Sergio Pereira - Swingando (2016) KARI-ON PRODUCTIONS

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Sergio Pereira - Swingando

Recorded in New York City and Brazil Featuring the finest in Brazilian Jazz

Helio Alves, Marcus Teixeira, Nilson Matta, Mauricio Zottarelli, 

Duduka da Fonseca and Itaiguara Brandao. 

Early Reviews

The songs will take you on a journey of various Brazilian moods: from sipping a ‘Caipirinha’ by the quiet sunset of Leblon Beach to the powerful rhythms of modern Jazz Bossa. It sparkles, glows, and sweeps you onto the dance floor. This is a perfect appetizer for the Brazil Olympics. -Grady Harp, Top 100 Amazon Writer

Some people just have the right touch. Breezy stuff that might finds it’s seeds in samba but doesn’t’ rely on it to make it’s point, this is jazzy, snazzy and delightfully high octane in it’s approach. Joyful playing that really spreads the good vibes, if this is nu Brazil, put us down for more. Well done. -Chris Spector, Midwest Record

BIOGRAPHY 

Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sergio Pereira starting playing acoustic guitar (violao) at the age of 8 years old, influenced by his older brother who helped him play his first chords and the bossa-nova giants at the time such as: Joao Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Carlos Lyra, Joao Donato, Marcus Valle, and more, it was a time of personal discovery and what would be Pereira’s journey musically. Growing up in Rio in the 60’s and 70’s contributed tremendously to the energy, groove and rhythms reflected in his music today.

Moving to New York in the 80’s, exposed Pereira to an entirely different “scene.” It motivated the guitarist to not only continuing playing the guitar, but to further enhance his knowledge of the music and the instrument itself, which led him to studying with jazz greats including Chuck Wayne, Sal Salvador and Alex Adrian. Beginning in the early 90’s he has been travelling the world extensively, playing with different groups and at countless venues in many different countries in Europe, Africa and beyond.

In the United States, he has shared music with Gil Goldsten, Cidinho Teixeira, Leco Reis, Luis Ebert, Claudia Villela, Adriano Santos, Helio Alves, Nilson Matta, Mauricio Zottarelli, Lonnie Plaxico, Duduka da Fonseca, Olivia Foschi, Alex Sipiagin, just to name a few. For over 20 years Pereira has been a member of the United Nations Jazz band for which has afforded him the opportunity to perform in various high profile venues throughout New York City.

Pereira also spent time living in The Netherlands from 2003 until 2011, he played with some of top local musicians including Ferial Karamat and Arno Kolenbrander in which he arranged and recorded some of his music as well as participated in various radio programmes in Amsterdam. Together with other friend/musicians he founded the jazz/Brazilian/funk band named “Malandros”.

Again furthering his constant thirst to learn and grow, he began studying guitar with Marcus Teixeira in Sao Paulo, which further broadened his understanding of harmony, improvisation and technique required to be improve his skills as a composer, songwriter, arranger and guitarist.

Music has been his passion from an early age, and now he is able to express his ideas and vision with his first album entitled Swingando. Recorded in New York City and Brazil, the album includes some of the top musicians in Brazilian jazz today, such as Helio Alves, Marcus Teixeira, Nilson Matta, Mauricio Zottarelli, Duduka da Fonseca and Itaiguara Brandao. Swingando brings all of the emotions, energy and dynamics of growing up in Rio and keeping deeply in touch with his culture, along with his life’s journey as a traveling and performing musician, while keeping his foot firmly in the Brazilian tradition, a delightfully authentic listen with a cavalcade of Brazilian heavyweights.

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Music has been his passion from an early age, and now he is able to express his ideas and vision with his first album entitled Swingando. Recorded in New York City and Brazil, the album includes some of the top musicians in Brazilian jazz today, such as Helio Alves, Marcus Teixeira, Nilson Matta, Mauricio Zottarelli, Duduka da Fonseca and Itaiguara Brandao. Swingando brings all of the emotions, energy and dynamics of growing up in Rio and keeping deeply in touch with his culture, along with his life’s journey as a traveling and performing musician, while keeping his foot firmly in the Brazilian tradition, a delightfully authentic listen with a cavalcade of Brazilian heavyweights.

