Reporter: Mike Greenblatt
'REVIEW: Sebastian Noelle, 'Shelter,' Fresh Sound New Talent
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'REVIEW: 'Once & Future,' Brian Charette, Posi-Tone Records
Brian Charette knows his B-3 history. His '101 Hammond B-3 Tips' book, his nine CDs plus his new 'Once & Future' (Posi-Tone) where he performs 14 tracks of super-cool B-3 funky jazz by a litany of composers with only guitarist Will Bernard and drummer Steve Fidyk, is only his latest chapter. Charette has dug down deep to benefit us all. -
'REVIEW: One for All, 'The Third Decade,' Smoke Sessions Records
As One For All, this most prestigious of all-star sextets, enters into 'The Third Decade' (Smoke Sessions Records) of its illustrious career, all the while remaining viable leaders in their own right, their mission, on this, their 16th album, first in five years, and first to feature compositions by all six members, stays the same: preserving swing.