, Beethoven, Chopin to Debussy, Satie and one from Beirach. I`m not very familiar with that kind of music, but what is played here ... more |
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January 20, 2008
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L. Almeida g, C. Byrd g, J. Byrd b, C. Redd ds, Concord 1985.
The quartet plays eleven tracks of pure tango. No surprise on a disc called Tango. The performance is perfect, but is it jazz? I`d say no. But it`s a welcome alternation and some tracks are fun. May be, you are a tango dancer, then this ... more |
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