Track Time

1. Chega Ai 5:42

2. Let It Out 6:14

3. My Girls 6:21

4. Leblon 6:38

5. Swingando 5:19

6. Ela 3:34

7. Spring 5:51

All Songs Written by Sergio Pereira

Player and instrument:

Sergio Pereira (acoustic and electric guitar, voice)

Helio Alves (piano)

Nilson Matta (bass)

Mauricio Zottarelli (drums)

Duduka Da Fonseca (drums)

Marcus Teixeira (guitar)

Itaiguara Brandao (bass)

Claudia Villela (voice)

Olivia Foschi (voice)

Candida Borges (voice)

Osmario Marinho (drums)

Felipe Fidelis (bass)

Felipe Silveira (keyboard)

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Eric Hargett Trio - Steppin' Up (2016)

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Genre: Hard-bop

GAB's Rating: ★★★★★

Steppin' Up features Eric Hargett and his baritone sax truly stepping out

There's certainly something about the baritone sax that gets your attention. The sounds are commanding; they grab and don't let go. They can throttle. They can lurk. They can dominate the soundscape. In the right hands, it's devastating. Eric Hargett has just those hands.

On Steppin' Up, Hargett's remarkable debut as a bandleader, the upstart leader manages to avoid opening night jitters, thanks to a diverse and tasty ten-spot of tunes and the incredible support of Joey DeFrancesco on the B3 and piano, and drummer Gerry Gibbs. Of course, when you've got that kind of seasoned experience behind you, one can only imagine how it'd soothe the nerves.

Right out of the gate, Hargett, DeFrancesco and Gibbs really bring it. There's the raw and sizzling funk of the title track that kicks things off. There's the hard bop of "Woody's Dream, " which starts in high gear and then shifts into overdrive, led by Hargett's charging bari, and the nifty interplay of his rhythm-mates lifting things to a higher elevation. "Baretta" is an homage to '70s TV theme song funk, with Hargett doing some seriously heavy lifting. There is even a handful of tunes—"West, " "Hackensack, " and "Pacific Voyage, " in particular—in which Hargett puts down the bari and picks up the tenor, with excellent results.

On the flip side (not literally), Hargett is not averse to taking it down a notch, smoothing the edges, as he does on his super-tender cover of "You Don't Know What Love Is, " with the B3 laying down a comfortable bed of chord changes and Gibbs urging Hargett with nothing more than sexy brushes. The result is heart-felt, deeply moving … and just the kind of break listeners need in order to jump back into the dirty bari that Hargett serves up for much of the session. The same poignance emerges on the lovely "Myra." Lucky girl, that Myra, to have such a sweet ode written to her. But lest you start thinking Hargett is hopelessly romantic, check out the closer, "Sunday Fog, " a nasty, virtuosic, locomotive of a piece that will leave you breathless and satisfied.

Hargett hails from Houston, got schooled in Austin, and has since moved to LA. He met up with Gibbs after an invite to play in his Thrasher Big Band back in 2006. Hargett later teamed up with Gibbs' father, the vibist and composer Terry Gibbs, in the master's own Terry Gibbs Dream Band. He has clearly gained some savvy and some sophistication along the way, and it shows up grandly on Steppin' Up. From ballads to burning funk, Hargett proves he can do it all, and this, his first real crack at leadership. He's had some good apprenticeships during his brief career thus far, and he's got A-list support to bring it all home, which is why Steppin' Up is an incredible step in the right direction.

 

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Jeff Beck - Loud Hailer (2016)

Label: Deuce Music Ltd

Source: Something Else Reviews

Genre: Jeff Beck!

GAB's Rating: ★★★★★

Jeff Beck has a new CD out – his first for six years – and it is appropriately titled Loud Hailer. The title sends something of a message of intent, and the album does not disappoint.

