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Nate Kimball - Warrior's Journey

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Nate Kimball - Warrior’s Journey
2012, TNC RecordingsIf you’re looking for the next big name in jazz, youmight be very happy to settle on Nate Kimball. His list of credits is impressive: Chick Correa, Natalie Cole, BarryManilow, The Count Basie Orchestra, Jessica Simpson and The Killers, to namebut a few. The 28-year old Las Vegasnative is more than just a wizard with the trombone however; Kimball is acomposer nonpareil who has been recognized by the International TromboneAssociation (2006, 2007, and 2010); the Reno Jazz Festival (2012); and theNevada Jazz Society (2007). One of hiscompositions, “Side Effect”, was recently premiered at the Monterrey JazzFestival by the Las Vegas Academy Jazz Ensemble. You’ll see why the accolades rain down onKimball after listening to his album Warrior’sJourney. Kimball recorded Warrior’sJourney with four impressive cohorts. Joe Lano (guitar) has played with Lena Horne, Mel TormÃ©, Steve Lawrenceand Eydie Gorme, Nancy Wilson and Henry Mancini. Brian Triola (piano/keys) is part of LasVegas and regional favorites Moksha. Bassist Steve Flora plays the top rooms in Las Vegas, and drummer LarryAberman has recorded with The Vaughan Brothers, Ric Ocasek, Wynton Marsalis,David Lee Roth, Daniel Lanois, Lionel Richie and Danielle Brisebois (to namejust a few). This will give you an ideaof the quality of play on Warrior’sJourney, but mere words don’t do the album justice.Kimball sticks to classic jazz stylings, allowingthe occasional progressive wave to pass through the waters. It’s easy to see Kimball and crew fittinginto any era of jazz from the Big Band era on. Kimball kicks things off with “Warrior’s Journey”, beginning as a sleepyrumination but moving soon into a quietly energetic jazz waltz. Kimball’s trombone is stellar, but the restof the quintet is flawless as well. BrianTriola adds perfect punctuation to Kimball’s lead, and whips off some amazingsolos of his own. Perhaps the mostimpressive part of the song, however, is when Larry Aberman takes the lead ondrums. If you want to analyze what he’sdoing you’ll need a couple of cameras and the ability to slow tape onplayback. It’s amazing. “Way Station” shows the same sort of breakdown ofduties, with Kimball taking the lead, but passing it around for all toshare. What’s most impressive is howseamlessly Kimball’s quintet moves together, never seeming to miss a beat or anexchange. “Far Away” has a distinctive,melancholy, blue-jazz feel. Kimballbrings emotions alive in the lyric trombone lines, while Brian Triola creates abit of rhythmic dissonance that helps to appropriately shade the mood. There is magic here. “Road To La Coruna” takes a on a subtle Latinjazz sound, and features some of the best low-key work on the album. Things get a bit more progressive on “HelloWorld”, with Kimball himself getting aggressive in his soloing style. Triola picks up this vibe and runs with it,getting into a Vince Guaraldi groove that’s mellow yet not. “Back Home” is an interesting closer. You might say the ensemble play is a bitlooser here, as Kimball et. al. look to push the boundaries with someoff-the-cuff and speed-based solos.Nate Kimball shows his worth as a composer,bandleader and musician on Warrior’sJourney. With a killer supportingcast, and some of the best original jazz of 2012, Kimball challenges the worldof modern jazz with a traditional-leaning album that reinvigorates the art formthe way artists like Miles Davis, J.J. Johnson, Dizzy Gillespie and HarryConnick, Jr. have done before him. Thirty years from now you’ll hear jazz aficionados discussing Kimball inthe same reverent tones.Rating:4.5 Stars (Out of 5)

The Wildy's World Top-12 for 2012!

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I try to do a countdown each year of the best albums I've reviewed. The blog hasn't been as active in 2012, as I have been working on some other things. Nevertheless, there were some incredible albums I did get to cover this past year that deserve recognition. So without further adieu... the Wildy's World Top-12 of 2012.

