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Personnel: Rachel Z (vocals, piano); Rachel Z; Chris J. Luard (bass instrument); Bobbie Rae (drums, percussion).
Recording information: St. Peters Episcopal Church, New York, NY (01/17/2005-01/21/2005).
Editor: Nicholas Prout.
Photographer: Janette Beckman.
Arranger: Rachel Z.
A very talented jazz pianist, Rachel Z. has always been interested in contemporary pop and rock music. Grace is a bit of a surprise for, in addition to her piano playing in a trio, Rachel sings on the majority of the selections. Her voice is expressive but just average and not on the same level as her work on piano. She apparently felt the need to express herself vocally, performing originals with her own lyrics plus songs by U2, Kurt Cobain, Kate Bush, Björk, and John Lennon (a spooky version of "Imagine"). Listeners primarily interested in Rachel's jazz work will still consider most of Grace of interest because there are many piano solos and good close interplay by the trio even if it is not quite essential. In addition, fans of singer/songwriters who do not mind bits of jazz in their music will find Rachel to be well worth discovering. ~ Scott Yanow Rachel Z Grace Songs | 1. | Protect This Child |
| 2. | Moon in Your Hair |
| 3. | One |
| 4. | Grace |
| 5. | Pain |
| 6. | Come as You Are |
| 7. | This Woman's Work |
| 8. | Riot |
| 9. | Joga |
| 10. | Imagine |
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Purchase Grace CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Ted Brown Free Spirit CD (1989)
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tenor saxophonist's trio w. Hod O'Brien on piano and Jacques Schols on bass, recorded Oct. 4 & 10, 1987
Personnel: Ted Brown (tenor saxophone); Hod O'Brien (piano); Jacques Schols (bass).
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| | Rachel Z Everlasting CD (2004)
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Personnel: Rachel Z (piano); Rachel Z; Tony Levin (bass instrument); Robbie Rae, Bobbie Rae (drums).
Liner Note Author: Bill Milkowski.
Photographer: John Abbott .
On 1998's Love Is the Power, her only specifically smooth jazz outing, the versatile pianist did one of the genre's best ever (and vastly underappreciated) pop covers of Alanis Morissette's "Head Over Feet." Then, on 2002's Moon at the Window, she mined the melodic riches of Joni Mitchell's catalog. So it's not surprising that Z would put so much dedication, grace, and spunky energy into creating jazzy reworkings of other classic pop and rock tunes. Driven along by the tight rhythms of bassist Tony Levin and drummer Bobbie Rae, Z alternates between light and happy twists that put the familiar melody up front ("Here Comes the Sun," "Kiss from a Rose") and darker, melancholy meditations of more obscure chestnuts like the Rolling Stones' "Wild ...
| | Brian Culbertson It's On Tonight CD (2005)
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| | David Kikoski Lighter Way CD (2006)
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| | Fourplay X CD (2006)
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Fourplay: Bob James (keyboards); Nathan East (bass guitar); Harvey Mason, Sr. , Larry Carlton.
Personnel: Michael McDonald , Michele Pillar, Nathan East (vocals); Rick Wheeler, Larry Carlton (guitar); Harvey Mason, Sr. (drums); Kevin DiSimone (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Michael McDonald .
Audio Mixer: Ken Freeman.
Recording information: Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA; Studio 22, Canton, OH.
Photographer: Michael Waring.
The smooth jazz supergroup's ...
| | John Stein Hustle Up! CD (1995)
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Personnel includes: John Stein (guitar); Bruce Torff (piano); Dave Limina (organ); Marshall Wood (bass); Les Harris, Dave Hurst (drums).
Personnel: John Stein (guitar); Bruce Alan Torff (piano); Les Harris, Dave Hurst (drums).
Recording information: Berkley College Of Music, Studio B (05/24/1994-05/??/1994).
