Tag: Duke Ellington
'REVIEW: Slavic Soul Party!, 'Plays Duke Ellington's Far East Suite,' Ropeadope Records
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'REVIEW: Jeff Denson Quartet, 'Concentric Circles,' Ridgeway Records
Jeff Denson, 39, might be too brilliant for his own good. The music he writes on 'Concentric Circles' (Ridgeway Records) is so difficult to play-and oftentimes to listen to-that one must clear away the detritus of everyday life to make room for it in your brain's ear. -
'PREMIERE: Martina DaSilva Sings Over a Piano in 'I Got It Bad' Music Video
Martina DaSilva has a voice not in-keeping with today's echelon of pop stars-and that's exactly how she wants it. In her new video for her cover of the Ellington-Webster tune "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)," DaSilva's illustrious voice soars with a certain operatic texture coupled but also with a prevailing, soothing jazz hue, too.