12 - RobMorsberger – Ghosts Before Breakfast
Morsberger is stunningly personal, and prophetic, in an album that exploresmortality, legacy and all the emotions that swirl around these twoconcepts. Written before Morsberger’sdiagnosis with terminal brain cancer, GhostsBefore Breakfast transcends humanity and every day experience for simpletruths on deep and dark thoughts.
11 – Maraand the Bitter Suite – Unspoken
An actress/Broadway singer and a composer/musical director venturing intoalt/folk/rock would generally be an omen for disaster, but Mara and the BitterSuite find a bit of magic in Unspoken.
10 – MeghanCary – Building This House
Eight years might seem like too long to produce an album of songs, but forMeghan Cary it was apparently just right. Highly personal and evocative, Cary takes a craftsman’s approach to storytelling,weaving each scene and story to perfection against minimal yet strikingarrangements for a listening experience you won’t soon forget.
9 – TheHollyfelds – Title Stealers
The Hollyfelds might keep a low profile nationally, but they shine in theirhome market of Denver, Colorado. Infact, they shine so bright on TitleStealers it’s hard to imagine them staying just a regional band.
8 – SethGlier – Things I Should Tell You
Seth Glier’s first album earned him a GRAMMY nomination. His second, Things I Should Tell You, is even better. Glier is more nuanced and personal than ever,and maintains the intense musicality that has always made him such anintriguing listen.
7 – NateKimball – Warrior’s Journey
By far one of the best collections of classically oriented original jazzhave ever heard.
6. JodiShaw – In Waterland
Jodi Shaw writes from the heart and lays it all on the line. She lays out her stories and characters inwonderfully robust and ethereal musical arrangements. The imagery peppered throughout In Waterland is nothing short ofbrilliant.
5. TheDo Good Assassins – Rome
The Do Good Assassins are the latest outgrowth of Ron Hawkins’ personalmuse. This time out he is helped and supported by good friends in creating oneof the best and most divergent double albums of the last several years. Personal songwriting, amazing lyrics and anorganic feel make this a can’t miss listen.
4. CaraLuft – Darlingford
Cara Luft is one of the darlings of Canadian folk music. A former Wailin’ Jenny and Juno Awardnominee, Luft delivers one of the most compelling singer/songwriter turns of2012 with Darlingford.
3. Rob Morsberger –A Part Of You
Morsberger manages two albums in the top-12. A PartOf You is a song cycle written to Morsberger’s youngest son; a collectionof songs to see his son through the times when Morsberger anticipates not beingthere. This intimate collection is fullof laughter, hope and the joy of discovery. There is also a hidden sadness; a melancholy of the artist who isenvisioning all that he might miss out on. This is what songwriting is all about.
2. JasonPlumb and the Willing – All Is More Than Both
Jason Plumb takes his prodigious writing/singing talents and his crack backingband (The Willing) and puts them all to work under the watchful eye of Canadiansuper-producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda. The result is Plumb’s most soaring collection of songs since his dayswith The Waltons. In almost any otheryear this would be the winner.
1. DeltaRae – Carry The Fire
There are great albums, and then there are albums that transcend theirtime. These are the albums that peoplelook back on two or three decades later as benchmarks of their era. I fully believe that Carry The Fire is just such an album. From the alternating lead vocals of Eric andBrittany HÃ¶lljesto the alternative folk-rock arrangements that soar one moment and lie downbeside you and rock you to sleep the next, CarryThe Fire is the sort of debut album that only comes along once or twice ageneration.

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Broadway's Lost Treasures 1

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Culled from the archives of the first 20 years of Tony Award broadcasts, this DVD includes Joel Grey's opening "Wilkommen" number from "Cabaret" to Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera's dazzling "All That Jazz" from "Chicago" in 1984. 17 performances in all.

BROADWAY'S LOST TREASURES is an unparalleled compilation of rare original cast performances from the televised versions of some of the biggest and most beloved Broadway musicals of the 20th century. These performances--which were seen only once in their original telecasts--have been rescued from the archives and compiled with introductions by featured stars Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, Tommy Tune, and others. See Broadway's legends sing and dance their way through 17 signature showstoppers, including Joel Grey's "Wilkommen" from CABARET and Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera's "All That Jazz" from CHICAGO. Both the VHS and DVD editions contain 5 bonus performances.

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Broadway's Lost Treasures II - 2004

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Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)

Broadway's Lost Treasures II contains 90 minutes of memorable moments and performances from the various Tony-award telecasts throughout the years. Included on this edition are performances from such famous productions as Man of La Mancha, Chicago, Guys and Dolls, and Anything Goes. Such notables as Gregory Hines, Patti LuPone, Michael Jeter, Nathan Lane, and Jerry Orbach take part in the proceedings.

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