jazz2love

Album:  Legacy Artist:  Hollywood Paul Litteral Label:  Outrageous8 Records Website:  www.angelamaeoneill.com From playful swing and upbeat jazz to reflective torchlight and solemn blues, bandleader and trumpet player "Hollywood" Paul Litteral, who obtained his nickname for his work in Los Angeles, portrays a diverse set of moods on his latest offering Legacy , released by Outrageous8 Records.  His assortment of jazz and pop classics are personalized, attributing his melodic sensibilities to these standards and revitalizing their special spark with audiences. The recording is packed with instrumentals sprinkled by vocal-led numbers like "Makin’ Whoopie," composed by Gus Kahn and Walter Donaldson.  The track features Anna Orbison on vocals, whose sensual phrasing and suave resonance puts an uplifting glaze over the strutting beats of Bill Bodine's bass and Michael Rosen's drums. Transcribed by Litteral's alto saxophonist Michael Mull, a bevy of horns sash...

Album:  Light at the End of the Tunnel Artist:  Angela O'Neill and the Outrageous8 Label: Outrageous8 Records Website:  https://www.angelamaeoneill.com/outrageous8 Light at the End of the Tunnel , the third release from Angela O’Neill and the Outrageous8 is so pristinely polished that its sonic shine is palpable.  Containing arrangements from Harry Smallenburg and Rocky Davis and produced by O'Neill and her bass player Bill Bodine, the recording is performed by an all-star team of Los Angeles session musicians and engineers.  From the swinging play of "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die," sung by Al Timss, to the torchlight glisten of "Come Rain, Come Shine," helmed by Angela O'Neill on lead vocals, the jazz-soaked palette has a traditional glint that fuels this endeavor. The Latin tint in the rhythmic beats of "Now and Again" resonates a big band flurry as the frolicking jaunts of the saxophones and Smallenburg's trombone entwine, supplemented ...