JOE GRANSDEN QUARTET & ROBYN SPRINGER

Trumpeter Joe Gransden brings his quartet along with his special guest, vocalist Robyn Springer for a swinging weekend of four performances on Friday and Saturday night.

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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager

This week we continue to safeguard ourselves from those who consider the variants not a threat but this jazz voyager is opting on the side of caution as we select our next album. I’ve chosen the studio album Devil’s Got Your Tongue by Abbey Lincoln. It’s her fifteenth and her third for Verve Records. It was recorded on February 24 & 25, 1992 at BMG Studios in New York City and released on October 13, 1992. 

The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart on April 10, 1993. Verve allowed this icon of jazz to record nine of her compositions along with two classics for a very gratifying set. 

Tracks | 68:56 All tracks are written by Abbey Lincoln, unless otherwise noted.
  1. Rainbow (with The Noel Singers) (Abbey Lincoln, Melba Liston) ~ 4:42
  2. Evalina Coffrey (The Legend Of) ~ 7:04
  3. Story Of My Father (with The Staple Singer) ~ 5:28
  4. A Child Is Born (with The Noel Singers) (Thad Jones, Alex Wilder) ~ 6:20
  5. People In Me (with The Noel Singers) ~ 6:13
  6. A Circle Of Love (with The Noel Singers) ~ 5:53
  7. Jungle Queen ~ 6:09
  8. The Merry Dance ~ 7:48
  9. Devil’s Got Your Tongue ~ 5:49
  10. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year (Frank Loesser) ~ 7:46
  11. The Music Is The Magic (with The Staple Singers) ~ 5:44
Musicians
  • Abbey Lincoln – vocals
  • Rodney Kendrick – piano
  • Marcus McLaurine – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums (tracks 2–4, 10–11)
  • Yoron Israel – drums (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8–9)
  • James Louis “J.J.” Johnson – trombone (tracks 2, 4, 10)
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone (tracks 5, 8, 10–11)
  • Maxine Roach – viola (tracks 2, 6)
  • Babatunde Olatunji – Ngoma, Djembe, Ashiko & Shekere drums (track 7)
  • Kehinde O’Uhuru – Ashiko drum (track 7)
  • Sule O’Uhuru – Agogô bells, Djembe (track 7)
  • Gordy Ryan – Jun-jun drum (track 7)
  • The Staple Singers – backing vocals
    • Pops Staples, Mavis Staples, Cleotha Staples
  • The Noel Singers – backup singers
    • Ivan Archer, Giselle Brown, Queinton Caesar, Ronnie David, Shelby Ellis, Daylene Hunt, Clevie Jordan, Marie Leveque, Lucila Martinez, Jason Moses, Gregory Norman, Leigh-Ann Oadmore, Aleata Prince, Natasha Reeves, Tiffany Rivera, Linda Sanchez, Joann Santiago Sherrille Shabazz, Chante Slater, Karen Thompson, Teddy Turrene, Merlene West, Tasha Woodward
Production
  • Producer – Jean-Philippe Allard
  • Engineer (First Engineer) – Rick Applegate
  • Engineer (Second Engineer) – Jay Newland
  • Engineer (Assistant Engineer) – Doug McKean
  • Engineer (Assistant Engineer) – Sandy Palmer

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TITO PUENTE JR.

Son of the legendary American salsa and Latin jazz musician Tito Puente, he has big shoes to fill and he does! He returns for another night of exhilarating Latin rhythms that will get your feet moving. Always honoring his father’s legacy, Tito Puente, Jr. has also made a name for himself as one of the most exciting Latin musicians touring today. Puente, Jr. has performed in over 300 shows in a variety of venues across the country, from jazz festival stages to grand symphony halls. This time it’s Mambo!!!

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STOWE JAZZ FESTIVAL

Performers

Jon Davis Trio, Santos 4te, Tyler Blanton Quartet, Ben Allison Quartet, Ed Cherry/Peter Bernstein Quartet, John Fedchock NY Sextet, Elio Villafranca Sextet, Elio Villafranca Sextet, Chico Pinheiro Quartet With Special Guest Amanda Brecker, Allison Miller And Boom Tic Boom, Festejation, Jonathan Maron Quintet, Manuel Valera And The New Cuban Express, and many more.

Venues

Some locations for our visitors: Most of the ‘village venues’ are to be found on The Mountain Road (route 108) or in town…

The Alchemist MainStage – 100 Cottage Club Road, The Pinnacle Stage – 1652, Mountain Road,  Piecasso – 1899, Mountain Road, Doc Pond’s – 294, Mountain Road, Cork Wine Bar and Market – 35 School Street, Plate – 91, South Main Street

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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager

It is up to you to protect yourself, your family, your friends against the Covid variants.

This week’s selection is taking us Up the Street, ‘Round the Corner, Down the Block to listen to a 1974 album by guitarist Kenny Burrell. He recorded tracks 2 & 4 in January 1974 at the Village Recorders in Los Angeles, California and tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in February. It was released later that same year on the Fantasy Records label.

There were two recording supervisors: Orrin Keepnews on tracks 2, 4, and Sam Russell on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6. The recording engineer was Bob Brown on tracks 2, 4, and Eddie Harris on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6. The remix engineer duties were also performed by Eddie Harris. The lacquer cut was by David Turner. The photography and design was done by Tony Lane,

Track List | 37:44 All compositions by Kenny Burrell except as indicated

  1. Up the Street, ‘Round the Corner, Down the Block (Onaje Allan Gumbs) ~ 7:18
  2. Afro Blue (Mongo Santamaría) ~ 5:40
  3. Sausalito Nights ~ 7:15
  4. Juice (Gumbs) ~ 5:40
  5. A Little Walking Music ~ 3:18
  6. Soulero (Richard Evans) ~ 9:13
The Players
  • Kenny Burrell ~ guitar, whistling (track 5)
  • Jerome Richardson ~ flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Richard Wyands ~ piano, electric piano
  • Andy Simpkins ~ bass
  • Lenny McBrowne ~ drums
  • Mayuto Correa ~ percussion

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