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Jon-Erik Kellso and the EarRegulars: Live at the Ear Inn

Read "Live at the Ear Inn" reviewed by Jack Bowers


As trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and his EarRegulars had been performing every Sunday night for more than sixteen years at New York City's historic Ear Inn, Kellso reasoned it was time that one of their concerts should be recorded to share more broadly the fun and enthusiasm that animates every session. Once the ties had been bound, parts of two concerts were recorded, on January 15 and 29, 2023. The music is a hybrid, with one foot planted ...

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The Harry Allen Orchestra: With Roses

Read "With Roses" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Harry Allen is a tenor saxophonist's tenor saxophonist with an elegant tone and swinging style in the manner of Scott Hamilton, Lester Young or Ben Webster. He has a well-rounded discography of over 70 releases as a leader and many others as a sideman. Over the course of his prolific career, Allen has appeared with the likes of Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, James Taylor and guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli. In this release, With Roses, Allen applies his considerable ...

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Catherine Russell: Send for Me

Read "Send for Me" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Il valore della tradizione. È l'aspetto che la cantante Catherine Russell ribadisce dal 2006, quando pubblicò il suo primo album da leader, dopo anni di lavoro come corista con Donal Fagen, gli Steely Dan, Wynton Marsalis, Madonna, David Bowie e altri. Quando terminò la collaborazione col cantante britannico dopo l'uscita di Reality (Iso Records 2003), Catherine era prossima ai 50 anni ed era restìa a intraprendere un percorso solista. Invece fu una scelta indovinata, come dimostra il successo dei suoi ...

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John Allred: Focused

Read "Focused" reviewed by Jack Bowers


John Allred, who has paid his dues in a number of settings from trad to swing and beyond, plays it “straight” all the way on Focused, and in so doing reveals himself to be one of the most accomplished mainstream Jazz trombonists you’ve never heard. When a trombonist as proficient as Don Sebesky says of Allred, ”[he] plays the way I always wanted to,” one has to bend an ear and listen closely to what’s going down. There are countless ...

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John Allred: Focused

Read "Focused" reviewed by Robert Spencer


The back of this disc carries a quote from Don Sebesky: “John Allred is a MONSTER! Very scary. I haven't been so impressed with a trombone player since Carl Fontana. John plays the way I always wanted to, but didn't have the chops. He can be in my band anytime."

Sebesky is right. Allred has the chops. He is a sharply precise, startlingly fleet trombonist (witness his cover of Sebesky's “Are We Having Fun Yet" and the Parkerian head of ...

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John Allred: Focused

Read "Focused" reviewed by Joel Roberts


On his first album for AppleJazz Records, trombonist John Allred serves notice that an important new jazz artist has arrived. The Florida-born musician has complete mastery of his instrument and chops that can compete with most any trombonist on the jazz scene today. He plays with a fluidity and finesse you don't normally hear on the trombone. Backed by a fine rhythm section of Kelly Sill on bass, Eddie Metz on drums, and the exceptional pianist Richard Drexler, Allred delivers ...

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John Allred releases new CD

John Allred releases new CD

Source: All About Jazz

FOCUSED

Here is John Allred's amazing new solo album on AppleJazz Records. This exhilarating recording features John Allred on trombone with some of the most talented musicians in the USA. A vibrant group of young players, they take a new look at some old standards, some burnin' bebop tunes, and a few of John's original compositions.

Musicians:

JOHN ALLRED Trombone, RICHARD DREXLER Piano, KELLY SILL Bass, EDDIE METZ Drums, REX WERTZ Tenor Sax, ORLANDO SANCHEZ Percussion

Quote from DON SEBESKY: ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

With Roses

Triangle7
2023

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Live at the Ear Inn

Arbors Records
2023

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Send for Me

Dot Time Records
2022

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Focused

Apple Jazz Records
1999

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Focused

Apple Jazz Records
1998

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