Tom Rizzo - Imaginary Numbers - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Through the richly textured arrangements of longtime collaborator Nick Lane and a stellar ensemble of Los Angeles' finest, veteran guitarist and composer Tom Rizzo creates a swinging and wide-ranging recording of interesting standards and provocative originals. From the subtly loose groove of Ornette Coleman's, InchLaw Years,Inch to the rich orchestration of Wayne Shorter's InchInfant Eyes,Inch or the buoyant swing of Cole Porter's InchSo In Love,Inch Rizzo's supple guitar lines provide a central voice to a wide array of sonic moods. Along with the quartet of Rizzo, drummer Steve Schaeffer, pianist Dennis Hamm and bassist David Hughes, is a 6-piece horn section featuring saxophonist Bob Sheppard, trumpeter Bob Summers and Nick Lane on trombone.Inch... that exciting intersection of small combo creativity and big band momentum which characterizes Inchlittle-big bandInch performance.Inch - ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Barbara Dane - Sometimes She Loves Me [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/16/1996

On Tom Rainey's second CD on Intakt Records, he surprises listeners with standards from Brubeck, Monk and Ellington. For this recording he chose some of the finest players New York has to offer. 'The players are pretty scrupulous... melodic variation is the heart of their method - they acknowledge the changes, but are very much playing the tune not just the frame. Think of the collective improvisations as multiple obbligatos... ' - Kevin Whitehead, from the Liner Notes.