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Who i'm listening to now...
The incredible pianist Renee Rosnes with Steve Nelson (v), Peter Washington (b), and Bill Stewart (d). Special guest :Steve Wilson flute and sax.
Ted Piltzecker's newest CD, Vibes On A Breath, is one you'll want to own. His fresh new arrangements of tunes "If I Only Had A Brain" and "Nature Boy," new instrumentation with powerful horns, some solid originals, and a team that listens and works together adds up to certainty on every tune. There's a sense of wholeness and absence of ego under Ted's leadership. I'll be playing it on Mornin' Gloria on WETF, South Bend, Indiana. Highly recommended.
Ted Piltzecker vibraphone
Brad Goode trumpet
Paul McKee trombone
John Gunther tenor sax/bass clarinet
Will Swindler baritone/alto sax
Paul Romaine drums
Gonzalo Teppa bass
Judith LeClair bassoon (on "Bus")
Javier Diaz percussion (on "Stolen Moments" and "Bus")
Jazz it Up! Ukrainian Songs for Three Dads
Bob Arthurs Horns/Vocals
Steve Lamattina Guitar
Blackthorn Is in Blossom
Marigolds That My Mother Planted
My Dear Mother
Oh, Girl
Hutzul Girl Ksenia
Moon in the Sky
Kyiv Waltz
Walking Around the Garden
Do Not Ask Why My Eyes Are Teary
Why Haven't You Come
Blues for Ukraine
While We Were Gone
Paul Jost Vocals, Harmonica
Jim Ridl Piano
Dean Johnson Bass
Tim Horner Drums
Loren Cohen Bass (CD 1 track 8, CD 2 track 10
Martin Wind Bass (CD 1 track 9, CD 2 tracks 4,6,9)
Cover Photo Chris Drukker
Al Di Meola
Gary Burton
Steve Shapiro
Behn Gillece
Dave Stryker & Bob Mintzer
Blue Soul, another superlative offering from Dave Stryker, the jazz guitarist who has stuck a flag in ‘70s territory and claimed it for his own. This newest recording is a collaboration with saxophonist/arranger/conductor Bob Mintzer and the WDR Big Band, the highly regarded German jazz ensemble. It includes Marvin Gaye’s “Trouble Man’ and “What’s Going On,” three of Dave’s originals, and Mintzer’s “Aha.” Prince’s “When Dove’s Cry” and Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman” are given the Stryker treatment, as well as Stanley Turrentine’s “Stan’s Shuffle.”
The Hippest Cat In Hollywood 05:41
Coming Home 06:04
Little Hummingbird 03:49
Emily 05:38
Lolly's Folly 04:53
Gentle Rain 06:32
If You Could See Me Now 06:53
Mambo Inn 05:12
O Grande Amor 07:43
Bebop 04:01
Lolly Allen - vibraphone
Danny Janklow - alto & tenor saxophones
Josh Nelson - piano (1,2,5-8) Tom Owens - piano (3,4,9,10)
Jordan Richards - bass
Paul Kreibich - drums (2-4,8-10) Kendall Kay - drums (1,5-7) Larry Koonse - guitar (5,6)
Carl Saunders - trumpet (5,6)
Scott Whitfield - trombone (5,6)
Adam Schroeder - bari sax (5,6)
Chuck Redd & Groove City
Different Flavors
Behn Gillece & Out to dinner
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One of my favorite vibraphonists, Steve Yeager, and I have teamed up to create an album of 15 of my poems from Jazz Lines...free verse in the key of jazz. Steve's original music creates a mood for each one that I read. All the poems are built of jazz tune titles around a central theme. The composer index reads like a list of the top 1000 jazz standards. The book and the CD make a perfect pair. $10 or free with the purchase of Jazz Lines. See the My Book tab.
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