It is
amazing how hearing a song can bring you back to another time and place. A
refrain or a melody sparks an image of the past as well as emotions from that
particular moment. Legendary trombonist Roswell
Rudd has put together a recording of pieces that have this effect on him. The
musical pieces chosen have become standards of American song, most of the
selections stemming from Rudd’s recollections of childhood when he would sing
the songs in school or in church. “Trombone for Lovers” brings together not
only a collection of fantastic music but also a tremendous assortment of
musical talent, including John Medeski, Bob Dorough, and Steven Bernstein.
The Howard Alden/Andy Brown Quartet brings together
two distinct voices in jazz guitar. One the top guitarists in jazz for decades,
Alden has performed on countless recordings and in a wide array of settings all
around the globe. Jazz Times magazine
says, “He may be the best of his generation.” Brown has been one of the busiest
guitarists in Chicago over the last decade. He has led his own bands and backed
visiting jazz stars all over the city, as well as traveled nationally and
internationally with a variety of groups. Backed by a swinging rhythm section of bass
and drums, the pair combine their shared musical influences and inspirations,
along with their varied performing experiences, on the new CD, “Heavy Artillery.”
Also this
week, Grammy winner and co-founder of the legendary A and M Records label Herb Alpert is back with a new CD, “Steppin’
Out”; trombonist/composer Alan Ferber
presents his own take on the big band tradition with “March Sublime”; and “Odd
Man Out” is the third album from Australian-born saxophonist Nick Hempton, a quintet outing also
featuring trombonist Michael Dease.
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