The Brazilian Singer Ed Mottais one of the greats in Jazz / Funk, not only in the South American Music-Scene, but world-wide. He has been one of the leading artistsat the forefront in Brazil with a huge following in his Home-Country and around the world. With his new album “Behind The Tea Chronicles”he embarks on a new musical journey, crossing genres from Jazz to Funk, over to Soul. Having worked with many renowned musicians over the course of his career (Greg Phillinganes, Chucho Valdez, Roy Ayersand many more) he established his own style of creating music with a message. On this latest album Ed Motta is singing in English, telling stories that resonate which a broad audience. Recording the rhythm in Brazil, backing vocals in LA – featuring the legendary Paulette McWilliams and Phillip Ingram – strings in Prague and horns in Detroit, he worked with the best musicians he could find to find an astonishing sound, that will be recognised by the audiophile audience as top of the class. Being recordedwith the highest standard, Ed Motta made sure to raise the bar ones more. ~ firstexperience.com
Vocal sensation Veronica Swift took the jazz world by storm with her critically acclaimed 2021 release This Bitter Earth, landing on the cover of DownBeat, topping the year end lists for vocal releases and wowing audiences with her eclectic stage show at the Hollywood Bowl and beyond. For her new album – aptly entitled Veronica Swift – the versatile artist stretches her wings and opens up her wide range of influences to share who she truly is: a once-in-a-generation vocalist with unabashed confidence.
On Islands, composer and arranger Dan Bonsanti and his band, The 14 Jazz Orchestra, once again present a collection of swinging, contemporary jazz arrangements of 11 straightahead, pop, and fusion compositions by modern masters. This is the fourth release by Bonsanti and the group, following Cartoon Bebop (2020), The Future Ain't What It Used to Be (2018) and Nothing Hard Is Ever Easy (2015). The Art Music Lounge said about Cartoon Bebop, “Bonsanti has a terrific ear for color and balance; he likes to keep his big bands “light,” playing with the streamlined sound of, say, an octet at most, and his soloists on this CD—both the regulars and the stand-ins—are nothing short of terrific.” Islands is another fun and engaging outing from Dan Bonsanti and the first-rate group of musicians that comprise the 14 Jazz Orchestra. Whatever the musical style Bonsanti tackles, his arrangements are always colorful and richly textured.
A stunning achievement as a leader from Alabaster DePlume – material that's maybe some of the most powerful he's ever given us, even though the core of the record comes from the same sessions as his previous album, Gold! As with that record, the material here was originally performed at the Total Refreshment Centre in London, but is then completely transformed by DePlume as he works his way through the recordings – shifting things around, changing up the original sounds, and letting the selection and mixing process create the album's sound in the best International Anthem style – but also at a level that showcases DePlume's compositional ear! Alabaster plays tenor, guitar, and keyboards – and other musicians include James Howard on guitar, Tom Herbert on bass, and Sarathy Korwar on drums and tablas – and there's a number of other voices who drift through the mix as well, sometimes with full lyrical contributions, sometimes in more subtle ways. Titles include "Did You Know", "Levels Of Human", "Not Even Sobbing", "Sibomandi", "Greek Honey Slick", "Broken Again", "Naked Like Water", "The Best Thing In The World", and "To That Voice & Say". ~ Dusty Groove
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