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DL MEDIA
STEVIE HOLLAND/Before Love Has Gone: If Diana Krall hadn’t been bitten by the artiste bug, this is probably a preview of what her cabaret album would have been like. Wrapped around her Sally Kellerman looks, Holland finds that middle ground where Krall, Carol Welsman and Betty Buckley would come out of the cocktail shaker when properly mixed. A tasty urbane album that has an underpinning of throwback moments but not really, Holland offers a fascinating take on not so moldy oldies and has a real love and feel for what she’s doing. Thrush fans owe it to themselves to give this a spin, they won’t be disappointed.
9 (150 Music)
INFINITA
LAWSON ROLLINS/Infinita: Left of center tastes need a new guitar hero and Lawson has been rolling around the edges for long enough. Rounding up a gang that has delivered on world beat guitar in the past, Rollins is a first call cat surrounding himself with first call pros and the result is highly polished but organic enough to feel as natural as the solar winds it likes to portray. Totally tasty adult world beat stuff that’ll really get your ears tingling. It should also be of special note to Flora Purim fans that the singing special guest hasn’t sounded this good in years.
200
ON TARGET MEDIA
DAVID SANCHEZ/Cultural Survival: Sometimes, the answer really is because everyone is stupid, and that would be the fitting answer if the question is how come it took so long for people to appreciate David Sanchez? Of course, once they did, they did it by thunderously making up for lost time, but that still doesn’t erase the initial mystery. On tap here is simply some straight ahead jazz that doesn’t compromise and is sure to continue his recognition worthy, award wining ways. Hard hitting stuff that manages to mix in his influences and passions, there’s a decided ethnic tinge here, but it’s done to bring the edge to the center for all. Hot stuff throughout.
30562 (Concord Picante)
TERRI HINTE MEDIA RELATIONS
ED REED/The Song is You: Reed blew us all away a few years back by making his long overdue debut at 78 years old and burning the house down. Now he’s back in his 80s to show that he’s no one trick pony and that no frippery was involved in the effort. Really letting his jazz vocal skills hit the heights with a large crew behind him to really add flavor, Reed is a dandy throw back to the glory days of Mr. B and that bunch but he’s his own cat all the way. Breathing new life into some chestnuts that are always welcome, this is a cooking date that you’d better not miss is this genre is your bag. A winning set.
2 (Blue Shorts) (www.edreedsings.com)
TWO FOR THE SHOW MEDIA
STEVE ELMER TRIO/Fire Down Below: This is a cat that likes to swing and he likes to swing so much that he has the brass to come with a set of originals just so he can come from nowhere and leave his fingerprints on the genre. A cat that knows how it’s done and knows his way around how to swing, he brings his cats with him and cracks the whip, but not as a meanikin. Sometimes you need more than reissues to stay interested and this is sure to get your ears perked up.
(www.steveelmerjazz.com)
Volume 31/Number 198
May 16, 2008
MIDWEST RECORD
830 W. Route 22 #144
Lake Zurich, IL., 60047
CHRIS SPECTOR, Editor and Publisher
©2008 Midwest Record
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