In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday January 1st, 2020 with Ron Steeds
Looking Back On A Bumper Crop Of Jazz Recordings In 2019
So many fine recordings, so little time! There were so many fine Canadian jazz recordings released in 2019. Tonight we play a few of them. Two hours of great jazz!
set 1: lots of guitar |
January Blues Dan Pitt Trio - Fundamentally Flawed - no label |
Rouge Hill Trevor Giancola - Sonnet 18 - TQM Productions |
Black Prince Ted Quinlan - Absolitely Dreaming - Ted Quinlan Music |
Green Eric St. Laurent - Bliss Station - Katzenmusik |
set 2: the guitar as supporting cast |
Coral Dan McCarthy - City Abstract - Origin Music |
All Stops To Oshawa Andy Ballantyne - Play On Words - GB Records |
I Suppose It Is JV'S Boogaloo Squad - Going To Market - Flatcar Records |
Paint Cans And Crayons Stephanie Urquhart Quartet - Concealment - Stephanie Urquhart Music |
set 3: keyborads |
The Silent Cry Local Talent - Higienopolis - Projectwhatever Records |
Beauty Is Forever Roberto Magris Sextet - Sun Stone - JMood Records |
If You Never Come To Me Brenda Earle Stokes - Solo Sessions: Volume 1 - Allsheneeds Music |
set 4: larger ensembles |
The Righteous And The Wicked Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School - Aftermath - CRYM Music |
Song Story 2: A Party Joel Miller - Unstoppable - JoelMiller Music |
Threshold Surefire Sweat - Surefire Sweat - Larry Graves Music |
set 5: two faves - I played pieces from these recordings and had the opportunity to interview both Ernesto (Tunetown) and Allison Au this past year. |
The Monks Of Oka Tunetown - There From Here - Slammin Media |
Grounds Allison Au Quartet - Wander Wonder - Allison Au Music |
Force Majeure Allison Au Quartet - Wander Wonder - Allison Au Music |
A Trick Of The Moonlight Allison Au Quartet - Wander Wonder - Allison Au Music |