Harry Connick, Jr., Songs I Heard/30 (Columbia)

Harry Connick, Jr. Songs I Heard (Columbia)  Harry Connick, Jr. 30 (Columbia) Harry Connick, Jr., is an unusual guy—unusually talented and unusually quirky. First of all, most artists (with the […]

Various Artists, Maxjazz Holiday (Maxjazz)

The MaxJazz label, which is known primarily for its vocal series (though it recently released pianist Peter Martin’s Something Unexpected) gathers its family of artists for this quiet Yuletide celebration. […]

Cedar Walton, The Promise Land (High Note)

There is something just so alive about Cedar Walton’s piano work here as well as throughout his long and celebrated career. Take the opening cut, a Walton original that he […]

Big Bands and Wax Works

The John Mahoney Big Band, In from Somewhere (Independent)

Huntington & Barry, Line for Lion (Independent)

Albert-Ankrum Project, Albert-Ankrum Project (Lakefront Digital)

Russ Bryant, Never Assume (Independent)

Stefon Harris & Jacky Terrasson, Kindred (Blue Note)

David Torkanowsky

A comfortable couch strewn with throw pillows and subdued lighting warmly glowing from several decorative lamps give David Torkanowsky’s Camp Street studio a homey, mellow feel despite the large mixing […]