This Knitting Factory debut (Tightly Knit is a subsidiary) of guitarist John Stein is a bit of a mixed bag. With his own quartet that includes pianist Bruce Torff, bassist Marshall Woods, and drummer Les Harris, Sr., and a pair of guests in organist David Liminia and alternate drummer Dave Hurst on three cuts, Stein runs through a program of mostly original material that is littered with curious choices for interpretive reading. The set opens with the trio playing a completely snoozy rendition of "Poor Butterfly." Given the tune is a ballad, and Stein is not known for being an overdriven player anyway, but here, with his rhythm section almost absent, he slinks along the melody line in a straighter-than-narrow fashion and indulges his own highly developed harmonic intuition for only about eight bars while letting the rhythm section keep a monotonous pace throughout. ...
| | Jane Jarvis Atlantic/Pacific CD (1999)
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Personnel: Jane Jarvis (piano); Frank Wess, Tommy Newsom (tenor saxophone); Bill Berry (trumpet); Benny Powell, Dan Barrett (trombone); Earl May, David Stone (bass); Jackie Williams, Jake Hanna (drums).
Recorded at JEL Studios, Newport Beach, California; Nola Studios, New York, New York between July 1997 & December 1998. Includes liner notes by Sunsh Stein.
Personnel: Jane Jarvis (piano); Frank Wess, Tommy Newsom (tenor saxophone); Bill Berry (trumpet); Dan Barrett , Benny Powell (trombone); Jackie Williams, Jake Hanna (drums).
Liner Note Author: Sunsh Stein.
Recording information: Jel Studios, Newport Beach, CA (07/16/1997-12/07/1998); Nola Studios, New York, NY (07/16/1997-12/07/1998).
Photographer: Mat Domber.
The title refers to veteran pianist Jarvis having recorded half of this project with a band in NYC, the other half in California with a different combo, both with tenor sax and trombone on the front line. It's a program of swing standards, and some originals. Jarvis is a laid-back soul who loves embellishments, shades and textures. She is capable of belting out a more pyrotechnical display, but opts for being an integral part of the group. The East Coast band, with trombonist Benny Powell and tenor saxophonist Frank Wess in tow, starts with effortless bassist Earl May and drummer Jackie Williams rippling off hip waves of tom-tom-informed samba on Powell's tune "Life Long Dream." Jarvis plays chippy piano, and very clipped phrases are heard -- an unusual sound. Powell and Wess coalesce, and they sure sound good together on the ballad "Guru," co-written by the leader and Powell. Here is where Jarvis delicately spices and flavors, rather than driving the band. The great jazz vehicle "I Wish I Knew," Powell's soft wail on his slow blues "Ceah the Wizard," the pristine piano-trio-only ballad of Jarvis' "Here Lies My Love," and the beautifully sparse "Beautiful Love" send the Big Apple band home. Out west, tenor saxophonist Tommy Newsom and trombonist Dan ...
| | Art Of Gerry Mulligan: The Final Recordings CD (2000)
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Personnel: Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Jane Duboc (vocals); Grover Washington Jr. (soprano & tenor saxophones); Bobby Milliken, Byron Stripling (trumpet, flugelhorn); Ryan Kisor (trumpet); Warren Vache (cornet); Louis Bonilla, Jim Pugh (trombone); Dave Taylor (bass trombone); Charlie Ernst, Cliff Korman, Dave Grusin, Ted Rosenthal, Bill Mays (piano); Emanuel Moreira, ...
| | Light Crust Doughboys Steel Away! CD (2000)
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| | Latin Jazz CD (1999)
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12 standards played in the exciting Latin style; rhythm section features Mark Levine-pno, David Beloved-electric bss, Harold Muniz & John Santos-perc, w. booklet
Recorded from 1981 to 1983.
Performers include: Mario Bauza, Paquito D'rivera, Irakere, Arturo Sandoval.
Performers include: Mongo Santamaria, Charlie ...
| | Sarah Vaughan Back To Back Hits CD (2003)
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| | James Hall Pleasure Club CD (1996) (Import) Hong Kong
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| | Brian Shock Treatment Wilson Hammer Of The Metal Gods CD (2007)
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