Album Review Caught a touch of your love Jenny Green (Album available from iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon or at one of her many gigs.) Jenny started her singing career around the Brighton area but now works from Croydon. She has selected some great songs for this cd from a wide range of composers including Burt […]
Album Review Steve Thompson: Evidence Bag (STRBCD2015) Steve is of course well known locally for being part of the superb rhythm section at Smalls Jazz Club, but he has many other strings to his bow. For this CD he has gathered around him some like minded musicians: Tim Wells on B3 Hammond […]
Jonny Hepbir Quartet: Get Rich Or Die Swingin’ Beginning with an upbeat version of Undecided, this is a chance for vocalist Sara Oschlag to show her adeptness at squeezing lots of words into a very small space. She does it brilliantly, as well as doing a great job at singing in different languages and adding […]
Paul Richards Trio: Empatia This album features a number of compositions by Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell as well as ones by João Pernambuco, one of the originators of the Brazilian chorro style, popular in Brazil in the 1920s and 1930s. There are also compositions from other South American guitarists/composers such as Argentinian Jorge […]
Jason Henson: Jason Henson Plays Wes and Benson The Wes Montgomery classic Road Song features a great solo from Jason Henson where he relaxes and stretches out. This is the only track on the album that goes over the 5-minute mark. I would have liked to have heard some longer solos on the rest of […]
Starting with a hard-hitting Coltrane-esque rendition of The Night Has A Thousand Eyes, this album grabs you from the very beginning. The rubato introduction to Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most shows the colourful palette of both drummer Dave Trigwell and pianist Mark Edwards. The bright latin feel also features some […]
This album is very much a personal journey featuring all original songs from Nick Belcher, with each song telling its own story. The stand out track for me is the Cuban-tinged On The Wing with some energetic soloing from Kent-based pianist Frances Knight and some tight, confident drumming by Winston Clifford. The […]
From the first track, Cabs and Kings, a reference to Cab Calloway and King Oliver, it’s obvious that you’re listening to the arrangements of someone who appreciates the rich history of big band music. The second track, Solid Ground, begins with just the baritone sax (played by Chris Peryagh) and uses the rhythm […]
This album gives you something a little different, starting with a worldly version of Nature Boy propelled by the solid bass line of Terry Pack and a saxophone solo by Simon d’Souza full of yearning. The second track, Seven Sisters, will be familiar to fans of Pack’s Palimpsest album, played here with original […]