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O's Place Jazz Newsletter P.O Published by: D. Oscar Groomes $7.50 Spring 2019, Issue 25.1 This is our 25th Anniversary! Yes, that is What's Inside! Page twenty-five years of concise, precise reviews. Traditional Selections 2-7. We've come a long way from our 1st issue O's Trumpet Features 8. which was just a few pages, and truly a O's Latin Features 9. Newsletter. We've gone from US Postal O's Piano Features 10-12. delivery of a few pages to a B&W booklet, O's Blues Features 13. O's Sax Features 14-16. added digital online access then to a large 8.5" O's Drummer Features 17-18. X 11" color edition and then became digital O's Vocal Features 19-22. only, our current format. O's Guitarist Features 23. O's Place has always been based in the US O's Bass Features 24. starting in Detroit, then New Jersey, then Contemporary Selections 25-29. O's Product Review 31. Chicago and now Charlotte but "O" has lived and reviewed artists around the world O's Place Jazz Ruler™ 5. including in Brazil, Argentina, Germany, The O's Ratings System 7. Netherlands, China, and Japan. O's HiFi Sound System 10. Check out O's Local Feature (p.32) as well as Performance Guide 16. Sound Ratings Guide 19. O's Product Review (p. 31 ), both new takes. Video Ratings Guide 22. We're doing our best to give you the best O's Jazz Legends 26. recommendations in jazz, hopefully for Final Notes 26. another 25! Your comments are always O's Place Local & Subscriptions 32. welceomed. Enjoy the music, jazz is alive! O's Place Jazz Newsletter P.O. Box 38430 O Charlotte, NC 28278 ---> Sound advice at a nice price! www.OsPlaceJazz.com O's Place Jazz Newsletter 25.1 Spring 2019 - Page 1 ARTIST Title Top Traditional Picks Label Perf/Sound O's Notes TIERNEY There’s no doubt about it, Tierney Sutton has a beautiful voice, owning b music that has received eight Grammy nominations. We think her voice SUTTON T is perfect for lullabies or for soothing any audience! She embarks upon Screen Play - The perfection with Screen Play, a 19-track collection of silver screen tunes Bergman Suite that is being released in five parts. The first act includes 5 songs, “The BFM Jazz 83 Bergman Suite”, and it is rich and rewarding. “How Do You Keep the Music Playing” featuring Sutton with Alan Bergman is a definite winner as is “What Are You Doing the Rest of You Life?” Stay tuned as the saga unfolds! BRANFORD TS Composer, veteran saxophonist Branford Marsalis assembles his quartet, MARSALIS a polished unit that has worked together for over 20 years, with pianist The Secret Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner. Calderazzo does an excellent job on the “Conversation Among the Between The Ruins” before Brantford gets into the swing of it on “Snake Hip Waltz”. Shadow and The Joey is back again on “The Windup” playing with a youthful exuberance Soul that defies logic. Branford defines versatility and does so with aplomb Okeh 76 on The Secret Between The Shadow And The Soul. JENNIFER Cabaret styled singer Jennifer Roberts has a rich voice. She soars through thirteen songs matching her tone and expression to the moods ROBERTS 75 of the moment. We enjoyed “I Didn’t Know About You”, the country/ An Evening With western style on “Home” and “Travel-The Glamorous Life-Little Grey One Man Band Tb House”, the opening medley. Musical director and pianist Ted Firth delivers some unique arrangements that freshen 13 timeless classics to make An Evening With Jennifer Roberts an entertaining encounter. JIMMIE SMITH Wait a minute! This is actually a tribute album to the late, legendary Plays Jimmy B-3 master Jimmy Smith by his namesake Jimmie Smith. The young Jimmie takes on the music of the master at a concert Live In Music Smith 72 K City. Paul Brown (keyboards), Marcus Finnie (d), Hamilton Hardin Woodward Ave. T (b), James DaSilva (g) and a crisp horn section with Chris West (t-sax), Jon-Paul Frappier (t) and Chris Dunn (tb) join Smith for an electric, rockin’, soul-drenched set. The contemporary Smith and his team took on an ambitious task and did well! Unbiased Sound Advice at a nice price! www.OsPlaceJazz.com O's Place Jazz Newsletter 25.1 Spring 2019 - Page 2 O's Place Features 77 Pat Bianchi plays the Hammond Pat Bianchi Cool Jazz B3 and he can groove with the Savant best of musicians addressing the In The Moment 2018 keys. He makes a definitive point about In The Moment NOT being a traditional Chicken Shack B3 recording but more of a traditional bebop jazz combo. Guitarist Paul Bollenback and drummer Byron Landham join Pat to form the core trio with guest artists scattered throughout the set. They