Reviews of Vectordisc Albums and
Interviews with Our Artists
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Live At The Deer Head Inn - Bob Dorough Trio & Special Guests Review by Christopher Loudon, published December 3, 2017: "Dorough’s rank among the sharpest songwriters of his (or any) generation is beyond question, as is his prowess as a pianist...." |
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Live at the Deer Head Inn - Phil Woods Quintet with Phil Woods, Brian Lynch, Bill Mays, Steve Gilmore, and Bill Goodwin. |
Homage: Niewood Plays Niewood with Adam Niewood, John Scofield,John Patitucci, and Jack DeJohnette. |
My Kind of Blues with Lee Smith, bass. Review by Marty Sheller, who produced several of Mongo Santamaria’s albums and played trumpet in Mongo’s band. Click here to read Victor L. Schermer's review of "My Kind of Blues" on the All About Jazz website. |
Comin' Home Baby by The Reese Project: TWO REVIEWS. Review by Bob Reny, International Association of Jazz Record Collectors, January, 2014 AND by Dave Butler, owner, producer and host of the InnerVisions syndicated radio show and former programmer for Jazz So True, February, 2014. |
David Bennett Thomas: Headspace. Review by Dan McClenaghan, published December 11, 2013: "Pianist David Bennett Thomas is a bit of a Renaissance guy when it comes to music. A gifted composer who veers on occasion into the jazz world..." |
Raise Four, The Bill Goodwin Quartet with Bill Goodwin, Pat Bianchi, Adam Niewood, and Chris Higgins. Includes link to JFS #51 The Bill Goodwin Interview by Jake Feinberg Show on Dec. 24, 2011 in Jazz, Music, Psychedelic Rock. |
Familia by Lydia Liebman. Writer Milton D. Carrero, of The Morning Call, says "Lydia's voice intonation is playful and yet ambitious in its emotional reach. |
Zingaro by Terry Klinefelter. Reviewer Karl Stark of the Philadelphia Inquirer gives this album three and a half stars. |
Sittin' on a Secret by Lee Smith. Writer Bruce Klauber's review, jazz musican Christian McBride's review, album credits, photos, plus comments by Lee Smith. |
Neighbors by David Liebman and Nancy Reed. Bob Dorough, Darmon Meader, and Jon Hendricks all had good things to say. Also, you can read David Liebman's comments about the album. |
Jazz Portrait by David Bennett Thomas."Using James Joyce's classic novel as a jumping off point, David Bennet Thomas has come up with a superbly crafted, accessible and nourishing work of art." |
Lost World Tango by the Joe Mullen Quartet. "The foursome pushes and prods each other to new ideas with a level of intricate and telepathic subtlety rarely heard." |
Fat Samba by Richard Burton "Keyboardist Richard Burton knows all about playing roles and parts within an ensemble cast." |
Two Lonely People by Ron Thomas "Thomas delves deeply into the straight-ahead jazz idiom with unalloyed affection and depth of knowledge." |
Ron Thomas interviewed on the Jake Feinberg Show. A 54-minute recording of an interview first heard on Radio KWFM. |
Margot Lovett, on CDbaby.com, says,"...all the elements of a great summer concert. Folks commenting at Amazon.com, say, "...wonderful CD. The whole CD is just great." "This CD jams!!!" |
Leaf Juice by Ray Ferretti "Ferretti stirs together..." Leaf Juice by Ray Ferretti "A strong release..." Leaf Juice by Ray Ferretti"...sensational... a record that awakens and stimulates..." |
Night Mood by Paul Klinefelter "Night Mood finds Klinefelter in the leader's seat on a set that mixes styles and shifts line-ups on a polished, top-level jazz disc." |
Nice View by Ray Ferretti "An ambitious collection of original fusion instrumentals that run the gamut from heavy, riff-based tunes to lighter jazzy fare." |
Galaxy: "Bobby Rose and Ron Thomas take their combined artistry and depth of talent out of the stratosphere into deep jazz space," writes critic Dan McClenaghan. Bobby Rose interviewed by Jake Feinberg. |
Elysium: "exploring new ambient territory, and creating an oddly mesmerizing sound," says critic Dan McClenaghan. |
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An interview with Ron Thomas by Victor L. Schermer appeared June 10, 2004 on the All About Jazz website. |
Impatience by Ron Thomas Trio reviewed by Michael Bailey and Dan Bilawsky on the All About Jazz website.
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Quartet: Live at the Deer Head Inn featuring Joe Locke: vibraphone; Bill Goodwin: Drums: Tony Marino: Bass and Jim Ridl, Piano reviewed by Richard J. Salvucci on the All About Jazz website.
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