http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/ Please post reviews with name of the artist followed by name of the CD. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:08:56 GMT vBulletin 10 http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/images/misc/rss.jpg http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/ http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?t=26531&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:36:57 GMT Phil Kelly again delivers some great ear candy for us lovers of the big band sound.

BOTBB's ten tracks demonstrate Phil's brilliant writing and arranging. The Northwest Prevailing Winds are 22 heavyweight players including top notch soloists Pete Christlieb, Jerry Dodgion, Jim Coile, Bill Ramsay, Jay Thomas, Pat Coil and Grant Geissman.

The ten tracks are eclectic, to say the least, from full blast ensembles which, at time, are reminiscent of the later Basie sound to Thad Jones/Mel Lewis to Latin and funk but always with Phil's distinctive take on how a modern band should sound.

So get on the net and order this gem by one of our own. ]]> RECORD REVIEWS clinthopson http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?t=26531 http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?t=26468&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:59:16 GMT I am a real party pooper when it comes to seasonal things. I love the hours before Christmas eve more than the actual thing: kid's faces blushed with excitement, the busy kitchen, lumbering of the tree. I am no fan of those songs nor the bombshelling they give you with it in every mall weeks prior to the event.

This year is gonna be different! I'll be playing this the whole night - then it's going to disappear for the next 12 months.

It is a beautiful recording, very delicate, subtle with a great brass section (outstanding flugelhorn), no kitsch no hokum. Made for one night only and its gonna be that way ]]> RECORD REVIEWS lonely-at-the-top http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?t=26468 http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?t=26464&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:19:05 GMT HOLY FUCK! HOLY FUCK! ]]> RECORD REVIEWS Peterdubya http://speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?t=26464