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January 6, 2008
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K. Kasai vcl, M. Kikuchi p, Y. Suzuki b, H. Murakami ds, SMJI 1973.
Kasai sings eleven jazz standards, the interpretations are in familiar manner with no surprises, the music is played well but Kasai is an average singer only who does not capture me most time. One highlight is Close Your Eyes, but ... more |
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January 6, 2008
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B. Seeley p, E. Reed p, J. O`Neal p, M. Braun p, M. Alexander p, Chesky 2004.
Twelve tracks of solo piano blues, boogie and spirituals are played by the five pianists, two tracks are duets. The recording was done at A.C. Pianocraft Recital Hall, NYC before a life audience with a single point ... more |
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January 6, 2008
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L. Hampton vib, R. Brown b, G. Harris p, G. Tate ds, R. Eschete g, FOA 1989.
This is another disc of Ray-Brown-music (three of the eight tracks were composed by him), although Lionel Hampton is written on the cover. His long time fellow pianist Gene Harris is there, too and so the interplay of the ... more |
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January 6, 2008
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K. Watanabe g, R. Stoltzman cl, S. Fukuda g, ewe 2007.
The fourth Guitar Renaissance disc of Watanabe is the most Spanish of this series. Only four of the fifteen tracks are pop-, jazz- or classical compositions. Most of the six Watanabe originals are in the Spanish style, too. On two tracks he is ... more |
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January 6, 2008
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J. Beckstein saxes, T. Schuman keys, J. Fernandez g, S. Ambush b, Bonny B. ds & perc & vcl, A. Narell steel pans, C. Howes violin, M. Quinones conga, Heads Up 2007.
This is my fifth Spyro Gyra SACD and again there`s high standard pop-jazz on twelve tracks, as on the other four discs before. Each of ... more |
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