Duke Ellington
Brooklyn's Wild Slavic Soul Party! 'Plays Duke Ellington's Far East Suite,' Ropeadope [REVIEW]
Jeff Denson Quartet Runs Rings Around 'Concentric Circles,' Ridgeway Records [REVIEW]
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.
