Wilbert Sostre
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12/31/11 Albums
CD Review: Rahe - Out of the Box
Out of the Box is a remarkable debut album from Rahe, a Spain native now living in Tucson, Arizona. Rahe is not only a singer with a sweet voice, she is also a pretty good songwriter. All of the outstanding songs on the release are originals. Rahe music...
12/31/11 Albums
CD Review: Cinque - Catch a Corner
The music of Cinque combines different jazz styles all played with conviction and authenticity. The slow funk jazz fusion "Conflicting Advices", the Bebop sounds of "Geppetto's Blues", the funky "Saturday Night Saturday Morning", the bossa-like "Two Worlds...
12/31/11 Albums
CD Review: Lenny Marcus - The Jazz of Beethoven
If classical music can be criticized for something, is for the relegation of rhythm in favor of the development of melodic and harmonic sophistication. It is precisely the rhythmic complexity that comes from Africa, found in jazz and afro caribbean music...
12/31/11 Albums
CD Review: Phil Dwyer - Changing Seasons
Featuring violinist Mark Fewer and recorded with a Big Band and a string orchestra, Changing Seasons is an ambitious project that fuse Jazz and Classical music. The theme of the album is change and each movement or composition is dedicated to a different...
12/31/11 Albums
CD Review: Kayla Taylor - You'd be Surprised
Atlanta native and recipient of the 2010 Ovation Award for Outstanding Vocal Performance Kayla Taylor imprint her personal style to some of the classics of the Great American Songbook on the album You'd be surprised. Even though Taylor tone and phrasing...
12/28/11 Albums
CD Review: Rita Ferreira
Saxophonist Rita Ferreira self tittled album is almost a tribute to one of the fathers of Bossa Nova, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Six out of the nine compositions on the album are by Jobim. Ferreira warm and welcoming tone on the sax is perfect to play Jobim's...
12/28/11 Albums
CD Review: Oscar Perez Nuevo Comienzo - Afropean Affair
With a cuban father and colombian mother, one can imagine Oscar Perez grew up listening to some of the best music from latin america. And of course his music echoes all that rich tradition of latin-american music. Perez is a pianist of impeccable technique...
12/28/11 Albums
CD Review: Freddy V - Easier than it looks
Easier than it looks is Freddy V debut album after his experience working with The Average White Band, and performances with Michael McDonald, Hall and Oates, Chaka Khan, The Four Tops, Blood Sweat and Tears, and The Temptations. Fans of the soothing, mellow...
12/28/11 Albums
CD Review: Fourthought
Those who think young jazz musicians do not know how to swing should listen to "Laucerny" the first track of New York City-based Jazz quartet Fourthought self-titled debut album. These guys can swing or play ballads "Intercession" and "A Change of Heart...
12/25/11 Albums
CD Review: Tan Ping - Paradise
Paradise is the fourth album from singer/composer and Taiwan native, currently living in San Francisco, Tan Ping. Her previous albums, mostly pop music albums, were recorded when Ping was starting her career in Taiwan. So this is her first jazz CD after...
12/25/11 Albums
CD Review: Pamela Hines Trio & April Hall - Lucky's Boy
Now living in Boston, Pamela Hines grew up in Acton, Massachusetts and has a Masters Degree from the New England Conservatory. On her previous album Hines demonstrated she has the ability to compose interesting and complex jazz instrumentals. On her new...
12/25/11 Albums
CD Review: Mindy Canter - Fluteus Maximus
A flutist with a warm, mellow tone, Mindy Canter began playing piano at age 4 and flute at the age of 9. Her third album Fluteus Maximus starts with "Slider", an original funky composition with accesible melodies, plus an Hammond B3 organ and electric guitar...
12/24/11 Albums
CD Review: Alex Brown - Pianist
With a Bachelor degree from New England Conservatory where he studied with Danilo Perez, Alex Brown is a richly inventive improviser with a good sense of melody. My first contact with Alex Brown music was a couple of years back when I saw him playing in...
12/04/11 Albums
CD Review: Sylvia Bennett - Sonrie
Italian born, raised in America. Sylvia Bennett worked with jazz legend Lionel Hampton and recorded two albums with him. The first one Sentimental Journey was nominated for a Grammy in 1987. Bennett is sings with conviction in english, spanish and french...
12/04/11 Albums
CD Review: Mike Cottone - Just Remember
As a jazz journalist every once in while you stumble upon a nice surprise, a young musician that let's you know that jazz is alive and well. Rochester born, now living in New York City, trumpet player Mike Cottone is one of this year pleasant surprises...
12/04/11 Albums
CD Review: Luis Disla - The Prophecy
How can you go wrong with musicians like Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Steve Gadd and special guests Nestor Torres and Tito Puente Jr. These are just a few of the amazing talent saxophonist was able to reunite for his album The Prophecy. The result is a...
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ReportAbout Wilbert Sostre
Freelance Jazz writer and musician with music courses at the University of Puerto Rico and the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico. Professional/voting member of the Jazz Journalist Association. prjazz.blogspot.com
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Wilbert Sostre joined the JazzTimes community on Mar 31, 2010