Jeff Back says he wanted to make a statement about some of the nasty things he observed in the world and loved the idea of being at a rally, using a loud hailer to shout his viewpoint. Beck wrote the tracks with the aid of singer Rosie Bones and guitar player Carmen Vandenberg. They met via Queen’s drummer John Taylor, and worked together so well that the pieces came together pretty swiftly. The input of Rosie Bones’ and Vandenberg’s feisty, strong styles come through in spades here.

Producer Filippo Cimatti recruited drummer Davide Sollazzi and bass player Giovanni Pallotti and a mercuric mix ensued. This is confident, virtuoso music production from a veteran performer who loses not a jot of cutting edge, provocative style as time passes.

Loud Hailer begins with “The Revolution Will Be Televised,” a sumptuous opener with wild guitars throwing shapes, forms and sounds around an echoed vocalization. Jeff Beck’s guitar solo, as expected, is virtuoso and perfectly appropriate for the piece. “Live in the Dark” is a prog-rocky piece with clear, well-worked vocals over impressive fretwork and powerful lyrics. It, incidentally, is going to be released as a single. “Pull It” is a gorgeous instrumental interlude, heavy on the rock, easy on the ear – a superlative experience for the senses with guitar work that weaves, snakes and entwines the senses.

Just over two minutes passes in a flash before the next track “Thugs Club,” which opens with sonorous guitar into which the vocals insert a story about the various doings of various poor n’ere-do wells in the twilight life surrounding the making of riches for other men. There is a thunking guitar and drums intersection and a huge energy backing the drive right through this number, driven in no small measure by the power of the vocals.

“Scared for the Children” is a beautiful ballad, creating a place of calm and reflection among the power and force of the album. It tells a story of Billy, a child whose life takes shape surrounded by people and things which take his innocence away. The piece works its way up to a precocious guitar solo interlude where Jeff Beck shows his experience and understanding of melodic innovation to the full.

“Right Now” is a rock song, pure and simple. Guitars announce the theme, the propulsive vocals tell the tale of greed and the structure is rounded, explosive and angry. “Shame” opens like a country and western number, is sung like a blues and played like a rock song. Twangy, swingy guitar create the textures over which the vocals weave in and out with the story. “Edna” is one of the two signature instrumentals from Beck (the other being “Pull It”) and is short (quite), sweet (very) and good (extremely). “The Ballad of the Jersey Wives” has something to say and Jeff Beck may as well have his loud hailer to his lips – but he gives it this time to the vocals, who acquit the story of truth seeking in a powerful, gutsy delivery.

“O.I.L.” is funky and rolls back the veils to reveal pure, open rhythms and an essence of the beat delivered not only by the drums but by the finger-flicking fret working of Beck on his guitar and the entire structure of the piece. A great number and, again, supported by intense, powerful vocals. Sitting still listening to this is not an option. “Shrine,” a classy ballad, closes out Loud Hailer in style.

Here is an album which is enjoyable, fun and also delivering a personal statement of observations about the time we are living in. Jeff Beck innovates and continues to add different essences to guitar playing. He once said his aim was to make people forget he was a guitar player and, while you may understand what he means, there is little chance of that. But he is a guitar player who keeps delivering, bringing new sounds to the instrument, finding new doors to break through and never for an instant hitting inertia. The choice of compadres on Loud Hailer is sublime, with the vocals delivering more than a passing compliment to the music: At times, they make it what it is and the character behind them is engaging and very charismatic. Good music, excellent production and a combination of top-tier musicians combine to make this a quality, listenable and worthy album.
Beck is touring the U.S this summer with blues legend Buddy Guy. And in August the Hollywood Bowl will be the setting for a celebration of 50 years of music making with special guests and, of course, Jeff Beck at the helm. As he has twice been inaugurated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first with the Yardbirds and the second as a solo artist, won a total of eight Grammy Awards, has been included in Rolling Stone’s 100 greatest guitarists of all time and been a guest performer with Stevie Wonder, Buddy Guy, Tina Turner, Mick Jagger and countless others, it should be a night to remember.  Sammy Stein

