The Drums
Portamento [ CD - released 29/Sep/2011 ] |
Stephane Grappelli (violin & piano), Marc Fosset (acoustic guitar), Allan Ganley (drums), Martyn Taylor (electric guitar), Patrice Caratini (bass)
Stephane Grappelli: Just One Of Those Things [ EMI / CD - released 18/Apr/1988 ] Praising a recent Stephane Grappelli album, American jazz critic Leonard Feather noted that Grappelli in his mid-70s "plays with more cheerful self-confidence than he did at 57 or 27." |
The Drums
Summertime [ Pop Frenzy / CD - released 9/Nov/2009 ] The Drums are NYC-based indie pop duo Jonathan & Jacob. "Effortlessly mixes two disparate styles - Joy Division's brooding, post-punk vibe and a strong dose of Dick Dale - into a jumpy, three-minute jam that's catchier than the H1N1. |
Steve Turre (trombone) with Ray Charles (piano) and Jack DeJohnette (drums)
In The Spur Of The Moment [ Telarc Discover Jazz / CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] With Ray Charles, In the Spur of the Moment, finds Steve Turre at a creative peak, playing three distinctive styles with complete control and compelling command. |
TRADITIONAL
Pax Romana: Peaceful music from the age of Rome Jon Banks (hammered dulcimer, Lyre, Harp, Gittwen, Psalterium, pipe & drums) [ A Feast of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] The Romans loved music and used it both in peace and at war. This unique programme recreates the sounds that might have been heard in a Roman villa in fifth-or-sixth-century Europe, using a wide variety of instruments which were known at the time. A... |
GEORGE ANTHEIL
Antheil: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 - 4 Tianwa Yang (violin) Nicholas Rimmer (Piano, drums) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] New Jersey-born George Antheil traveled to Europe in 1922 determined to become "noted and notorious" as a pianist-composer, soon gaining a reputation as the "bad boy of music" with works such as the infamous Ballet mécanique. |
Crombie Murdoch (piano), with Bob Ewing (bass) Frank Gibson Jr (drums)
Crombie Murdoch [ Ode Records / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] From a Southland farm to the Auckland Town Hall stage with Nat King Cole, Dave Brubeck and others, pianist Crombie Murdoch - aka "the quiet man of jazz" - made his mark in music without fuss or bother. His 1950s ditty about the Hokianga Harbour... |
The Drums
The Drums [ Shock Records / CD - released 5/Jul/2010 ] Including the single "Forever and Ever Amen", plus their breakthrough indie hit "Let's Go Surfing" and torch-burning, heartbreaker "Down By The Water" from their 'Summertime!' EP. |
The Drums
S/T [ CD ] |
The Drums
E N C Y C L O P E D I A [ Inertia / CD - released 26/Sep/2014 ] "Encyclopedia is full of magic and surprise while maintaining a serious, more weighty tone throughout," founding member Jonny Pierce says of the follow-up to 2011's Portamento. "We were feeling very angry, confused, and alone when we made this... |
JORIS ROELOFS
Roelofs: Rope Dance Bram van Sambeek, bassoon; Joris Roelofs, bass clarinet and clarinet; Bram de Looze, piano; Clemens van der Feen, double bass; Martijn Vink, drums [ BIS / CD - released 7/May/2021 ] The award-winning Dutch composer and bass clarinet player Joris Roelofs is also currently working on a PhD dissertation on Friedrich Nietzsche, improvisation and the notion of freedom. On the album Rope Dance he is able to combine all of this, in a... |
Center City Brass Quintet Feza Zweifel, drums
Streetsong [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 17/Nov/2004 ] Renowned for its high energy and finely polished style, the Center City Brass Quintet comprises well-known soloists and leading players in America's top orchestras who convene regularly and who perform a diverse range of musical styles with equal... |
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Raphaël Imbert (saxophone), Pierre-François Blanchard (piano), Sonny Troupé (drums)
Invisible Stream [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Aug/2022 ] Invisible Stream: the "unseen currents" are those that connect people and musical works by transcending styles or customary aesthetic and cultural boundaries. A feast of poetic expression organized by four key representatives of both the classical... |
JONAS SJØVAAG
Sunday Songs Jonas Sjøvaag (vocals, synthesizers, drums), Hilde Marie Kjersem (vocals), Sarah-Jane Summers (fiddle), André Roligheten (saxophone) etc. [ NXN Recordings / CD - released 19/Mar/2021 ] Sunday Songs is the latest vocal album from Jonas Sjøvaag. It features a series of songs based on lyrics written in Florence in the spring of 2019, under a scorching sun on a rooftop in the eastern part of the city; the music followed during... |
Les Arrivants - Amijai Ben Shalev (bandoneon), Abdul-Wahab Kayyali (oud) and Hamin Honari (tombak, daf, frame drums)
Home [ Analekta / CD - released 28/Oct/2022 ] "Les Arrivants" is an ensemble composed of Amijai Ben Shalev (bandoneon), Abdul-Wahab Kayyali (oud) and Hamin Honari (tombak, daf, frame drums), three musicians who moved to Montreal during the COVID-19 pandemic. The repertoire developed by "Les... |
LEWIS WRIGHT
The Colour of Intention Lewis Wright (vibraphone), Matt Brewer (double bass), Marcus Gilmore (drums) [ Signum / CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] Award-winning Vibraphonist Lewis Wright returns to Signum following the success of his recording 'Duets' in 2018, with a selection of new compositions this time performed with Matt Brewer (Double-Bass) and Marcus Gilmore (Drums). |
Stan Getz (saxophone), Steve Kuhn (piano), John Neves (double bass), Roy Haynes (drums)
Getz at the Gate [1961 live recording] [ Verve Records / 2 CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] Previously unreleased 1961 live recording from the historic Village Gate in New York City |
Black Watch Pipes & Drums
The Dark Island [ CD ] |
The Drums
Portamento (Vinyl) [ French Kiss / LP - released 13/Sep/2011 ] Limited edition vinyl issue. |
VARIOUS
1291 Samuel Blaser (trombone), Daniel Humair (drums), Heiri Känzig (double bass) [ Outnote Records / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Three generations of top Swiss jazz musicians from three different parts of the country, Daniel Humair, Samuel Blaser and Heiri Känzig, form a new trio that promises to stimulate the interest of both music lovers and curious listeners. |