jazz2love

Album:  Mazel Tov Kocktail Artist:  Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine Label:  Tallman Productions Website:  https://www.bigbandjazzmachine.com https://theirablissbigbandjazzmachine.bandcamp.com Celebrating its 40 anniversary, The Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine's 6th CD Mazel Tov Kocktail projects warm and upbeat sensations from start to finish.  Conducted and produced by Liss, the release is comprised of original compositions by saxophonist Andrew Neu, arranger Dan Radlauer, pianist Scott Arcangel, trombonist Peter Herbozheimer, and composers/bandleaders Alan Baylock and George Stone.   The recording celebrates the liveliness and bliss that big band orchestrations.  The slate of tunes is a mix of jazz standards from both the 20th and 21st centuries polished to a clarion zest. Vocalist Carly Ines makes "High Wire" and "Love You Madly" pop with an infectious exuberance that the listener can't resist.  Her scatting vocalese gives the tracks ...

 Album:  You, Me & Cole Artists:  Noa Levy and Shimpei Ogawa Label:  Self-Released Website: noalevylive.com                basshipogw.wixsite.com/shimpeiogawa An emotive chantueuse, singer Noa Levy is paired with upright bass player Shimpei Ogawa on their latest CD You, Me & Cole , The recording consists of the duo's interpretations of some of Cole Porter's most memorable tunes, fusing traits of caberet blues, torchlight jazz, and Broadway style burlesque.  The arrangements reflect the duo's melodic sensibilities for playful nuances and whimsical improvisations.   Levy's sensuous vocal phrasing through "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" purrs like a siren leading the Broadway show Gypsy.  The pair's mixture of sultry tango and beefy klezmer form a complementing harmony that resonates a American jazz feel with an European flare.  The pulsating beat of Ogawa's bass driving  the s...