Jeff Ellwood, The Sounds Around the House | The Vinyl Anachronist
The new album from sax player Jeff Ellwood (website), The Sounds Around the House, is the perfect soundtrack for cold, windy days like this. First of all, it’s not [...]
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Judy Stuart, The Apostolic Session | The Vinyl Anachronist
I really want to more about this Judy Stuart. A couple of days ago I received this 10″ 45rpm single in the mail, The Apostolic Session, and I’m still reeling from [...]
John Redmon, Honoring Louis Armstrong | The Vinyl Anachronist
I review a lot of contemporary jazz albums that are tributes to jazz legends. A big chunk of the jazz canon is about honoring traditions and keeping those musical pioneers at [...]
The Jeff Benedict Big Big Band, The Weather Is Here… | The Vinyl Anachronist
This new album from the Jeff Benedict Big Big Band (website) turned me into a mess for a few hours. That’s mostly because of the title: The Weather Is Here, Wish You [...]
Todd Mosby, Aerial Views | The Vinyl Anachronist
I wasn’t quite sure at first about guitarist Todd Mosby (website) and his new album, Aerial Views. It starts off very mellow, almost an equal blend of soft Pat Metheny [...]
Stille Grender from 2L Recordings | The Vinyl Anachronist
Thought I’d get a jump on holiday music for 2021 with Stille Grender, the latest from 2L Recordings in Norway. If I had received it just a couple of weeks ago, it would [...]
Monika Lidke, Let the World Be a Question | The Vinyl Anachronist
Wouldn’t you know it? I have two turntables up and rarin’ to go: the LSA T3 turntable and unipivot tonearm with a Soundsmith The Voice cartridge, and the Gem [...]
Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura, Pentas | The Vinyl Anachronist
Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura’s Pentas (website) is a companion piece to Prickly Pear Cactus, the Ikue Mori album I reviewed a few weeks ago. Both CDs arrived the [...]
Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott’s | The Vinyl Anachronist
I reviewed a couple of Christmas jazz releases last week, something to play right before the holidays to get into the right mood. Well, consider Bill Evans Live at Ronnie [...]
Rich Halley, The Shape of Things | The Vinyl Anachronist
It’s not often that I bring up Tool in my jazz reviews, but saxophonist Rich Halley’s The Shape of Things constantly reminds me of those lyrics from the song [...]
