SCCD 31721 Christian Winther Danish-born New Orleans tenor saxophonist Christian Winther invites Roman Skakun, young rising star on vibraphone from New Orleans to his band to create a special sound for this latest album. Jon Barron of AllAboutJazz commented on Winther’s previous release Soul House (SCCD 31633), “ Soul House is full of feel-good moments, […]
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Tom Guarna – Bittersweet (SCCD 31720)
For his 5 th leader album Tom Guarna selects his favourite titles from the bop repertoire. Backed by pianist Peter Zak who is well versed in bop and Zak's regular trio, bassist Paul Gill and drummer Willie Jones, Guarna achieves brilliant results with authenticity and creativity. “… Peter (Zak) shares with Tom a love and […]
Vincent Gardner – The Good Book Chapter Two (SCCD 31719)
Trombonist/arranger/bandleader Vincent Gardner compiles the second chapter to follow the successful The Good Book Chapter One (SCCD 31616) which prompted Andrew Hovan of All About Jazz to comment; “… trombonist Vincent Gardner is a very likely candidate for the category of talent seeing of wider recognition….This, of course, elevates the recital beyond your typical tribute […]
Ron McClure – Dedication (SCCD 31718)
Bassist/Composer/Bandleader Ron McClure eargerly took the challenge of combining two of the most exciting tenor saxophonists on the NY scene today: Rich Perry and Stephen Riley. McClure notes, “ I paid special attention to Stephen Riley’s soft, melodic qualities, which are his signature. Stephen is truly a unique voice in today’s jazz scene, and utilizing […]
Jesse Stacken, Kirk Knuffke – Orange Was The Color (SCCD 31717)
SteepleChase debut album by piano/trumpet duo of Kirk Kuffke and Jesse Stacken interpreting tunes by Ellington and Monk recorded live (SCCD 31677 “Mockingbird”) prompted Derek Taylor of Master of a Small House to comment, “… They rightly take clever liberties with the tunes, …. Most importantly, they take their time with the pieces and that […]
GinmanBlachman – Let’s Call Stephen Riley (SCCD 31716)
Denmark’s successful trio co-led by bassist Lenart Ginman and drummer Thomas Blachman invited Stephen Riley to be featured at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival in the summer of 2010. Following a series of well-received live concerts at the Festival Riley, the American rising star on tenor and the popular trio cut this brilliant album. “…His lushly-conceived […]
Peter Zak – Down East (SCCD 31715)
Peter Zak continues his high quality trio recordings, this time, with bassist and Zak’s old friend Peter Washington and Rodney Greene on drums providing a strong new entry to his impressive discography. Thomas Conrad of JazzTimes wrote on Zak’s earlier release “Seed of Sin” (SCCD 31641), “ To “get” Zak, you have to pay close […]
Steve LaSpina – Destiny (SCCD 31714)
Bassist Steve LaSpina for this new recording put together a quartet in order to create a quieter and lyrical instrumentation with his new compositions. “…. an exceptional piece of work.” (Steve Greenlee JazzTimes on “Play Room” SCCD “… The music is lively, contemplative, playful and always involving.” (Terrell Kent Holmes – AllAboutJazz on Play Room […]
Chris Byars – Lucky Strikes Again (SCCD 31713)
Chris Byars-saxophone/composer/arranger in continuing his pursuit of tapping into the rich musical legacy of unsung heroes of jazz pays tribute this time to Lucky Thompson. “Chris Byars, who leads an octet through the enclosed tribute to the compositional achievements of Thompson, studied Lucky's canon with the same love and understanding that he has brought to […]
Stephen Riley – Lucky Seven (SCCD 31712)
To cut this new album tenor saxophonist Stephen Riley brings his quartet from the highly successful previous release “El Gaucho” (SCCD 31682), “ one of my top listening experience of the year ” (Derek Taylor – Bagatellen) back to studio. “… Playing jazz is not simply about mood, emotion, creativity, it has technical aspects which […]