 1  The Revolution Will Be Televised
2  Live in the Dark   
3  Pull It   
4  Thugs Club   
5  Scared for the Children   
6  Right Now   
7  Shame   
8  Edna   
9  The Ballad of the Jersey Wives
10 O.I.L. (Can't Get Enough of That Sticky)
11 Shrine
 

Jeff Beck - Guitar
Rosie Bones - vocals
Carmen Vandenberg - guitar
Davide Sollazzi - drums
Giovanni Pallotti - bass

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Sei Miguel - (Five) Stories Untold (2016) CLEAN FEED RECORDS

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Sei Miguel - (Five) Stories Untold (2016)

A new record by the «best kept secret of Portuguese creative music», as one British critic once wrote about trumpeter extraordinaire Sei Miguel. Specifically, a collection of “stories untold” with different line-ups, from a duo with Fala Mariam to a sextet with Mariam, Nuno Torres, Rodrigo Amado, José Bruno Parrinha and Paulo Curado, including the participation of other musicians like Carlos Santos, Hernâni Faustino, Luís Desirat and Moz Carrapa. This is how jazz sounds when inspired by John Cage and Alvin Lucier, each piece creating its own world, either reminiscent of Greek and Balkan chants, based on a Raksin-Mercer song, “Laura”, dedicated to the guitarist of the free rock band Caveira or having the same notion of space Miguel finds in both Gil Evans and Keith Rowe. 

A veteran of the Portuguese scene, active since the Eighties, revered by some and misunderstood by others, Sei Miguel refuses to be considered an “institution” by always renewing his concepts and his playing, facing each project simultaneously as the first and the last one, letting himself to be surprised and at the same time dealing with it as a definitive statement. The consequence: a shining diamond, for you to take and cherish…

Sei Miguel  trumpet

Fala Mariam  trombone

Moz Carrapa  acoustic guitar (on track 2)

Carlos Santos  computer (on track 3, 4)

Nuno Torres  alto saxophone (on track 5)

Rodrigo Amado  tenor saxophone (on track 5)

Bruno Parrinha  alto clarinet (on track 5)

Paulo Curado  flute (on track 5)

Pedro Lourenço  electric bass (on track 5)

Hernâni Faustino  electric bass (on track 3, 4, 5)

Luìs Desirat  drums (on track 3, 4)

1. Asterion 9:20

2. Abrigo Dos Pássaros 17:33

3. Os Céus 9:25

4. Oito Lançamentos para Pedro Caveira 9:02

5. Sentinela 16:57

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The Bill Sears Quintet - Chasin' The Goal (2016) ART OF LIFE RECORDS

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The Bill Sears Quintet - Chasin' The Goal (2016

Saxophonist Bill Sears is the coordinator of Jazz Studies at the Interlochen Arts Academy, a position he has held since 1987. A native of Racine, WI, Bill attended Indiana University earning both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees, studying jazz with David Baker, George Ross and Dominic Spera, and the saxophone with Dr. Eugene Rousseau. Upon graduation in 1980, Bill embarked on a successful career in Chicago performing regularly with the Chicago Jazz Quintet, the Jazz Members Big Band and Marshall Vente’s Project 9. Bill can be heard on recordings with each of these groups as well as with Frank Mantooth, Dominic Spera and Ashley Alexander. Bill’s playing encompasses the entire spectrum of the history of the tenor saxophone- from rich, warm ballads to the searing intensity of today’s music. His versatility and fresh voice have allowed him to share the stage with jazz luminaries such as Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Bellson, Billy Hart, Bill Evans (saxophonist) and Geoff Keezer. In 1986 Bill toured the U.S. and Europe as the lead alto saxophonist in the Ray Charles Band. 

