Jazz/Blues
The Lucky Losers, 'A Winning Hand,' West Tone Records (REVIEW)
Laszlo Gardony, 'Life In Real Time,' Sunnyside Records (REVIEW)
Laszlo Gardony has raised his own bar by adding three saxophones to his existing trio for 'Life In Real Time,' his first sextet session. This has resulted in a party so intense, you just have to step back and marvel when silence greets you at CD’s end. Kurt Elling, 'Passion World,' Concord Jazz (REVIEW)
Every single one of singer Kurt Elling's 10 previous albums has been nominated for a Grammy Award (he won in 2009). Now comes album #11, 'Passion World,' five years in the making, a world music potpourri of intriguing images, melodies, sadness and surprise.