reshape several pop classics including “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” and a rather fleeting take on “Crazy”. Kevin Mahogany pours his rich baritone vocals onto “I Want To Talk About You” and vibraphonist Joe Locke blends tones with Bianchi on “Fall” making this a unique and appreciable B-3 outing! Photo: Pat Bianchi Arman Raz 78 Modern 2018 Chains of Stories Israeli tenor saxophonist Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit Arman Raz waited a couple of years to release his second recording as a leader and it was worth the wait! Eyal Hai (a sax), Daniel Morton (p), Tamir Shmerling (b) and Dani Danor (d) join Raz on Chains Of Stories. There are nine mellow selections highlighted by “Two Worlds One Soul” and “Soul Talk”. The sax harmonies are rich and well coordinated. Photo:Yelena Eckemoff Colors Russian composer and pianist Yelena 78 Ballads Eckemoff teams up with drummer L&H Manu Katche for Colors, a collection 2019 of ballads and fresh mid-tempo tunes. Yelena’s music shows her strong classical roots blended with jazzy improvisation. This collection spans 80 minutes and fourteen selections, accurately depicted with various colors of the rainbow. There is great interplay between the duo and their music is refreshing, relaxing and enjoyable. Yelena Eckemoff O's Place Jazz Newsletter 25.1 Spring 2019 - Page 3 O's Place Features Claudia Acuña Turning Pages Veteran vocalist Claudia Acuña returns to the studio 77 after a 10-year hiatus and she returns with a vengeance. Ballads Delfin She sings with an abundance of confidence on Turning 2019 Pages, a collection of nine songs sung in both Spanish and English. Acuña soars on “But Beautiful” backed by a strong band including bassist Carlos Henderson, Juancho Herrera (g, vocals), pianist Pablo Vergara and drummer Yayo Serka. Gregoire Maret adds harmonica on “Aquitaine de Corazon”. Welcome back Claudia! Photo: Claudia Acuña Keith Oxman 2018 Capri Glimpses Tenor saxophonist Keith Oxman Ballads 82 expands his trio (from East Of The Village) to a quintet for Glimpses, his latest release. David Liebman (sax) and Ken Walker (b) are the new additions joining Oxman, drummer Todd Reid and Jeff Jenkins who switched from the B3 to piano. Half of the 8 selections are Oxman originals and they are fine tunes to go with three burners and a ballad. We also enjoyed the cover of “In A Sentimental Mood” and the title track that was composed by Liebman. 82 Blues Scott Ramminger S Ramminger Saxophonist, guitarist, singer and composer 2019 Scott Ramminger is dialed in on the blues for Rise Up, his latest release. He starts out reflecting on the pros and cons of romance including “88 Reasons” where his lover left Rise Up him the details on several pads of paper while consuming three pencils! Despite the blues, Scott still loves the process of falling in love, while it lasts. He transitions to the state of the union on the title track. There are eight songs in a crisp 32 minutes that present Photo: Scott Ramminger Ramminger getting his blues on. O's Place Jazz Newsletter 25.1 Spring 2019 - Page 4 O's Place Features Marshall Gilkes Always Forward Always Forward is trombonist 84 Alternate Side Marshall Gilkes’ second encounter Big Band with the WDR Big Band. He serves as 2018 composer, arranger and conductor as well. The large ensemble is flourished with reeds including Karelian Strassmayer (sax, cl, fl) and Andy Haderer (t, flugelhorn). The program has ten selections highlighted by the three-part “Denali Suite”. We enjoyed Gilkes warm tones especially on “Puddle Jumping” and the racy “Switchback” featuring Strassmayer, Paul Heller (t-sax) and drummer Hans Dekker. Marshall again strikes a winning groove with the WDE Big Band. Photo: Marshall Gilkes O's Place Jazz Ruler™ Traditional Contemporary 1900 1920 1940 1960 1970 1980 2000 Ragtime TR Blues&Ballads Tb Bebop TB Latin TL Fusion CF Funk Cf Acid CA Dixie TD Swing TS Big Band TN Free TA R&B+Jazz CR Pop+Jazz CP 81 Joris Teepe Jazz Tribes Modern In The Spirit of Rashied Ali 2019 Dutch bassist Joris Teepe was a fixture in drummer Rasheed Ali’s Quintet until Ali’s untimely death in 2009. In The Spirit Of Rasheed Ali has been evolving in Teepe’s mind for quite some time and comes to life on this release. It is accompanied by 66 pages of liner notes and photos in hardcover detailing the Teepe/Ali engagement as musicians, a special touch to the ceremonial album. Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery steps into the spotlight and shines on “Alphabet” as does guitarist Freddie Bryant on “Turnaround” along with Teepe on both songs.
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