Bill’s recording debut as a leader, “Chasin’s the Goal” on Manitou Records, finds him in the company of former Miles Davis saxophonist Rick Margitza, drummer Bob Meyer- a current member of Joe Lovano’s Symbiosis group, and two of Bill’s close musical associates from his days in Chicago- bassist Kelly Sill and pianist Mike Kocour.

1. Chasin' the Goal

2. The Touch of Your Lips

3. Free Smells

4. This One's for You, P.D.

5. Origin

6. With Malice Toward None

7. Due North

Bill Sears: tenor saxophone

Rick Margitza: tenor & soprano saxophones

Mike Kocour: piano

Kelly Sill: bass

Bob Meyer: drums

Recorded on March 22nd, 1996 by John Stites at Audio Sound Productions in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Mixed by John Stites & Bill Sears.

All songs by Bill Sears except "The Touch of Your Lips" by Ray Noble, 

"Origin" by Rick Margitza and "With Malice Toward None" by Tom McIntosh.

Album cover graphic design by Paul G. Kohler.

Album cover photo courtesy of Carl Abernathy.

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Chris Rogers - Voyage Home (2016) ART OF LIFE RECORDS

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Chris Rogers - Voyage Home (2016)

About the Music

Art of Life Records is proud to present the debut release by trumpeter and composer Chris Rogers. "Voyage Home" features the late saxophonist Michael Brecker, guitarist Steve Khan, saxophonist Ted Nash, pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Jay Anderson, drummer Steve Johns, saxophonist Roger Rosenberg, trombonist Art Baron, keyboardist Mark Falchook, percussionist Willie Martinez and a digital sample of the late trombonist, Barry Rogers. Recorded at Sound on Sound Studios in New York City, New York on February 2nd & 4th, 2001. All songs were composed and arranged by Chris Rogers.

Liner Notes 

About "Voyage Home":

At its heart this music truly IS a voyage. Surely the songs here represent my debut as a solo performer and composer, but they also can be viewed as the spiritual and sonic offspring of some of the incredible musicians whom I have personally known my entire life. I am speaking specifically of Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Don Grolnick, Eddie Palmieri, Tom Harrell, Lew Soloff, Mike Lawrence, James Taylor and Barry Rogers. These unique artists - plus others like Hal Galper, Chick Corea, Woody Shaw, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Igor Stravinksy, The Beatles, David Sanborn, Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis - make up much of my musical palette. The incredibly accomplished musicians on "Voyage Home" were handpicked for their value to me both as musicians and friends. Finally, in the true Jazz tradition ALL solos were tracked live.

In Honor of Michael Brecker:

Michael Brecker is commonly referred to as "the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane". His recorded legacy as a bandleader, co-leader (with brother Randy) and sideman, as well as his 15 Grammys tell only part of the story. Mike was a gifted human being who has profoundly touched peoples lives all across the globe. I am deeply grateful to Mike for his friendship and presence on this album. He is dearly missed but never forgotten.

Selected Quotations

This highly anticipated CD by Chris Rogers has finally hit the shelves! I've known Chris since he was 6 years old. His father, the great trombonist Barry Rogers, was a close friend and mentor to me and my brother Mike. I've watched his progress through the years and can categorically state that Chris is AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME on this CD, and it's so great to hear previously unreleased solos of Mike's (and Barry too!). So check this CD out: Just a heart-felt first-rate endeavor that is sure to bring Chris Rogers the critical and fan-based attention he deserves! ~ Randy Brecker

Chris Rogers: trumpet, keyboards

Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone

Ted Nash: tenor & alto saxophone

Steve Khan: guitar

Xavier Davis: piano

Jay Anderson: bass

Steve Johns: drums

Roger Rosenberg: baritone saxophone

Art Baron: trombone

Barry Rogers: trombone

Mark Falchook: synthesizer, keyboards

Willie Martinez: congas, percussion

Counter Change

Voyage Home

Whit's End

The Mask

Ballad for B.R.

Rebecca

Ever After

Six Degrees

The 12-Year Itch

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