Sea Level had a short career, but was a competent and professional band that had a unique blend of sounds, and seemed to have had some fun along the way.
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Music Review: Deborah Shulman & The Ted Howe Trio – “Get Your Kicks: The Music & Lyrics of Bobby Troup”
Deborah Shulman breathes new life into the music of Bobby Troup.
Read More »Music Review: Global Noize – “Sly Reimagined”
Global Noize puts a contemporary spin on the music of Sly and the Family Stone, alive with the excitement of innovation.
Read More »Music Review: Perry Beekman – “So In Love”
Perry Beekman sings Cole Porter as the composer meant his songs to be sung. It's a debut album long overdue.
Read More »Music Review: Oscar Pettiford – “Lost Tapes: Germany 1958/1959”
Oscar Pettiford’s place in jazz music is secure because of his bass innovations and his making the cello a viable jazz instrument. For any fan of jazz and its history, "Lost Tapes..." is a must-have release.
Read More »Music Review: Bob James and David Sanborn – “Quartette Humaine”
After a quarter of a century, Sanborn and James join on a new album.
Read More »Music Review: Jutta Hipp – “The German Recordings 1952-1955”
Jutta Hipp walked away from the music scene at the height of her commercial success. Now her early German recordings have been issued on CD.
Read More »Music Review: The Colorplates – “Agony and Ecstasy”
This new compilation may not make The Colorplates champs, but if it evokes for others the same nostalgia for lost youth that it evoked for this reviewer, it will make for a lot of happy campers.
Read More »Music Reviews: Samantha Carlson – Day In-Day Out and Marlene VerPlanck – Ballads…mostly
New albums from Samantha Carlson and Marlene VerPlanck are both collections of tunes that deserve some attention.
Read More »Music Review: Bennett & Brubeck – The White House Sessions, Live 1962
Recorded at a time when Brubeck and Bennett were at the top of their game, the album not only highlights their individual talents, but demonstrates the kind of electric performances you can get when truly great artists get together and feed off each other.
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