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 [...]
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Miki Purnell, Midnight Bloom | The Vinyl Anachronist
I’ve been struggling lately to find the suitable adjectives for jazz singers such as Miki Purnell. I used to employ words such as girlish or kittenish [...]
Flying Horse Big Band, Good News! | The Vinyl Anachronist
Talk about extremes–yesterday it was Filter, and today it’s the Flying Horse Big Band. I was just thinking that the big band jazz releases have been slowing down [...]
The Voice That Is! Presents John Marks, Zesto Audio and Bricasti Design
I went almost thirty years without traveling back to the Philadelphia area where I once lived, but now thanks to Doug White and The Voice That Is! I’ve been there twice [...]
Kenney Polson, For Lovers Only | The Vinyl Anachronist
What kind of music do you play when you’re looking for a little romance? When I was much younger, my choice was usually The Beatles because if you didn’t like [...]
Steve Tibbetts Life Of, Miles Davis Bitches Brew
–by Paul Ashby Steve Tibbets, Life Of (ECM) Steve Tibbetts takes his time between albums. Life Of (Amazon) is the Minnesota guitarist’s first release since [...]
