Sal Mosca: The Talk of the Town
An upstanding piece of jazz music, The Talk of the Town comes as a strong recommendation to those who can appreciate the simplicity in the adeptness of this pianist at work in his prime.
Capsule Reviews
Chuck Berry: The Complete Chess Singles As & Bs 1955-61
Berry’s infectious style of guitar playing, lyrical phrasing, and the combination of salacious innuendoes and racial awareness still hold up.
The Kandinsky Effect: Somnambulist
The Kandinsky Effect are assembled from three standard jazz instruments. The sound they create isn't so standard.
Grant Dermody: Sun Might Shine on Me
With Sun Might Shine on Me, Grant Dermody applies his harmonica skills in a variety of settings, from the hills of Appalachia to the Crescent City and its Creole confines.
Snow Ghosts: A Wrecking
Snow Ghosts's second full-length is the sound of ambition being met halfway.
Emil Friis: Sand in Your Eyes
Sand in Your Eyes is as frustrating as it is enjoyable.
Pocket Panda: This Arrangement of Molecules
A group of talented musicians, Pocket Panda rely too heavily on prevailing pop trends to manage any sort of lasting impact.
Various Artists: Late Night Tales Presents After Dark – Nocturne
The third installment of Late Night Tales' After Dark series, again curated by DJ Bill Brewster, is a decades-spanning, funky good time.
Albare: Only Human
Albare's Only Human comes as easy listening from top to bottom, but, for the most part, lacks the interpretive flair which defines smooth jazz.
The Sideshow Tragedy: Capital
Capital is a strong display of thinkers' rock and roll, with deep resonator grooves accentuated by lyricism encapsulating universal worry.
Uniform: Perfect World
Perfect World is exhilarating and exhausting art that shrouds an exposed core with sonic brutality.
Forty Martyrs: Armenian Chants from Aleppo
A haunting piece indicative of the trials currently facing dedicated Armenians in the face of war, any fan of world music would find this record a profound addition to their collection.