Mark
Sherman – My Other Voice
You may know Mark Sherman as a vibraphonist, composer and
producer and a DownBeat Rising Star in vibes, who has performed/recorded with a
range of musicians including Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Lena Horne,
Ruth Brown, Joe Beck, Rodney Jones, Ruth Brown, Ann Hampton Callaway, Liza
Minelli and many others. He played and recorded with Larry Coryell for seven
years and has been on faculty at the Juilliard School since 2010. On new
release, Sherman returns to his roots as a pianist. Joining him is an all-star
band with Vincent Herring on alto saxophone, Ray Drummond on bass, Carl Allen
on drums, Nana Sakamoto on trombone, and Dan Chmielnski on bass.
Momo
Said - Break The Rules
Premiered by the website of one of Italy’s most important
newspapers La Repubblica, the brand new video to Italo-Moroccan musician Momo
Said‘s second single “Time Gives Lessons” has landed! “Time Gives Lessons” is a
smooth soul-funk number with jazzy inflections and a luscious orchestral
arrangement taken from Said‘s debut album “Break The Rules”. In the video Said
sings as he bicycles through his hometown of Cesena to deliver bread, inspired
by a popular Italian TV advert from 1972 starring Italian actor Ninetto Davoli
doing much the same in Rome (though not quite as in tune). “Break The Rules” is
a breezy cocktail of funk, soul, disco, latin & jazz and is available on
beautiful gatefold LP and Digital via Tam Tam Studio Recordings. According to
famed UK magazine Blues & Soul you can “rest assured you are in for a great
ride with this fresh sounding, string laden, soul stirring album… A real touch
of class!”. If there’s one thing music ignores, it’s borders, in fact it is
through cross-pollination, hybridization and the meeting of different styles
and genres that some of the most exciting musical endeavors are made, and Momo
Said is another fine example.
Kelly
Suttenfield – When We Were Young: Kelly Suttenfield Sings Neil Young
Kelly Suttenfield is a versatile jazz singer with a warm,
intimate voice that’s perfect for her newest project, When We Were Young: Kelly
Suttenfield Sings Neil Young. The album includes some of Neil Young’s most
famous songs, as well as a couple of tunes written but never performed by him.
Tackling songs that are long associated with the pop legend is an audacious
endeavor; however, this is not a tribute album. Rather, Suttenfield and her
collaborator and arranger, guitarist Tosh Sheridan, have created
interpretations that are fresh and personal. Suttenfield is a regular on the
New York jazz scene and performs at various venues around the East Coast. On ‘When
We Were Young”, Suttenfield brought on board a rhythm section of three top New
York-based musicians who make up the group named (718), an electric trio groove
music band that blends modern and creative jazz-inspired improvised music. The
members of (718) provide the perfect blend of jazz and rock sensibilities.
Members of The Memling Ensemble, a musical partnership of Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra musicians that has been concertizing in various configurations for
over twenty years, provide strings accompaniment on several tunes. These
renditions of Young’s tunes are accessible and appealing, and the musicianship
on this album is stellar, but the real stars of the project are Suttenfield's
sensual, emotive voice and Sheridan’s evocative arrangements. It’s not easy
taking on songs that are so closely identified with a seminal artist like Neil
Young, but Suttenfield and Sheridan impress by staying true to originals while
imbuing them with their own personalities and artistry.
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