BK Trio, Hit It | The Vinyl Anachronist
Thankfully, Hit It from the BK Trio sounds quite different from the seemingly countless jazz trio recordings coming out this spring. Much of that comes from guitarist [...]
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Wayne Alpern, Standard Deviation | The Vinyl Anachronist
The contemporary jazz scene is almost evenly divided between original compositions and covers from the Great American Songbook. When something falls outside of those two [...]
dCS Legends: Al Schmitt and Steely Dan’s Aja | The Vinyl Anachronist
When I first read about the dCS Legends series, which celebrates Grammy-winning engineers, I was surprised at just how many of these classic recordings I own and how I have a [...]
3D Jazz Trio, I Love to See You Smile | The Vinyl Anachronist
I Love to See You Smile is indeed another piano trio recording in a season obviously focused on jazz trios. But this one is different. Oh, you might think, I always say that [...]
Jenny Davis, Rearranged | The Vinyl Anachronist
I must admit to a slight bias against jazz performers, arrangers and composers who try to write original songs that sound just like classics from the Great American Songbook. [...]
Brian Landrus, For Now | The Vinyl Anachronist
You have to be a heck of a jazz musician to assemble and lead a quartet that includes pianist Fred Hersch, bassist Drew Gress and drummer Billy Hart. But sax/clarinet/flute [...]
Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters | The Vinyl Anachronist
“I’m apparently a Fiona Apple fan now. I did not expect that.” That Facebook comment was from Malachi Kenney, erstwhile writer for Part-Time Audiophile, and [...]
Karuna Trio, Imaginary Archipelago | The Vinyl Anachronist
What, another jazz trio already? Not so fast. The Karuna Trio is anything but your average jazz trio made up of a rhythm section and some lead instrument like a piano or a [...]
Linda Purl, Taking a Chance on Love | The Vinyl Anachronist
Just a few weeks ago I had to come clean about a former Hollywood crush, Gloria Reuben, when she released her surprisingly beautiful album For All We Know. Now I’m [...]
The Seth Weaver Big Band, Truth | The Vinyl Anachronist
When I was a kid, I had a friend who played the trombone. After playing for a minute or two, his face would be red and he’d be out of breath and utterly exhausted. Once [...]
