Every month, KCCK calls your attention to a new release we think is especially noteworthy. The KCCK Featured Album for November is “25 Years of Phatness” from Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. The album celebrates a quarter century of the intricate ensemble composing and arranging, serious grooves, ridiculous chops, burning solos, and the humor and …
Every month, KCCK calls your attention to a new release we think is especially noteworthy. The KCCK Featured Album for October is “Around the World” by Oscar Peterson. In honor of Mr. Peterson’s centennial, the disc celebrates the pianist’s profound artistry through solo, duo and trio performances from 1969 to 1981, featuring never-before-heard live concerts …
The KCCK Featured Album for September is “What Next?” from Russ Anixter’s Hippie Big Band. The arranger, orchestrator, and bandleader has developed his orchestral expertise through more than three decades as a Broadway music copyist. His ensemble is built around a close circle of longtime collaborators who emerged from the pandemic together. The band’s second …
The KCCK Featured Album for August is “Honoring Pat Martino, Volume 2” from the Alternative Guitar Summit. This second tribute to one of jazz guitar’s towering voices is drawn largely from a series of intimate 2021 pandemic-era sessions, capturing a moment when making music together carried renewed meaning and urgency.. A distinguished group of guitarists, …
The KCCK Featured Album for July is the debut release from “The Breaks.” The new powerhouse trio of three modern soul-jazz groove masters includes Robert Walter of the Greyboy All Stars, Stanton Moore of Galactic and Eddie Roberts of the New Mastersounds. Rooted in late-’60s organ trios and hard-hitting boogaloo, The Breaks pushes the sound …
The KCCK Featured Album for June is “The Brazilian Project” by Gabriel Espinosa. Now retired after a long stint as Director of Jazz Studies at Central College in Pella, Mr. Espinosa realizes a dream he’s had of having his compositions recorded by a small big band made up entirely of Brazilian musicians. Recorded in Rio …
The KCCK Featured Album for May is “Forever Yours” by Chick Corea. The disc captures highlights from two solo-piano concerts given just four months before the jazz icon’s passing. The performances in Clearwater, Florida, would be the last public concerts Corea ever gave. The recordings stand as a deeply affecting goodbye and a definitive document …
The KCCK Featured Album for April is “Spring” by Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman. With nine Grammy nominations and widespread critical acclaim to her credit, the singer now adds a new chapter to her distinguished career with her first voice-piano duo project. The pair celebrate the season with springtime songs by Gershwin, Jobim, Peggy Lee, …
