Album: The Sounds around the House Artist: Jeff Ellwood Label: Self-Released Website: www.Jeffellwood.net The Sounds Around the House , the new release from tenor saxophonist and bandleader Jeff Ellwood is precisely what it says it is -- music that people can enjoy listening to around their home. Sedate on the senses, soothing to the mind, and meditative for the spirit, the recording nurtures the intangible parts of human beings. Replicating the effects of a light cocktail, "Provence," written by Rick Margitza, satisfies one's thirst for lucent libation. The mellow sonorous of the title track is sowed by the pacifying phrasing of Alan Pasqua's piano keys and Ellwood's tenor sax softly dripping with refined wails. "Old School Blues" changes the course and springs on the listener a jumping blues platter, fashioned by Ellwood's percolating tweets on the tenor and the funky thrusts of Darek Oles' bass and Joe LaBarbera's drumming. "Kin...